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Alberta. In large part, this success was a result of perspective — while many
such immigrants remained mostly poor, they were noticeably better off than
they had been under the Russian government, and as such, saw no reason to
fully merge with the existing Anglo-Canadian ideals, particularly those about
improving ones station with education and skills training. Over time, the two
distinct cultural groups blended; we no longer have distinct Russian, German,
or Ukrainian farming communities within Alberta (though there are still
communities with strong heritages of such). However, it was not a case of pure
assimilation, but rather a mutual development of a unigue rural Albertan culture
which continues to show elements of these initial cultural values and beliefs.
Such results suggest that it may perhaps be worth revisiting an examination
of revolutions and their effects on global society. Certainly, scholars may find
that many cultural processes did not develop in isolation, but are rather the
result of a continuously developing global situation. Such an understanding
could drastically affect how politicians and others in the modern day choose
to address current and future crises, and enable them to make decisions which
most benefit those impacted by revolutionary processes.
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