Question

I am writing an essay on Russia and Western Europe and I am comparing the two. I am talking about their economic, social, military and economic differences and similarities. Does anyone have any tips on how to make my paragraphs flow if im talking about such different things?

Answer 1

I would talk about how Russia was a Communist State and how the Russian leaders controled everything. But first are you talking about current day stuff or back in history?

Answer 2

When you're writing about a complex subject like this, you'll need to pay attention to

~~ structure
and
~~ cohesion

It seems to me that you're writing a sort of DEFINITION ESSAY as well as a COMPARISON/CONTRAST ESSAY, right?
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/definition.html
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/definition.htm

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/comparison_contrast.html
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/comparison.htm

And these will help you with COHESION (or how to make it all "stick together" smoothly):
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/cohesion.html
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/transitions.htm