1. “What happened in Russia during the reign of Alexander II (1855-1881) was more of a revolution than many that went by that name elsewhere.” To what extent do you agree with the assertion that Alexander’s policies were revolutionary? Alexander II felt that reforms were needed in Russia as Russia was weak in its military‚ industrialization‚ and as well the fear of peasants to revolt. Through his policies‚ mainly the Emancipation Act of 1861‚ Alexander II was known to become “Tsar Liberator”. Many
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Comparing and Contrasting the Russian and American Government Russia and the United States have a long history of both positive and negative relations between the the two nations. It would seem as though relationships started out rather smoothly in the beginning‚ when Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867 for 7.2 million‚ but history has certainly caused that mutual respect to dissipate. These ever-changing affiliations can be seen in many historical events such as‚ working together as
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Since the formation of serfdom in the 11th century Russia‚ peasants have been sold to land-owning aristocrats as an agricultural labourer bound under the feudal system. For over 800 years the serfs had no social or economic power‚ no legal status or right of freedom and no way to escape from their situation. Over 80% of population was peasants and by the late 1600s numerous rebellions have sprung up. However it wasn’t until the 1800s that things finally began to change. Faced with the consequences
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appropriate job. In Russia such a system when young people continue living within their parents’ expenses right up to the age of 25‚ 27 or something about that is widespread enough. You may fancy that is because of the Russians’ idleness. Well‚ that is true but only in part. One way or another but both young people in the Western world and Russia face very often one and the same serious problem: they just cannot get a job. According to the official statistics youth unemployment in Russia is about 27%‚
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Hitler invaded Soviet Russia because he wanted to avoid a two front war‚ and they didn’t feel confident that he could win. What also prompted him to invade was he had promised the German people that he would get their land back that was taken. Hitler wanted to create one country that had all the German people living under one government and practicing a central religion. I think another reason for invasion was he didn’t want to split his army‚ and decided to send them up to Russia because he didn’t think
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Political Views in Russia Russia from 1850 to 1917 was littered with numerous political views that ranged across the whole political spectrum. The vast bulk of Russians in the 19th century were extremely poor; a few were extremely rich. The educated middle class were small in number and invariably outside of politics. Though small in number‚ the middle class did have one great advantage it was an educated class and many in the middle class saw that Russia could not carry on as it was before Alexander
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throne. In 1744‚ a letter arrived from Empress Elizabeth I of Russia‚ asking the young German Princess to come to Russia for a visit‚ at the time Elizabeth was looking for a heir to her throne‚ and Elizabeth had relations with Catherine’s Family by the prior engagement to Catherine Mother‚
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How did Industrialisation Benefit Russia? What Is Industrialisation? Industrialisation is a process of social and economic change where a human society is transformed from pre-industrial to industrial. This social and economic change is closely entwined with technological improvement‚ particularly the development of large-scale energy production. What were Stalin’s industrial policies? GOSPLAN The GOSPLAN was an organisation that was set up to control what had to be achieved. GOSPLAN
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citizenry‚ Russia benefited from its absolute monarchies because they westernized and reformed the advancing society. An absolute monarchy consists of a single monarch who has full and absolute power in which they are not limited by constitutions or laws. Deciding weather or not absolute
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Some may argue that Emancipation was an ultimately successful endeavour as it brought about both fundamental and necessary change‚ and whilst it is true that there were various factors that ensured the development of Russia from a backward thinking and archaic nation that relied very much on what was -in flourishing western countries – a repressive and outdated feudal system‚ the ill-considered and very evidently selfish way in which this much needed reform was executed meant that despite some factors
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