Late imperial Russia 1890-1917: how was Russia set up to be the nation it is today? Introduction: ‘Imperial Russia’ all started in the 17th century where a man named Tsar Ivan IV ‘the terrible’ battled and defeated the Mongols which were the previous rulers of Russia. He appointed himself the emperor of Russia and his heirs would carry on his principles and his way of ruling throughout the century’s to build a strong nation. The Tsars of the Romanov dynasty would carry on ruling till the last reign
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Muhannah Hossain 3/20/13 Pd. 3 – WH2 The Russian Revolution – 16.3 * Background to Revolution * Russia had no competent military leaders: Czar Nicholas II insisted on taking charge of the armed forces despite his lack of training * Also‚ Russian industry was unable to produce the weapons needed for the army * Between 1914 and 1916‚ two million soldiers were killed‚ and another four to six million wounded or captures. By 1917 the Russians will to fight was gone * Beginnings
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Both the French and Russian revolutions occurred because of two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused both of these revolutions. Although they were both similar‚ they also had differences. A difference between the two is that the Russians had an unsuccessful "pre-revolution" in 1905. Another difference between these two revolutions is the fact that the French turned towards a democracy
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assess the causes of the 1917 revolution ? ’Brushed aside the hand that was offered them’ this was said by Milyukov‚ Kadet leader. It can be argued that the most important reason of the cause of the 1917 revolution was the tsar’s political failings‚ where he lost his last opportunity of saving the Romanov dynasty. However in this essay one will argue that the economic problems caused be World War 1 was the most important; looking at the food shortages‚ transport problems and inflation. One will
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What was the most important cause of the 1905 Revolution? In 1905 there was a revolution in Russia‚ the people demanded a change in government - as the policies of the one in power denied many of the people a decent standard of living- and they wanted protection of their political and civil rights. Throughout 1905 there was mass-spread rioting‚ strikes‚ protest‚ demonstrations‚ even uprisings and assassinations – all carried out with the aim to force the Tsar to act. Eventually‚ afters months
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The Russia -Japanese war was a key reason into why revolution broke out in 1905 Plehve was reputed to have said that a “short victorious war to avert a revolution” Russia lost several battles producing an amount of 107‚000 Russian troops lost. Also the Russian Baltic Fleet‚ which had sailed half-way round the world to assist their failing army‚ was completely destroyed by Japanese Ships as it entered the Straits of Tsushima. By this time the Japanese were exhausted and the Russians were almost
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for the shaping of the revolutions that took place in Russia in 1917? The Russian Revolution of 1917 centres around two primary events: the February Revolution and the October Revolution. The February Revolution‚ which removed Tsar Nicholas II from power was during a time when the tsar was away from the capital visiting troops on the World War I front‚ Establishing a Provisional government to rule Russia. The October Revolution (also called the Bolshevik Revolution) overturned the interim
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Communism: Russia was the first country to establish a communist state. Soon after the revolution Communist International (Comintern) was formed for promoting revolutions on an international scale. The Revolution led to the formation of communist parties in many countries often with the support of the Comintern. Socialism: Despite differences between communists and socialists‚ after the revolution socialism became one of the most widely held ideologies. Popularity of socialism helped mitigate
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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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30.1 Revolutions in Russia * Russian Revolution: long time in coming * Oppression of 19th century czarssocial unrest * Revolts: army officers in 1825‚ peasants‚ secret groups plotted * 1881 students assassinated Alexander II (reformer) Alexander III Upholds the Autocracy * Autocracy: gov’t with total power * Program of “autocracy‚ orthodoxy‚ and nationality”—led to censorship‚ secret police‚ exile * Oppression: goal was to create uniform culture * Russian
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