Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. He was deposed during the Russian Revolution and executed by the Bolsheviks. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born near St Petersburg on 18 May 1868‚ the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894‚ he had very little experience of government. In the same year‚ Nicholas married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (a duchy in Germany). They had four daughters and a son‚ Alexis‚ who suffered from the disease haemophilia. Alexandra
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Russian forces. There were food shortages in cities and the Soviets (assemblies of workers and soldiers ’ representatives) were formed in St. Petersburg and Moscow. The event which started the whole revolution in the Russian Empire was "Bloody Sunday"; the event of the massacre of armament workers by Cossacks in front of the Winter Palace at St. Petersburg. The leader‚ Father Gapon‚ wanted to present the Tsar a petition requesting an improvement of living conditions and more freedom of expression
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added to the tension as Russia suffered tremendous losses‚ and it’s economy dissolved. Food became scarce and people were forced to rely on rations. This‚ of course‚ only secured the path towards a revolution‚ and riots eventually broke out in St. Petersburg‚ and Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown. This revolution marked the end of the Romanov dynasty.("Russian Revolution of 1917") Though poverty mostly held a major role in the February revolution‚ the Provisional Government that had been established by
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provinces‚ Peter decided to build a fort nearby and he built what is now known as Saint Petersburg. Due to the war‚ the city was built with haste‚ which led to many of the workers dying. The fort was completed in 1703. While the city was meant to be a military installation‚ Peter also envisioned it to be a "Gateway to the West." If he could possibly defeat Sweden and take control of the Baltic‚ then St. Petersburg would literally be Russia’s lone gateway to the west. However‚ Peter was never able
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During the strife and civil unrest of Russia‚ after the death of Ivan the Terrible in 1584‚ there was an prevailing demand for a powerful leader ready to rule and reestablish Russia to become more stable‚ more westernized‚ and most importantly‚ to become a reckonable force. Russia answered by providing a czar and a czarina to rebuild Russia and lead it away from the troubles it faced following its Mongolian rule--Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. These two rulers did precisely what was required
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goods rose so quickly that real wages declined by 20 per cent. When four members of the Assembly of Russian Workers were dismissed at the Putilov Iron Works‚ Gapon called for industrial action. Over the next few days over 110‚000 workers in St. Petersburg went out on strike. In an attempt to settle the dispute‚ Georgi Gapon decided to make a personal appeal to Nicholas II. He drew up a petition outlining the workers’ sufferings and demands. This included calling for a reduction in the working day
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Modern History Research Essay: The Russian Revolution (Task 1) Assess the role of the Bolsheviks for the decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty. The beginning of the 20th century brought radical changes to the social and political structure of autocratic Russia. It was a period of regression‚ reform‚ revolution and eradication. Eradication of a blood line that had remained in rule for over 300 years; the Romanov Dynasty. The central figure of this eradication was Tsar Nicholas II‚ often described
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1. The reign of Peter the Great had a great impact on the Russian Orthodox Church. Peter did not particularly like the Russian Orthodox Church‚ he saw the church as backwards and still using their traditions which Peter did not like. He also saw the Church as rival to his power. The patriarch’s constant ceremonial presence‚ pretensions to co-sovereignty‚ and network of subordinate bishoprics and monasteries evoked an aura of theocracy. For many years the church operated autonomously‚ but this changed
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gathered in St. Petersburg. Cities were rapidly industrializing and more often than not‚ the laborers suffered grueling hours and the shacks they went home to were not pleasant. Workers were becoming dissatisfied with their conditions‚ however strikes of any sort were not allowed. When the workers had gathered together their protests and could not take any more they decided to stand up for themselves. “Their peaceful attempt to petition the tsar by gathering outside his palace in St. Petersburg ended in
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The Bronze Horseman. The Bronze Horseman tells the tale of Evgenii and how he ends up going mad and getting killed by the statue of Peter. This shows nationalism in the fact that in the introduction of the poem‚ he talks about the founding of St. Petersburg and how great Russia is. Artist also had many works that portrayed nationalistic ideals. One piece of art that without a doubt showed nationalism was La Liberté guidant le peuple by Eugène Delacroix. This painting depicts “Mother France” leading
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