1855‚ when Alexander II‚ son of Nicholas I‚ came to power as Tsar of Russia he was faced by many problems. Russia‚ being the backwards place it was needed reform. The gap between the noble class and the peasant class was enormous and causing problems. The serfs were being treated horribly; the legal system and educational system were in desperate need of changes. There were also governmental issues that needed to be addressed. Russia could use as much reform as possible; Alexander II saw these needs
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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 think that his
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The abdication of the Tsar Nicholas II brought light to ideologies that were present in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Sentiment towards that Tsar was negative as the USSR was ruled by a small nobility with a population that was composed of mainly peasants. The main groups trying to cause revolution in the USSR were the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. Both groups had ideologies that were based on Marxism‚ and they were anti-Tsar with the Mensheviks having a longer-term plan and the
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Assess the view that the Tsars preferred repression to reform in the period 1855 to 1906 While the reforms between 1855 and 1906 strongly suggest the Tsars preferring a policy of reform rather than repression‚ the unexpected consequences of many if not all of the reforms lead to repressive policies. Tsar Alexander II in particular‚ was very determined to modernize Russia but was not prepared for the liberal and democracy encouraging consequences and thus felt the need to counter reform. This was
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Ebba Henningsson 2/09/2010 History Why and with what success did Alexander II impose so many reforms? Alexander II (1818-1881) has on several occasions been referred to as “Alexander the Liberator” due to the emancipation of the serfs‚ which was one of the many reforms he imposed during his reign as Tsar of Russia. The emancipation‚ along with the reform of the military‚ the installation of a judicial system‚ an educational reform‚ combined with his other “smaller” reforms‚ are all
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what extent did Alexander 3 react to the reforms of Alexander 2? The term "reaction" refers to a backward change and the term "reform" means to overhul the situation and change it‚ most of the time for the better. Alexander II also known as the liberator‚ was the Emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881. He was responsible for reforms of the legal system‚ local goverment‚ armed forces and the emancipation of the serfs‚ which was the the most important reform in 1861. When Alexander the Liberator died
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The February Revolution was succeeded by the October Revolution of the same calendar year‚ which placed the Bolshevik’s in control. Tsar Nicholas II never wanted to be the ruler of 1/6 of the earth. He never had a desire for power and he never believed that his family‚ or Russia‚ would lose the monarchy. It was this nativity‚ which resulted in the collapse of the Russian monarchy and spending the last months of his life under house arrest as a political prisoner with an armed guard watching
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policies of Alexander II (1855-81) and Alexander III (1881-94) of Russia. Alexander II and Alexander III were both Tsars of Russia and they both believed in the divine will to rule the people. However Alexander II is said to be more liberal than Alexander III though they were both conservative in one way or the other in their social and economic policies because they both wanted to remain with the power over the people. Alexander II was more relaxed in his polices ‘’Great Reformer’’ and Alexander III was
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To what extent was Alexander successful in tackling the problems of the tsarist regime? When Alexander III became the tsar‚ Russia was in a crisis following the assassination of Alexander II. The problems that Tsar was facing were that many different groups wanted to change the political system‚ as not everyone agreed with the autocracy system of government in Russia. To solve this he had to get rid of all political parties and political opposition. Also he had to get rid of anyone who had or wanted
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How successful were the reactionary policies of Tsar Alexander III? Tsar Alexander’s reign (1881-1894) has been known as a period of extreme repression. He turned his back on reform all together and instituted a series of predictable repressive measures that collectively known as “The Reaction”. There were numerous reactionary policies brought in by the new and unexpected Tsar‚ one of which was known as Russification. This particular policy was brought in in 1881 at the very beginning of the Tsar’s
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