Tsar Alexander I: The Growth of Russia and its French Influences Tsar Alexander I‚ an intelligent‚ handsome‚ benevolent‚ and aspiring leader ascended onto the Russian throne in 1801 to become one of Russia’s greatest reformers and military leaders. The Tsar who defeated the French Empire was profoundly influenced by their domestic and foreign affairs‚ leading his vision of Russia to enhance and protect the revolutionary ideals of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Initially
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What role did Nicholas II play in his own downfall? Nicholas II played‚ by far the biggest role in his downfall as the Tsar of Russia. Certain aspects of his behaviour definitely contributed to bringing down the Russian empire‚ however most of these qualities were not weaknesses in character but qualities associated with poor leadership. By weakness‚ I mean being easily influenced and controlled by others. Nicholas was a firm believer in autocracy and was virtually unmoveable in this belief. This
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Paschalis Kitsikopoulos _TO WHAT EXTENT DID ALEXANDER II SUCCEED IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO MODERNIZE RUSSIA?_ In 1855‚ European countries had to deal with many difficulties. By that time‚ a major imbalance was existing in and between all countries. A detonation of economy and technology was disturbing even the biggest nations of Europe. All countries were intimidated by the greatest power of the time‚ Japan and India. Russia was an enormous country‚ however‚ it wasn’t very advanced as far as the technology
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Was Tsar Nicholas II mainly to blame for the 1905 Revolution? In 1905‚ the social and economic tensions building up within Russia boiled over into Revolution. It was described by Lenin as the “Great Dress Rehearsal” for the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and may give us clues as to why the 1917 revolution started. The suggestion that Tsar Nicholas II and his actions were to blame for this revolution is debatable and there are many factors such as the repressive Tsarist system‚ the growth of opposition
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Geometry Problems Amir Hossein Parvardi∗ January 9‚ 2011 Edited by: Sayan Mukherjee. Note. Most of problems have solutions. Just click on the number beside the problem to open its page and see the solution! Problems posted by different authors‚ but all of them are nice! Happy Problem Solving! 1. Circles W1 ‚ W2 intersect at P‚ K. XY is common tangent of two circles which is nearer to P and X is on W1 and Y is on W2 . XP intersects W2 for the second time in C and Y P intersects W1 in B. Let
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Not only was the weak leadership of Tsar Nicholas II the main cause of the 1917 February revolution‚ but it can also be seen as a factor leading to the 1905 revolution.The Tsar’s inadequate handling of this revolution failed to prevent another revolution and gives evidence to his poor leadership. Nicholas did not learn anything from the 1905 revolution and failed to realise his people would not sit by and suffer. In the early 1900s Russia was in turmoil. The country was stricken by poverty‚ food
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What groups opposed tsar Who made up the opposition What were the aims of the opposition Populist- Some turned to terrorism – peoples will Ides that peasants based revolution was unrealistic – peasants weren’t interested in politics Middle and upper class people- believed it was their duty to educate the uninformed peasants into revolution. Policy on ‘going to the people’ educated populist went to the peasants in country side in attempt to turn them into revolutionaries. Future of Russia
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both the Balkan Wars and the crisis in Bosnia‚ Russia could not handle another loss. Shortly after their defeat by Japan‚ Tsar Nicholas II was forced to reform due to a failed revolution. Although the revolution was technically a failure‚ the advancements made in reform made the revolution somewhat worth it to those who were revolting. The revolution forced Tsar Nicholas the II to set up a more democratic form of government‚ by granting the state a constitution‚ and establishing a Russian parliament
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The Comparison of who better deserves the title of “The Great” Phillip II or Alexander Ashlee Rioux HIST 101 Dr. Paul Baxa 12/9/2013 Intro: The common definition for the term “great” consists of being considerably above average or above normal. Normal can mean different things to different cultures and societies. For example‚ in the early years‚ having kings‚ the power to rule‚ and killing several thousands to accomplish this was normal to some‚ as
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divisions amongst opponents responsible for the survival of Tsarist rule‚ 1881 - 1905? Divisions of opposing groups of the Tsar were important to the survival of Tsarist Russia. However‚ other factors such as the church‚ the belief of the divine right‚ the army and the Okhrana were also effective in keeping the Tsar in a state of power. Firstly‚ the opposition groups of the Tsar were known as the Populists‚ the Liberals and the Marxists. Each group had its own ideas on what was needed for Russia and
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