‘The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a result of social and economic modernisation thwarted by a reactionary regime.’ Discuss. The Russian Revolution of 1905‚ while it ultimately failed to overthrow the Tzarist regime‚ was said by several people‚ including Lenin‚ to be a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the Russian Revolution of 1917. Russia was an autocratic country ruled by an autocratic Tzar‚ where the Tzar ruled as he wished and was supported by the privileged nobles‚ who owned land and serfs. The distinction
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To What Extent were The Policies of the Tsars Most Responsible for Opposition to The Regime? (1881-1904) Rosie Kay By 1904‚ the people of Russia were angry with their current leaders. The Tsar‚ who at the time was Nicholas II‚ had a lot of opposition from his people for various reasons. After the assassination of his father and the growth of revolutionary groups‚ Nicholas tightened many laws and made life for peasant Russia considerably worse than before. This was only leading to a mighty event
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The main cause of the collapse of the Tsarist regime in Russia in 1917 was the First World War. Do you agree? Explain your answer. In 1917 the rule of the Romanovs over Russia collapsed and Tsar Nicholas was forced to abdicate. He then offered the throne to his brother‚ who refused. There were many causes to the collapse of the Tsarist regime in 1917‚ including the First World War. Russia entered the First World War for different reasons‚ including: to improve Tsar’s reputation in front of people
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Why Russia was a difficult country to govern before 1905 • Large parts were either uninhabited or sparsely populated. • Communications across this huge area were poor. • Most of the roads were hard-packed earth which turned to mud in heavy rain and became impassable in winter. • By the beginning of the twentieth century‚ Russia was a vast sprawling empire that contained a large number of different national
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The 1905 revolution in Russia began when armed forces set fire on a group of peaceful protestors outside the Tsar’s Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. However there were many factors in the build-up to revolution in 1905. Prior to 1905‚ disturbances in Russia could have been seen as quite rare. Russia was though suffering from a long period of repression and unrest. From the implementation of tsarism in Russia‚ the regimes had slowly developed into more of an autocratic establishment which implemented
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Leading up to the Russian Revolution in 1905‚ there were a series of decisions and accidents‚ signs of discontentment amongst the poor and also a tension increase between Russia and Japan. It was ultimately these problems which lead to the Revolution and the end of Tsar Nicolas II’s regime. But why did this political opposition grow towards Nicolas II? In 1985‚ Russia had persuaded Japan to give up Port Arthur and the Liaotung Peninsula to her. There were agreements that followed with China which
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dangers to the tsarist government of Russia from 1900 to the outbreak of war in 1914? The Russia Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian revolution of 1917. Last Tsar was Nicholas ll Romanov. The First World War began in 1914 and lasted until 1918 in Europe. It involved the entire world’s great power‚ UK France and Russia against Germany‚ Italy‚ and Austria-Hungary. In the following information there shall be an analysis how serious were the dangers to the tsarist government of
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Red – Hard questions and haven’t come up before‚ Yellow – Very unlikely questions OCR B: Russia in Turmoil‚ 1900-1924 - All Possible Essays Questions with Plans (By Harry Bojakowski and Scarlett Stock [04.2013]) 1. 1905 1. Why did Tsarism become so unpopular with some groups by 1905? Throughout the centuries leading up to the 20 ‚ Russia had been ruled by the Romanov dynasty via autocracy. This lead to large periods of stagnation and extremely old-fashioned ways while the rest of European
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The Tsarist autocracy has succeeded for more than three hundred years‚ but the Russian Revolution that occurred on November 1917 ended the long term autocracy. During this time period‚ Tsar Nicholas II was the leader of Russia and indeed the last one. He caused Russia’s downfall and made many Russians frustrated about the government. The Tsar did not acknowledge the nation’s problems and failed to improve the lives of the citizens. As the Russians struggled with limited rights and lack of help from
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Russia possible essay questions: Collapse Reform and reaction‚ 1855–1881 Why did Alexander II order the emancipation of the serfs in 1861? (12 marks) Crimean War defeat His own beliefs Political considerations Why did defeat in the Crimean War lead to reform under Alexander II? (12 marks) Inadequate army training suggested Russia was not an “elite state” Social unrest caused by the defeat Pressure from intellectuals Explain why Alexander II introduced further reforms following the Emancipation
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