To what extent did war act as a catalyst for change in Russia between 1855 and 1924 War was an important cause of change in Russia during the period 1855-1924 and arguably was the most important cause but it was certainly not the only one. Other factors such as the influence of key individuals played a great part in determining change in Russia and should be considered to be very important as well. Russia had been heavily defeated in the Crimean war and this consequently was the most important cause
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Governments often implement policies in an attempt to change society. There are many reasons as to why a change may be brought about and the extent to which this change is achieved depends on a variety of factors. The westernization of Russia under Peter the Great and the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution under Robespierre are keen examples of this situation. In both instances‚ the government of each nation strived to change society by both implementing new policies and using force for
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“Compare sources A and E as evidence for Churchill’s attitude to Communist Russia in the 1920s”. Both Sources A and E are useful in understanding Churchill’s attitude to Communist Russia in the 1920s. Both sources agree that Churchill was against communism and the Bolsheviks reign over Russia after their 1917 overthrow of the government. This is evident in source A when Philip Guedalla writes that Churchill lays awake at night worrying about “sinister little communist figures”. This gives the idea
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make Russia a more stable and prosperous country? Even thought there were problems with Witte’s approach to development is not to deny that Russia needed major reform. Its defeat by Western powers in the Crimean War (1853-1856)‚ lack of industrial development‚ poor infrastructure‚ left it much weaker than its competitors in Europe. As finance minister‚ Witte pushed for greater exports‚ ambitious industrialisation and to get large foreign loans. With these policies he hoped to make Russia a more
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development of modern Russia in the years 1856-1964? The October 1917 Revolution is undoubtedly a momentous and extremely important event in Russia’s history‚ one that ousted the centuries-old Tsardom that ruled over the empire‚ in favour of the radical communist movement in the form of the Bolsheviks‚ headed by one Vladimir Iliych Lenin. However‚ did this sudden move from autocracy to a supposedly more progressive democracy actually bring about the modernisation of Russia industrially‚ agriculturally
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Why did Russia enter World War One? The reason for Russia entering the war was three-fold. One reason was that Russia owed Serbia allegiance‚ another being the loss of the Russo-Japanese war and the last‚ and arguably the most important‚ reason for Russia’s entry is the incompetence of the Czar. The first reason for Russia entering the war was their allegiance to Serbia. Russia owed Serbia allegiance so when Austria declared was‚ it was Russia’s duty to fight with Serbia. Russia did this because
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KA.SONS Stalin’s Communist Russia Коммунистическая Сталина России Hitler’s Nazi Germany Hitler’s Nazi-Deutschland Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin are widely regarded as the greatest tyrants of the twentieth century‚ accountable for more violent deaths than any other leaders in history. Both have been individually and collectively labeled mass murders‚ tyrants‚ “authors of terror”‚ and even “twin demons of the twentieth century”. The shared political methodology of both dictators was heavily
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How far had Russia progressed from 1855 to 1900? Progress in Russia was slow until the reign of Alexander ll. He was known as the Tsar liberator for his radical reform during his reign from 1855 to 1881. His most important reform was the emancipation of the serfs. When Alexander lll became Tsar it was the end of any political reform. His reign was known for being one of political repression. Alexander ll recognized as the Tsar liberator was known mostly for the emancipation of the serfs. Serfs
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Explain why Russia was a difficult country to govern before 1905 * Russia is a very big country so it would be hard to keep it all under control. One-sixth of the world. * Because it was big it was hard to communicate with people with the lack of technology they had. * It was also hard to get to place so it would be hard to keep people under control if something happened as it would take a long time to get there. * Because of the geographical landscape of Russia it was hard
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------------------------------------------------- Prompt: Compare and contrast the political and economic effects of Mongol rule on China and Russia. Mongol rule affected China and Russia similarly because it caused power struggles but was different in the way that China dealt with inflation and the Mongols were brought down by peasant rebellion while Russia declared itself independent and prospered economically through its annexed cities. Mongols created discontent within their rule from the start
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