History Department IGCSE Coursework assignment A Russia 1905-41 1. Compare the characters and beliefs of Lenin and Stalin Stalin and Lenin were similar to an extent in their character but had many contrasting qualities. Lenin had great leadership skill in running the Bolshevik party‚ he was organised and his never-ending determination and dedication was rivalled by none other‚ however to say that Stalin
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How did Lenin consolidate power after 1917? There is little doubt that in the immediate aftermath of the October Revolution‚ the Bolshevik hold on power was by no means secure. Although there were 300‚000 Bolshevik Party members‚ a large part of the population were apathetic towards the Bolshevik Party. The Bolsheviks controlled many major cities‚ but its presence in the countryside was limited. The Bolsheviks succeeded in gaining power in Petrograd not due to their own popularity‚ but largely due
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“The survival of the tsar regime in Russia between 1906 and 1914 was due to the weaknesses of its opponents” How far would you agree this verdict? I agree to a certain extent as I believe that there are many other factors which helped the tsar survive 1906-1914. Russia in 1905 was a nightmare; it was a bubbling pot that the tsar was trying to control which just wasn’t working. Some historians feel that the tsar survived the 1905 revolution because he didn’t face united opposition so it wasn’t
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How did the Tsar survive the 1905 Revolution? Introduction Controversy surrounds whether or not the revolution was a "dress rehearsal" for the 1917 revolution or a missed opportunity for Tsar Nicholas II to consolidate a constitutional monarchy. This dissertation will focus on the survival of the Tsar‚ as it is ultimately an open question whether he would have saved the monarchy. The dissertation will also reveal that in the Tsar ’s heart was more in reaction than reform. This coursework will
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When one attempts to answer the question of whether or not “Tsar Nicholas was fit to rule Russia” one must consider three main points‚ his character‚ his attitudes‚ the problems facing Russia at the time and how he dealt with them. Essentially‚ Tsar didn’t have the emotional stability and desire to rule‚ that a ruler should possess and his neglecting of his country‚ would prove to eventually see an end to the Romanov dynasty in 1918. To be a successful leader one must first posses the desire
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A red–black tree is similar in structure to a B-tree of order[note 1] 4‚ where each node can contain between 1 to 3 values and (accordingly) between 2 to 4 child pointers. In such B-tree‚ each node will contain only one value matching the value in a black node of the red–black tree‚ with an optional value before and/or after it in the same node‚ both matching an equivalent red node of the red–black tree. One way to see this equivalence is to "move up" the red nodes in a graphical representation
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Which of the previous Tsars were most to blame for the problems inherited by Nicholas II when he ascended to the throne in 1894? When Nicholas II ascended the throne in 1894 he wasn’t facing any single issue left by a single Tsar he was facing the culmination of the three previous rulers’ mistakes that they had left behind or inherited and made worse. However the biggest problems had arguably been left by Russia’s most “liberal” Tsar‚ Alexander I. Nicholas I faced a multitude of problems
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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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oil‚ natural gas‚ gold and so on. The Russian Empire of the Tsars‚ which was overthrown in 1917‚ and its successor the Soviet Union‚ which disintegrated in 1991‚ were the largest states in the world‚ occupying 15 per cent
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Lenin‚ Stalin‚ and Trotsky were all very influential people to the life of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ the USSR‚ and how it industrialized. In ways they improved the USSR by trying to industrialize it and increase agricultural production‚ but they also killed many people and used terror to gain obedience from their people. Lenin started the Red Terror that tried to destroy the monarchy and anti-Bolshevik groups to secure his power. Stalin caused a widespread famine because he focused
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