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‚ the
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Modern History Assessment Task HSC Course 2010 National Study Russia 1917 – 1941 Stalinism‚ the term used to embody the form of government experienced by the Soviet Union under Stalin’s rule‚ had a significant and lasting impact on the USSR. Stalinism impacted on several aspects of life. Collectivisation was introduced which assisted in the funding of industrialisation‚ terror was used to create a communist state. Stalin centralised every aspect of life‚ from the single leadership of Stalin
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Russia 1462-1522 Reign of Ivan III (the great) -annexes many of the surrounding territories 1533-1584 Reign of Ivan the Terrible -First czar of Russia -Conquers Mongol territories and gets Russia a Caspian Sea port 1584-1613 Time of Troubles -anarchy and civil war -Poland invades Russia 1613 Michael Romanov is elected by an assembly of nobles to be tsar -beginning of the Romanov dynasty which ruled Russia until 1917 -brought stability to end the time of troubles -country was
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How far had Russia changed in the period 1881 to 1924? Russia changed a lot between the periods 1881 to 1924. The population increased significantly‚ there was new structure of government with new rules and regulations and the economy was healthier. On the other hand however there were still the some aspects even in the later years that stayed the same‚ didn’t change for the better or complete disregard for‚ such as the absence of democracy. There was minor improvement in the serfs living conditions
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Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible Did you know‚ Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible both became the leaders of Russia at under the of 16? While Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible strengthened the central government and took power from the nobles‚ Ivan the Terrible gained loyalty through death threats‚ whereas Peter the Great gave land to the poor to make them loyal. Peter the Great was born in Moscow‚ Russia in 1672. Peter took over as ruler in 1682‚ after Ivan V’s death. When he became ruler at the age of ten
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this also caused the domestic policies to have a drastic effect. Many nations had unified with Russia during this time of tragedy within their entrance into the war. From what I have learned a source stated that‚ “military reversals and the government’s incompetence soon soured the attitude of much of the population. With German having control of both the Black Sea and German Ottoman Sea this caused Russia to not have their foreign supplies and potential markets. Although‚ the Russians did prepare
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At the beginning of the 20th century‚ Russia was one of the Great Powers of Europe‚ but it was the one socially‚ economically and politically most underdeveloped. Even though the chances to be the strongest were many‚ because of the numerous risorces that it had in its disposal‚ there were too many weaknesses in the system to reach this greatness. At that time Russia was the world’s biggest country‚ covering over eight million square miles and so a quarter of the world’s land surface. Since it
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Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia under Romanov rule. He inherited the throne when his father‚ Alexander III‚ died in 1894. He was crowned on May 26‚ 1894. Although he believed in autocracy‚ he was eventually forced to create an elected legislature (Nicholas II). Nicholas was not trained nor inclined to rule‚ which did not help the autocracy he sought to preserve in an era desperate for change (“Czar Nicholas II Abdicates”). His poor handling of Bloody Sunday and Russia’s role in World War
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II. Throughout the early twentieth century‚ Russia had been know to be a great power in the world and had great influences on many of the worlds changes. In looking at Russia specifically during these two time periods‚ I believe it is important to categorize their successes and downfalls in two main areas‚ politics and then economically and the way of living. In comparison of post WWI and post WWII in these two categories‚ it’s easy to see that Russia was better off politically after WWII‚ due to
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important issues discussed in the EU-Russia dialogue‚ and why? How can the problems in the relations be solved? Experts believe that today Brussels and Moscow go through worst times in the history of bilateral relations. On the one hand‚ both sides are interested in collaboration‚ development of joint projects and strengthening of friendly ties. But on the other hand it’s really hard to come to a mutually agreeable solution‚ because of strained relations between Russia and individual EU member states
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