After the riots of 1917‚ the Tsarist regime collapsed‚ and many would argue that it was mainly as a result of the First World War beginning in 1914. War broke out in 1914‚ with Tsar Nicholas becoming commander-in-chief in 1915‚ meaning he was away from Petrograd. Not only was this poorly thought out by Nicholas because it gave the people an opportunity to plot against him‚ but as he was away he left Tsarina (also a German princess)‚ Alexandra‚ in charge during his absence. Due to the war being
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in the years before 1905.” How valid is this view. ! ! ! In the years before 1905‚ Russia had been under complete control of the Tsars for more than 300 years. Tsarist Russia was an autocrat‚ it made a very tough time for the people. The Tsar had supreme power over the country and there were no oppositions that could challenge him. However‚ not all people were feeling content of how the Tsar ruled over Russia‚ therefore‚ this caused some criticism over the government and it was clear that they
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family had on Russia‚ and what an important role they played for its future. The romanov family is an intriguing topic for many different reasons such as when Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov ( Nicholas II) was a child‚ to the time he started his family‚ his ruling as Tsar‚ and the day his family was massacred. Nicholas II and his father‚ Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov (Alexander III)‚ had differences‚ but agreed only on one subject; Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov was not fit to rule Russia. Alexander
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Russian troops had been completely crushed. But they continued to march. Because even if the king of Poland‚ the saxon elector August‚ was forced into submission there still remained the main enemy. Along with August and Denmark’s Frederik IV had Tsar peter entered into a covenant attack against Sweden and while Charles XII was employed in Poland‚ the Russians had taken the opportunity to conquer the Swedish land in the Baltics. In Ingria‚ the Czar commissioned the construction of a long -awaited port
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“I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself”(quotezine). Peter the Great built the foundation Russia stands on today‚ and enabled Russia to become the world power that we know today. Some may credit Peter with inciting westernization in Russia‚ but westernization started prior to when he was born. After delivering thirteen children to Tsar Alexis I‚ Maria Miloslavskaya died trying to give birth to her fourteenth child. Out of five sons two survived ( Fedor III and Ivan
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Russia was always behind the rest of the world in basically all aspects. Their army and navy were practically useless until Peter the Great came along and westernized his nation. Catherine the Great succeeded in making the Russian people more worldly‚ and cultural. In the time between Peter the Great and Catherine the Great‚ great social and political reforms were made‚ which westernized Russia and brought them up to speed with Europe. Peter the Great took Russia from medieval times to the present
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Alexander I Alexander I of Russia was born December 23‚ 1777 and died December 1‚ 1825. He served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815 to 1825‚ as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. Soon after his birth on December 23‚ 1777‚ Alexander was taken from his father‚ Paul I of Russia‚ by his grandmother‚ Catherine the Great‚ who greatly disliked Paul and did not want him to have any influence on the education of Alex. Both sides
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century‚ Russia was considered a part of Europe only by courtesy. Hemmed in by Sweden (on the Baltic Sea) and the Ottoman Empire (on the Black Sea)‚ the country had no warm water ports. Also‚ there was very little trade with the bordering countries. Aside from the physical separation‚ Russia was separated by the customs and the cultural differences that it had to the rest of the world. During the 18th century‚ the Russian Empire became political power. This was due to Peter I (Peter the Great)
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Russia Listeni/ˈrʌʃə/ or /ˈrʊʃə/ (Russian: Россия‚ tr. Rossiya‚ IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə] ( listen))‚ also officially known as the Russian Federation[7] (Russian: Российская Федерация‚ tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya‚ IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈrat͡sɨjə] ( listen))‚ is a country situated in northern Eurasia.[8] It is a federal semi-presidential republic‚ comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast‚ Russia shares land borders with Norway‚ Finland‚ Estonia‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania and Poland (both with
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Climate How cold do you think Russia can get? The Russian winter certainly guarantees plenty of snow and frost… but not everywhere. And it doesn’t last forever. Russia’s climate varies dramatically‚ from the deep Arctic chill of the far north to the searing desert heat of some inland areas further south. Yet‚ throughout much of the country there are only two distinct seasons – winter and summer. Spring and autumn are only brief spells of change in between. [pic]Russian winter (photo by Irina
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