The policy of “Russification” (1899-1905 and 1908-1918) refers to the growing political oppression that the Grand Duchy of Finland experienced at the hands of the Russian empire‚ aimed at ending its political autonomy and dismantling its cultural identity. In the following‚ firstly I am going to examine the causes and the consequences that led to the first Russification campaign. Secondly‚ I will briefly analyze how Finland’s internal divisions contributed to the emergence of a second era of oppression
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Serbia allegiance so when Austria declared was‚ it was Russia’s duty to fight with Serbia. Russia did this because the Serbians were all Slavophiles. This was important to the Russians as they were Slav as well. The second reason for Russia entering the World War was the loss of the Russo-Japanese. Nicholas II was the first Russian Czar to lose land instead
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Oh The Romanovs." A History of Russia‚. New York: McGraw-Hill Primis‚ 2001. Print. Pearson‚ Raymond. "The First World War and the Partition of Eastern Europe." The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire. New York: Palgrave‚ 2002. Print. Prizel‚ Ilya. "Russian Identity and the Soviet Period." National Identity and Foreign Policy: Nationalism and Leadership in Poland‚ Russia‚ and Ukraine. Cambridge: Cambridge UP‚ 1998. Print. Ramage‚ Kevin. "February 1917: The Fall of the Tsar." Socialist Alternative. Web
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historical. Historical and political preconditions of Tatarstan turned in such way‚ that Russian Federation and Tatarstan were nearly in equal position. For example‚ Tatarstan was independent co-founder of USSR‚ Tatarstan Tatarstan did not participate in election of State Duma in December 1993‚ Tatarstan did not sign the Federative Agreement in 1992. This shows the level of independence of Tatarstan from Russian Federation. In my opinion‚ Tatarstan was not very powerful republic‚ thus‚ to keep on
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overthrow the Tsarist government‚ people wanted Nicholas II to help them. Father Gapon led working class to the Winter Palace in order to present list of grievances. Thus‚ because all aims of the opposition groups were divided‚ they were weaker than the Russian government. Lastly‚ the most important the cause of the survival of the regime was the military that remained loyal to the Tsar in 1905‚ in contrast to 1917 when military support shifted drastically away. Without army actions to bring down the revolutionaries
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the battles of Tannenburg and the Masurian lakes. This is because Russia was still a ‘Backward agrarian economy’ no match for the modernised superpowers in the war like Germany which was the reason for many of Russia’s defeats. Not only that‚ the Russian army was also very large and unorganised; lead by aristocrats who neither had the knowledge or skill to lead the massive army‚ many of the top officers had been appointed because of their loyalty to the Tsar. Furthermore the performance of the War
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of men‚ of politics or government to help him make the weighty decisions that in the Russian system the Tsar alone must make.” From H. Rogger‚ Russia in the Age of Modernisation and Revolution‚ 1983 Source 13: “Nicholas’ problem was that he could understand many points of view and wavered between them … his personality meant that he was not very good at exercising it.” From Nicholas II‚ Emperor of All the Russians‚ by Dominic Lieven‚ 1994. Source 2: “His ancestors did not pass on to him
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in 1917 must be analysed‚ along with 1815 to 1917. The Russian revolution and the subsequent collapse of Tsardom are perceived to be caused by the spontaneous upsurge of the political masses by some Historians however‚ it is also seen to be the result of a century of general discontent building up against the notion of Russian Autocracy. This divisive debate has bisected the opinions of historians. Many historians accept that the 1917 Russian revolution was a significant cause of the collapse of
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Eastern Orthodoxy Through Uneducated Eyes A Review of Donald Fairbairn’s "Eastern Orthodoxy Through Western Eyes" "Our calling is not to blaze a trail‚ for Christ has done that for us. Rather‚ our task is to join the many who have walked and are walking the path‚ to follow the footprints leading to eternity and to God." -Donald Fairbairn In Donald Fairbairn’s "Eastern Orthodoxy Through Western Eyes"‚ Fairbairn takes the basic beliefs of Orthodoxy and explains them from a Western
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famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1865. The novel describes the war with Napoleon in which many countries were involved such as Russia‚ Austrian‚ Prussia‚ Spain‚ Sweden‚ and Britain. The novel mainly focuses on Russia. It reflects the different views and participation in the war of Russian aristocracy and peasants and also shows Tolstoy’s negative viewpoint on the war. Showing the war‚ Tolstoy describes Napoleon’s attack on Russia‚ the battle of Borodino‚ the slow retrieval of the Russian army
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