Asses the reasons why Tsar Nicholas II was able to survive the 1905 Revolution
Assess the reasons why tsar Nicholas II was able to survive the 1905 revolution.
In October of 1905, a united resistance was formed in affiliation with the ambition to overthrow Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia. This united opposition, which still stands as one of the biggest anarchistic events in Romanov history, transpired shortly after the events of the ‘bloody Sunday’ massacre. Nicholas managed to retain his thrown throughout the revolution; many factors assisted in this sustainment, including the army, and elite, powerful people staying faithful, and honorable to the Tsar and his regulations.
Despite the munity, which occurred on the Battleship Potemkin in June of 1905, and the poor leadership during the Russo-Japanese war, the army remained loyal to their Tsar. This allowed Nicholas to have the protection, and numbers he needed in order to diminish any attacks in regards to the revolution, against the Tsar’s regime. Not only did the army provide a barricade from the rebels, but the army’s loyalty could have served as a great influence, in the hopes to persuade members of the resistance to remain loyal to the Tsar. In addition to the extensive numbers due to the army’s loyalty, it made a spectacle of the rebels; not only did it prove the resistance were the center of an anarchist uprising, but displayed they were fighting the country, which would ultimately lead to a civil war – which would only make the rights they were fighting for elaborate to achieve, if not abolish them completely.
One of the main attributes to play a major role in the survival of the Tsar was the unorganized, and badly strategized stature of the opposition. The social democrats proved such corrupt unity in their split into two groups: the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin – and the Mensheviks, led by Martov. Both democratic leaders had different opinions on how to lead the group as a whole. Lenin wanted the core of active members limited, whereas Martov wanted his party to expand and
In October of 1905, a united resistance was formed in affiliation with the ambition to overthrow Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia. This united opposition, which still stands as one of the biggest anarchistic events in Romanov history, transpired shortly after the events of the ‘bloody Sunday’ massacre. Nicholas managed to retain his thrown throughout the revolution; many factors assisted in this sustainment, including the army, and elite, powerful people staying faithful, and honorable to the Tsar and his regulations.
Despite the munity, which occurred on the Battleship Potemkin in June of 1905, and the poor leadership during the Russo-Japanese war, the army remained loyal to their Tsar. This allowed Nicholas to have the protection, and numbers he needed in order to diminish any attacks in regards to the revolution, against the Tsar’s regime. Not only did the army provide a barricade from the rebels, but the army’s loyalty could have served as a great influence, in the hopes to persuade members of the resistance to remain loyal to the Tsar. In addition to the extensive numbers due to the army’s loyalty, it made a spectacle of the rebels; not only did it prove the resistance were the center of an anarchist uprising, but displayed they were fighting the country, which would ultimately lead to a civil war – which would only make the rights they were fighting for elaborate to achieve, if not abolish them completely.
One of the main attributes to play a major role in the survival of the Tsar was the unorganized, and badly strategized stature of the opposition. The social democrats proved such corrupt unity in their split into two groups: the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin – and the Mensheviks, led by Martov. Both democratic leaders had different opinions on how to lead the group as a whole. Lenin wanted the core of active members limited, whereas Martov wanted his party to expand and