The Fall of the Romonov Dynasty
“To what extent was the inability of Nicholas II to bring about effective reforms responsible for the fall of the Romanov Dynasty”
The inability of tsar Nicholas II to bring about effective reform was a fundamental cause to the eventual fall of the Romanov Dynasty. Years of discontent and ineffective or absent reform had resulted in widespread displeasure from the Russian public, and proved to be the catalyst for much of the protest and rebellion in the following years. However, whilst a prevalent factor, other events and issues of Russian society contributed to the decline and fall of the Romanov Dynasty
The abject failure of the October Manifesto of 1905 and subsequent Duma was instrumental in the deterioration of the Romanov Dynasty. Introduced in the wake of the events of “Bloody Sunday” protests on the 9th of January, it aimed to please the liberals calling for an adjustment in the running of the government. Much of the Russian population wanted an end to his autocratic ruling, and responded with nine months of demonstrations following the “Bloody Sunday”, which had resulted in over 1000 deaths. Tsar Nicholas II was forced to act when the soviets joined forces in October of that year, meaning that the advocates for change were now united. The introduction of the “October Manifesto” on the 17th of October was an attempt to appease the concerns of the liberals and soviets. The October Manifesto contained the outlines of the creation of a “duma”, an elected parliament with the power to make laws, and gave the right to all men of a certain age to vote. Thus, tsar Nicholas II could no longer be considered an autocrat, and gained support of liberals. However, it failed to address the longer standing issues of peasant poverty, low wages and working conditions, leaving many of the lower class, which made up majority of the population, still opposes the the Tsar. The failure of the Manifesto to include all aspects of Russian society was an example of ineffective
The inability of tsar Nicholas II to bring about effective reform was a fundamental cause to the eventual fall of the Romanov Dynasty. Years of discontent and ineffective or absent reform had resulted in widespread displeasure from the Russian public, and proved to be the catalyst for much of the protest and rebellion in the following years. However, whilst a prevalent factor, other events and issues of Russian society contributed to the decline and fall of the Romanov Dynasty
The abject failure of the October Manifesto of 1905 and subsequent Duma was instrumental in the deterioration of the Romanov Dynasty. Introduced in the wake of the events of “Bloody Sunday” protests on the 9th of January, it aimed to please the liberals calling for an adjustment in the running of the government. Much of the Russian population wanted an end to his autocratic ruling, and responded with nine months of demonstrations following the “Bloody Sunday”, which had resulted in over 1000 deaths. Tsar Nicholas II was forced to act when the soviets joined forces in October of that year, meaning that the advocates for change were now united. The introduction of the “October Manifesto” on the 17th of October was an attempt to appease the concerns of the liberals and soviets. The October Manifesto contained the outlines of the creation of a “duma”, an elected parliament with the power to make laws, and gave the right to all men of a certain age to vote. Thus, tsar Nicholas II could no longer be considered an autocrat, and gained support of liberals. However, it failed to address the longer standing issues of peasant poverty, low wages and working conditions, leaving many of the lower class, which made up majority of the population, still opposes the the Tsar. The failure of the Manifesto to include all aspects of Russian society was an example of ineffective