Tsar Nicholas II Research Paper
How serious were the problems facing Tsar Nicholas II from 1894 to 1905?
The 1905 revolution was the final concentrated outburst of domestic opposition, and highlighted that the regime of Tsar Nicholas II had many very serious problems. The problems he faced were not only from the peasantry and the rapidly expanding urban workforce (Industrial workers) but also from the educated middle class who were no longer willing to work towards the Tsars regime as it caused too many problem for its people. Several decades of oppression led to many political parties who no longer wanted to be unquestionably obedient to the Tsar and his autocracy. Repression under Alexander III may have had the desired effect for the short term but it also aroused resentment and bitterness which damaged Tsarism in the long term, forcing Tsar Nicholas II to face them. The Tsars failure to consider reform led to many political oppositions which created a serious problem for him. The rapid growth of the working class (industrial workers) was beginning to create socialism. In 1898 the Russian Social and Democratic labour party was formed. This party caused a problem to the Tsar as they followed Karl Marx’s theory thus wanting an end to autocracy. In 1903 they …show more content…
This class, although small, were among the “civil society” who educated their children, read newspapers and wanted to serve the public rather than the Tsar and his regime. They became a serious problem to Tsar Nicholas II during the severe famine in the early 1890s; this tragedy both radicalised and politicised them. Majority of them were liberals and believed that they can achieve more if they were allowed to unite. The members of zemstov’s were chief among these. This became a serious problem to the Tsar as he did not want to bring any change to his autocracy thus some members turned against him and his
The 1905 revolution was the final concentrated outburst of domestic opposition, and highlighted that the regime of Tsar Nicholas II had many very serious problems. The problems he faced were not only from the peasantry and the rapidly expanding urban workforce (Industrial workers) but also from the educated middle class who were no longer willing to work towards the Tsars regime as it caused too many problem for its people. Several decades of oppression led to many political parties who no longer wanted to be unquestionably obedient to the Tsar and his autocracy. Repression under Alexander III may have had the desired effect for the short term but it also aroused resentment and bitterness which damaged Tsarism in the long term, forcing Tsar Nicholas II to face them. The Tsars failure to consider reform led to many political oppositions which created a serious problem for him. The rapid growth of the working class (industrial workers) was beginning to create socialism. In 1898 the Russian Social and Democratic labour party was formed. This party caused a problem to the Tsar as they followed Karl Marx’s theory thus wanting an end to autocracy. In 1903 they …show more content…
This class, although small, were among the “civil society” who educated their children, read newspapers and wanted to serve the public rather than the Tsar and his regime. They became a serious problem to Tsar Nicholas II during the severe famine in the early 1890s; this tragedy both radicalised and politicised them. Majority of them were liberals and believed that they can achieve more if they were allowed to unite. The members of zemstov’s were chief among these. This became a serious problem to the Tsar as he did not want to bring any change to his autocracy thus some members turned against him and his