Who was the most successful Russia leader between 1855 - 1964? There were six leaders between the time period 1855-1064 and to determine who was the most successful we have to know how to measure successfulness. Successfulness is measured over a range of things such as achieving aims‚ economy‚ war and the public opinion and opposition to the leader in power. Firstly war was a crucial part of the time period 1855-1964 with Russia going though small wars to huge full blown World Wars. Stalin was clearly
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throne his father‚ Alexander III had not prepared him for the Tsardom of Russia; he was in no way ready to rule. Once in charge‚ Nicholas met Alexandra Feodorovna (Princess Alix Viktoria Helene Luise Beatrix of Hesse and by Rhine) and in 1894 the two were married at the Grand Church of the Winter Palace. Even though Nicholas II was hardworking‚ he was an introverted‚ deeply religious‚ and solitary man; during his reign he had many downfalls that led to him being the last Tsar of Russia. Nicholas’s bad
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To what extent was Alexander successful in tackling the problems of the tsarist regime? When Alexander III became the tsar‚ Russia was in a crisis following the assassination of Alexander II. The problems that Tsar was facing were that many different groups wanted to change the political system‚ as not everyone agreed with the autocracy system of government in Russia. To solve this he had to get rid of all political parties and political opposition. Also he had to get rid of anyone who had or wanted
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How successfully did Alexander III suppress opposition? Bibliography: http://countrystudies.us/russia/6.htm http://www.funfront.net/hist/russia/revo1905.htm It is said that Alexander III ruled over Russia for 13 years with the Cossack whip called the nagaika. Due to his harsh reign‚ Alexander managed to suppress any opposition that posed a threat to his position as Tsar and despite this‚ this period of time became a period of stability for Russia. Alexander strongly believed that to make
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you agree that Alexander III’s reign deserves the title “The reaction”? The term “reaction” refers to the idea of opposition to the ideals of reform; it refers to the idea of a backwards change‚ usually a change towards more traditional views and in the case of Alexander III it can be argued to whether his reign was completely reactionary or reformist or to whether only some parts where. When Alexander III took the position of Tsar from his father in 1881; his father Alexander II had started
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How effectively did Nicholas II deal with the problems facing Russia in the period 1894 – 1905? It is one of the ironies of Russian history that‚ at a time when the nation most needed a tsar of strength and imagination‚ it was a man of weakness and limited outlook who came to the throne. Nicholas II was the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894‚ he had very little experience of government. There are two main aspects to Nicholas’ II’s reign; firstly the problems he
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To what extent did Russia make social‚ economic and political progress in the period 1855-1906? Until the Industrial Revolution in Russia between the years 1890-1903‚ Russia was an extremely backwards country economically and socially. It was autocratic and very under-developed. Although there was no significant progress until the Industrial Revolution‚ after the Crimean War when Alexander II came to power in 1855 as the new Tsar‚ he brought in his own social‚ economic and political reforms which
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How successful was Alexander II in dealing with opposition to his regime? Judging by the fact that Alexander was assassinated in 1881 by People’s Will‚ one would assume that he failed – completely- to overcome opposition to his regime‚ however he ruled for over 25 years and managed to keep his opposition under control during that time using several different methods and measures which will be discussed in this essay. The first measure he took shortly after he came to power was to emancipate the serfs
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the domestic policies of Alexander II‚ and Alexander III Tsar Alexander II and his son Alexander III were two different minded leaders who both sought for the best of Russia by changing the ancient ways of Russian beliefs and modernising them to allow Russia to become a world power once again. The father and sons ways of thinking where completely different as the father went for a more liberal approach for Russia‚ while his son had a conservative view when changing Russia. But both the Tsars’ believed
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The debate on whether Alexander II was a Tsar Liberator is one which divides the opinion of many historians who examine Russian history. Alexander II introduced many reforms during his reign which revolutionised the political‚ social and economic landscape of Russia and were considered by many as ‘liberating’. My definition of ‘to liberate’ is to set free‚ either from oppression‚ confinement or indeed foreign control. Did Tsar Alexander do this and to what extent? The Emancipation of Serfs in 1861
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