of the peasantry and Stalin used a similar style of brute force in the assault on the peasantry during the collectivisation process‚ albeit on a much grander scale. The army was very important to the state and their loyalty to Nicholas II during the 1905 revolution was vital in ensuring he was not deposed then instead of twelve years later. The peasantry also lacked a shared ideology and there were several other factors which meant that a full scale peasant revolt was never likely to occur. The demographic
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History Samantha Fisher 13B February 21‚ 2012 Mr. Allen Essay on the Russian Revolution The Russo-Japanese War lasted from 1904 to 1905‚ and arose from both Japan and Russia’s desire for expansion and dominance in Korea and Manchuria. Russia suffered many great defeats in this war‚ against a nation that was considered inferior and was not one of the Great Powers. This humiliated the people of Russia‚ and caused them to lose confidence in Tsar Nicholas II‚ as well as causing great
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THE FALL OF THE ROMANOVS: AN ANALYSIS A Term Paper Submitted to Mr. Sashah B. Dioso In partial fulfilment of the requirements in History 107 (Modern History of Russia) Junauelle Kyla B. Andres Camille May B. Savillo BS Economics IV INTRODUCTION The Romanov dynasty was the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia. The Romanovs ruled Russia for almost three centuries‚ from 1613 until 1917‚ the year of its fall during the Bolshevik Revolution. The Romanovs were descendants of the boyar
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all the wealth and they had none. Some more educated serfs began to think that maybe they should demand that the tsar give them more rights. In 1905 thousands of serfs marched to the palace‚ believing that the tsar would help them have better lives. Instead the tsar ordered his army to fire into the crowds and many were killed‚ an event called “bloody Sunday”. In 1907 Nicholas and Alexander had asked a priest called Gregory yefimovich also known as “Rasputin”‚ to help pray and care for their son
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There were a lot of figures and events that contributed to the starting of World War I. These people not only affected the war‚ but they were often changed themselves. Czar Nicholas II is an example of an individual who helped spark World War I. However‚ more notably‚ he is also an example of how the war affected him in ways much larger than the way he impacted it. Czar Nicholas II‚ also known as Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov‚ was born on 18 May 1868. Czar Alexander III‚ Nicholas’s father‚ died
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What were the main causes of the revolution in March 1917? The revolution of March 1917 wasn’t just a sudden event that happened and was planned over night‚ there were many causes‚ long and short term that finally brought out the peoples strength. There were many long-term reasons for the Russian people being dissatisfied. The people weren’t being governed properly. This was because Russia was full of many different races and social classes and it was a very large empire‚ almost twice the size of
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Determined that Russia should not be left out in the scramble for colonial possessions‚ Nicholas encouraged Russian expansion in Manchuria. This provoked war with Japan in 1904. The resulting Russian defeat led to strikes and riots. In January 1905‚ on ’Bloody Sunday’‚ the army in St Petersburg shot at a crowd demanding radical reforms. Opposition to the tsar grew and Nicholas was forced to grant a constitution and establish a parliament‚ the Duma. Nicholas’s concessions were only limited. Changes were
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“degenerated into a series of Russian military failures” (Anderson‚ M.‚ 2008‚ pp. 44-47). The events of 1905 worsened the already dire situation‚ as Corianne Bowman (2003) declares‚ “the working class of Russia… marched to St. Petersburg to petition the tsar. Upon arrival… troops saw the approaching crowd and fired upon them‚ killing at least 200 people. "Bloody Sunday" marked the start of the 1905 Revolution.” Bowman further states‚ “The massacre caused revolt throughout the nation. Worker strikes
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Industrialization was a period of fast economic growth and it encouraged industries to expand its influence and utilize laborers to manufacture goods. Many early countries which underwent Industrialization became powerful‚ such as the United States and Britain. Despite the economic gain‚ it is often accompanied by Imperialism‚ the seizing of control of other territories and resources‚ which promotes competition and rivalry between nations and subdues some weaker groups. In addition‚ Industrialization
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“Assess the view that the condition of the peasantry in Russia was transformed in the period from 1855 to 1964.” The conditions of the peasantry varied within the period 1855-1964 as the rulers had different ways of dealing with the peasants. There were times when the communists treated the urban working classes far worse than the tsars did such as during the rule of Stalin. On the other hand‚ there were also occasions when the tsars carried out policies that benefited working people such as reducing
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