Why was Russia hard to rule in 1881? (Task: add key details to each of the areas on the mind map). How far did Alexander III reform Russia 1881-92? (Task: Identify the different reforms that Alexander III put in place. Write each reform onto the continuum – place it on the line based on how far you think it reformed Russia. Underneath the continuum explain why you placed the factor where you did – try to give some specific reasons/examples of its effects). Opposition groups (Task: Answer the questions
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Orthodox Christianity has had an immense effect on the culture of Russia. The adoption of the Orthodox faith from Constantinople by Prince Vladimir in 988 introduced cultural influences that profoundly affected the Russian consciousness. As the people embraced Orthodoxy it developed a uniquely Russian flavor and rooted deep in the fertile Russian soul. Orthodoxy had a major impact on politics‚ art‚ and nearly every other aspect of Russia’s culture. Orthodoxy helped forge Russia’s world view and defined
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impact of Stalin on Russia and the Russian people By 1929‚ Stalin had become sole leader of Russia. He said‚ "We are between 50 and 100 years behind the west. We must make good this difference in 10 years or go under." He wanted things to change in Russia quickly and so he brought up the five year plans‚ these were to modernise the Russian economy. He also brought up the idea of collectivisation. This was to modernise Russian agriculture. These two things would transform Russia. Stalin had "borrowed"
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Mongols influenced the Eurasian world in more ways than one. This nomadic people‚ though few in number when compared to those they “conquered”‚ was highly successful in gaining power and facilitating trade across the European and Asian continents. Russia and China are two particular regions that experienced the effects of Mongol rule both politically and economically. Yet while both regions benefitted economically‚ China saw greater benefit in its political system because of direct Mongol influence
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many resources. 2: Russia become involved in WWI after Austria declared war against Serbia‚ because Russia had made itself the guardian of all Slavic and/or Eastern Orthodox peoples‚ particularly the south-slaves in the Balkans who has for centuries been under Muslim- Ottoman domination. 3: after the loss of the Russo- Japanese war‚ Russia had little money‚ France lent money to Russia henceforth creating a alliance with France
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Why did the 1905 revolution in Russia fail? The Russian revolution in 1905 failed due to many reasons such as the government’s issues‚ public’s action‚ and the loyalty to the Tsar by the armed forces and many other reasons. During the 1905 revolution one reason as to why the revolution failed was due to the number of strikes done by industry workers. In February 1905‚ 400‚000 workers went on strike due to the response of the bloody Sunday‚ the strikes were organised by the unhappy workers and
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The Evolution of Power Distance in Russia Several authors such as Hofstede‚ Shwarz and Trompenaars investigated the characteristics of power distribution in different societies‚ each with their own accents. Hofstede uses the criteria of power distance. It describes to what extend a countries population accepts that power in organisations and institutions is unquelly divided. In other words ; is the power distribution mainly based on vertical or horizontal relationships? (Nardon & Steers‚
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Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible Did you know‚ Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible both became the leaders of Russia at under the of 16? While Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible strengthened the central government and took power from the nobles‚ Ivan the Terrible gained loyalty through death threats‚ whereas Peter the Great gave land to the poor to make them loyal. Peter the Great was born in Moscow‚ Russia in 1672. Peter took over as ruler in 1682‚ after Ivan V’s death. When he became ruler at the age of ten
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In the reign of Nicholas II the autocracy‚ which ruled Russia‚ allowed him to have complete power over the country with no one to limit any extremes he may take. It was impossible for Nicholas to govern the whole Russian empire by himself‚ so he created civil servants to assist him in the affairs. Nicholas did not allow people to question or undermine his authority and to make sure this didn’t happen he created the Okhrana or secret police. The Russian Orthodox Church also assisted the Tsar in maintaining
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vulgar and boastful‚ thus why Russia sent him to deal with Japan. Japan sent their Foreign Minister named Komura Jutaro to head the negotiations with Russia. Negotiations started with general disagreements on the outcome of the major land battles‚ such as the Battle of the Yalu River and the Battle of Mukden. Although the Japanese defeated the Russians in all of the battles‚ the Russians began arguing that the battles lacked strong evidence decisive enough for Russia to fully pay all the reparations
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