Questions and Anwers: Russia 1. What effect did the Decembrist Revolt had upon the character of Czarist rule? The rising of the Decembrist Russia was due to a momentary confusion over the succession. In 1825‚ Alexander I died suddenly. Alexander’s younger brother‚ Constantine‚ who was next in line‚ had no desire to assume the troublesome burden of ruling and unsettled and distrusted empire‚ so he renounced his right of succession in favour of his brother Nicholas. Nicholas‚ however‚ had been left
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local goverment‚ armed forces and the emancipation of the serfs‚ which was the the most important reform in 1861. When Alexander the Liberator died in 1881 his second son became a Tsar. Alexander III or Alexander the Peacemaker was the Emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894. Alexander III cracked down severely on reform and revolutionary groups‚ prompting growing unrest. The main reform that Alexander II was responsible for was the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. This led to subsidence agriculture
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“Make a comparison of Russia and Britain in the period 1850 – 1900. How true is it to say that Russia was a ‘backward country’?” Countries develop at different rates at different times. While Britain had started to industrialise and modernise prior to 1850‚ is it true to say that Russia was as successful in trying to develop before the start of the 20th century or were they still considered a backward country by that time? Prior to and during the period 1850 - 1900‚ Russia was controlled by a
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What brought about the fall of the dynasty started even before the time of Nicholas II. The situation of the peasants after the Emancipation of 1861 continued to worsen over the years. This long term cause‚ when combined with the devastation experienced by the country during World War I‚ brought about a revolution that the tsar could do nothing to stop. While previous revolutions were
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19th century Russia. It was led by the Tsar. * Beneath the Tsar were The Court‚ who were leading landowners and members of the government. * Below them were a small group of businessmen and traders. * The majority of the population were Serfs who were servants attached to land owned by a lord. They were required to perform labour in return for certain legal or customary rights. Geography: * Russia spanned 1/6th of the world. It stretched from Poland and the Baltic Sea in the west
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includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. While presented with options to save the estate‚ the family essentially does nothing and the play ends with the estate being sold to the son of a former serf‚ and the family leaving to the sound of the cherry orchard being cut down. The story presents themes of cultural futility — both the futility of the aristocracy to maintain its status and the futility of the bourgeoisie to find meaning in its newfound
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In the context of the years 1815 to 1917 to what extent was the collapse of Tsardom caused by the spontaneous upsurge of the political masses? To fully understand the collapse of Tsardom‚ the condition of Russia in 1917 must be analysed‚ along with 1815 to 1917. The Russian revolution and the subsequent collapse of Tsardom are perceived to be caused by the spontaneous upsurge of the political masses by some Historians however‚ it is also seen to be the result of a century of general discontent
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mainly worked in the agricultural sector‚ which left Russia a world away from other European Countries in terms of industry. ‘Out of the 60 million people in European Russia in 1855‚ 50 million were peasant serfs’1; this was a huge obstacle to modernisation as it limited. The goal of Emancipation was to release the peasants from the land that they were bound to in order to create an industrial workforce that would drive modernisation. The predominantly agricultural workforce would now work in factories
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Unhappiness had been brewing in Russia for a long time‚ even back in 1861‚ after the Emancipation of the Serfs. Serfs had been freed thanks to tsar Alexander II’s reforms‚ but even though they were technically free they were forced to keep working to pay off the debts that came along with their freedom. Emancipated serfs also didn’t earn much‚ and they weren’t allowed to do what they wanted with their allotted land. Although the Russian population grew immensely in the peasant class during this time
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Why was there a revolution in Russia in 1905? The 1905 revolution happened for many reasons and so a combination of factors will best explain this question. However the most important reason was the tsar and his ignorant beliefs and attitudes towards Russia. The Russo-Japanese war was a major factor in starting the revolution in 1905‚ the whole purpose of the war was to try and stop the thoughts of rebellion by getting the Russian people to rally for their country‚ however when Russia lost the
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