Alexander II became Tsar of the Russian Empire in 1855 following his late father Nicholas I. By the time of Nicholas’ death‚ Russia was in desperate need of change‚ as Russians’ way of life “differed very little from what it had been at the end of the fifteenth [century]” (Lincoln‚ 1990). Alexander was conscious of Russia’s situation and knew he needed to take action as soon as possible. But he was also firmly dedicated to maintaining the autocracy and his position as Tsar‚ a notion that was installed
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1917 and 1922. The origins of the Russian Revolution can be explained in terms of the peasant consciousness of land which can be traced back to 1861. Russia had been the last country in Europe to abolish serfdom; nevertheless‚ Alexander II’s emancipation edict of 1861 though earning him the title Czar Liberator‚ had left peasants feeling cheated. The Russian Revolution of 1905 failed to solve the land issue‚ reaction of the government in trying to suppress the grievances of the peasants helped
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By 1905‚ a revolution was immanent‚ Tsar’s power was to be challenged and the reasons for this are to be laid out here in this essay. Was the Tsar’s non-reformist attitude solely to blame or was the nature of Tsardom destined to destroy itself? We need to look at the foundations of the revolution in order to fully understand this and make an informed response to these questions. The foundations are laid out into five main parts‚ including short and long-term factors. The two main long-term factors
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History quiz chapters 26-28 1. Serfdom and peasant conditions constituted burning issues in nineteenth century Russia because? The size of peasantry meant that economic change depended on new flexibility in rural life 2. Emancipations of the serfs caused new discontent because? It saddled peasants with redemption payments 3. Unlike western monarchies‚ the tsarist government in the nineteenth century? Developed no central parliamentary constitutions 4. All of the following factors helped spur
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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 in Russification and the emancipation of the serf’s in-order to allow Russia’s economy to grow and match that of other European nations. Though both had their differences as Alexander II believed that the allowance of a freer populace would help solidify Autocratic control‚ which would
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AP World History Review: Comparative Questions Curtain Call Directions: Use your textbook and or your Princeton Review Book to list as many facts about the following historical comparisons. Use the attached Societal Comparison sheet as a guideline for what to compare and contrast. Remember that you do not have to fill in every topic on the sheet‚ try and get used to looking for these topics when you are comparing societies-in this way you will increase your speed in breaking down the comparative
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The chapter I am going to review is from the book “A farewell to Alms”. It discusses the divide between rich and poor nations that came about as a result of the Industrial Revolution in terms of the evolution of particular behaviors originating in Britain. Prior to 1790 man faced a Malthusian trap: new technology enabled greater productivity and more food‚ but was quickly gobbled up by higher populations. And the the author of this book that had mixed reviews but evaluated the book as well
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landowners to the Emancipation Edict of 1861. Although this piece of legislation had brought an end to serfdom‚ peasants still remained tied to the village commune (mir) and were angry at the redemption payments they were expected to pay in return for the land they had received. They believed more‚ and better quality‚ land should have been given to them at no cost. Their anger was made evident during the peasant disturbances of 1902. The landowners were also unhappy with the terms of emancipation. They lost
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of opposition and therefore led to his being unable to restrain forces that were pushing him towards a change. One of his main pushes towards modernisation was the abolition of serfdom. In March 1861 the liberation of the serfs was officially announced and The Emancipation Edict was introduced. There were three stages to it. The first one was freedom for the surfs which meant that they had personal freedom to marry‚ own property‚ run business‚ travel and have legal protection. The first staged
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Russian people. The army was punished for its humiliating defeat and enforced strict disciplinary action. But the Damage had been done to Russia‚ Revolution was almost upon them. Russia’s population was overwhelmingly peasant. Before the Emancipation of Serfs by Alexander II‚ peasants were tied to the land they tended so they couldn’t migrate and depopulate Russia. After they had been emancipated the peasants had to buy their land and spend almost the rest of their lives paying back redemption payments
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