important was Russia’s military failure in the First World War in causing the collapse of Tsarist authority in 1917? The Tsarist regime was put under severe pressure by the challenges imposed by the First World War. The stresses and strains evident in Russia before 1914 were deepened by the enormous demands placed on the country by its involvement. The start of the war saw a rallying of support for the Tsar but as the military defeats occurred and economic dislocation caused shortages in the cities‚ the
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Ukraine’s history in the 20th century has been dramatic. In two periods‚ particularly‚ there has been a great deal of suffering and death on its territory. During the Stalin era in the 1930s‚ forced collectivisation of agriculture is widely accepted to have led to the death of millions in the Soviet Union‚ mainly Ukrainian peasant farmers. The famine was largely man-made‚ although the episode remains controversial. In 2006 (under the West-leaning Viktor Yushchenko) the government of Ukraine passed
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Incentives act as a fuel‚ motivating people to act. While collectivization is a well-oiled machine in theory‚ in Soviet Russia‚ collectivization’s lack of incentives‚ fuel‚ meant the economy‚ machine‚ could not progress. Soviet collectivist policies were idealistic and without incentive yielding little or no material progress. Instead‚ the policies caused low morale and hardship among the proletariat. The resulting poor economy and conditions lead to a muffled but building dislike of the Soviets
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reasons which led to the Tsar to abdicate. I believe that one of the main reasons for the Tsar’s abdication and the collapse of the Romanov rule was the poor state which Russia was in. Russia’s economy was at the worst it had ever been. The economy was far worse than other countries in the War. There were millions of peasants in Russia who had very limited amount of money. With such a limited amount of money‚ many peasants were unable to buy food‚ and drink to help them to survive. Peasants believed
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At their height‚ no government imagines its downfall‚ although it is a sad truth when looking back at history. Governments could corrupt as easily as a naïve child‚ and so downfall of even the mightiest governments eventually occurs. Corruption is common in collapsed governments‚ whether it be for monetary reasons‚ or purely bad leaders‚ it occurred on a regular basis with most governments that had collapsed. But some factors of a collapsing government has nothing to do with corruptions‚ but rather
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Analyze various views regarding Western European unity from 1946 to 1989 Mason Azais World History II Mr. Andrew Ulrich May 25‚ 2013 Abstract The two world super powers The United States and Russia are in deep conflict trying to be dominant over one another. Forming Alliances NATO and Warsaw to push different governments and rule over Europe post World War II from the years 1946 to 1986. But in more than just foreign affairs there was a race to become the most scientifically
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America‚ Russia‚ and the Cold War The origins of the Cold War came about when United States President Harry Truman issued his Truman Doctrine. This doctrine stated that the United States would support "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." This would end up being the foundation of the U. S. involvement in the Cold War. The main idea of the doctrine was to support nations in the resistance of communism. Truman felt that if one nation
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Paschalis Kitsikopoulos _TO WHAT EXTENT DID ALEXANDER II SUCCEED IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO MODERNIZE RUSSIA?_ In 1855‚ European countries had to deal with many difficulties. By that time‚ a major imbalance was existing in and between all countries. A detonation of economy and technology was disturbing even the biggest nations of Europe. All countries were intimidated by the greatest power of the time‚ Japan and India. Russia was an enormous country‚ however‚ it wasn’t very advanced as far as the technology‚ the
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seen throughout Russia’s history and has transferred into its economic history. Throughout the Russian czarist period‚ to the legacy of seventy years of communism; Russia has been a country marked by strong central state planning‚ a strict command economy and an overall weak market infrastructure (Goldman‚ 2003). Self-interest‚ manipulation and corruption have all been present in the Russian economy‚ and have greatly helped the few as opposed to the many. To this day‚ Russia still struggles with creating
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the 19th century numerous revolutionary groups attempted to overthrow the tsarist regime. Beginning in 1825 with the Decembrist revolt‚ revolutionary groups established to make fundamental changes to the political‚ social and economic structures of Russia. However‚ with the oppressive autocratic system‚ rough climate‚ social development‚ accessible methods and weaknesses‚ it was exceedingly difficult for revolutionary movements to succeed. Walking down the corridors I again ask myself why life
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