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    Lenin And Robespierre

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    struggle. From the crowd leaders emerge‚ the intelligent‚ the most powerful‚ and the ones who can get the job done. In two of history’s more renowned revolutions‚ the French and Russian‚ two great thinkers pushed the revolution onward‚ Robespierre and Lenin‚ respectively. Maximilien Robespierre was born on May 6‚ 1758‚ the son of a lawyer in Arras. His life was successful early on‚ being awarded a scholarship to the prestigious Louis-le-Grand College in Paris. Here he was prominent in his studies of

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    Tsar Nicholas II

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    The abdication of the Tsar Nicholas II brought light to ideologies that were present in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Sentiment towards that Tsar was negative as the USSR was ruled by a small nobility with a population that was composed of mainly peasants. The main groups trying to cause revolution in the USSR were the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. Both groups had ideologies that were based on Marxism‚ and they were anti-Tsar with the Mensheviks having a longer-term plan and the

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    tsar nicholas II

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    Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. He was deposed during the Russian Revolution and executed by the Bolsheviks. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born near St Petersburg on 18 May 1868‚ the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894‚ he had very little experience of government. In the same year‚ Nicholas married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (a duchy in Germany). They had four daughters and a son‚ Alexis‚ who suffered from the disease haemophilia. Alexandra

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    Tsar Alexander Ii

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    to maintain autocratic rule.” To what extent do you agree with this point of view? Tsar Alexander II had many reforms. He was an autocratic ruler who began his reforms in Russia in 1855. Some claim that his reforms were proof of his liberal attitude and others argue that he was primarily a traditionalist‚ this essay will explore to what extent both of arguments are accurate depictions of “The last great tsar.” When Alexander II came to power he was already faced with a series of problems‚ the

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    Lenin Lenin and his principals are the subject of a huge historiographical debate. The controversy surrounding Lenin’s pragmatism in the face of social‚ political and economic instability begs the question: did Lenin compromise his principals in the race for survival? It is astonishing that surrounded by the turmoil that was Russia in the early 20th century Lenin actually survived for so long. During the years of 1917-18 he encountered food shortages‚ war and a vast amount of strikes. In 1921

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    Lenin - Stalin Comparison

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    Churchill "Stalin is the Lenin of today‚" said a popular propaganda slogan of the thirties and the forties. The situation has changed drastically since that time; people ’s opinion of Stalin has changed in light of the new facts that came out during the course of history. One of such influencing factors was the "secret" speech given by Khrushchev during the Twentieth Congress of KPSS. This speech‚ however‚ does not give a real picture of either Stalin or Lenin: Khrushchev denounces the idolization

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    Tsar Dmitrii I

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    landscape. The reign of Tsar Dmitrii I (r. 1605-1606) is an authoritative and exemplary case study on the nature of samosvanents within Russian politics and religion‚ and how by understanding the narrative surrounding Dmitrii I’s reign we can begin to understand the broader

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    Tsar Nicholas II

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    In 1894‚ at the age of 26‚ Nicholas II became Tsar of Russia as a result of his father‚ Alexander III’s‚ passing away. When he acquired the throne he cried because he wasn’t ready to be king. Spoken by Nicholas himself‚ he said‚ “I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling” (Lieven‚ 1993). However‚ ascending the throne was something that Nicholas had to do with no other choice in the matter. Before Nicholas became Tsar the people of Russia already disliked the Romanov

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    Tsar Nicholas Ii

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    Notes: Tsar Nicholas II ruled Russia from 1894 till 1917 when he abdicated following the revolution in March 1917. Nicholas II inherited Russia when it was in a very bad state‚ and although there were minor improvements during his reign‚ compared to many other countries it was very backward‚ perhaps then it was almost defiantly inevitable that sudden change was going to happen‚ however not necessarily in the form of revolution. The Tsar was in a difficult situation‚ but he had opportunities to end

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    conditions under the tsar

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    Conditions under the Tsar Russia used to be ruled by the Tsars Before February 1917‚ Russia was ruled by the Tsars and the Royal Family were the Romanovs. The Tsarist system was an autocracy (ruled by one person). Tsar was ruled by decree‚ his word was law. USSR’s Population was very diverse(variety; very different ) Russia was a multi-national and multi religious state. Most of russias population was Russian but there were significant minorities including Ukrainians‚ Fins‚ Poles and Georgians

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