How successful were the reactionary policies of Tsar Alexander III? Tsar Alexander’s reign (1881-1894) has been known as a period of extreme repression. He turned his back on reform all together and instituted a series of predictable repressive measures that collectively known as “The Reaction”. There were numerous reactionary policies brought in by the new and unexpected Tsar‚ one of which was known as Russification. This particular policy was brought in in 1881 at the very beginning of the Tsar’s
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The Russian revolution involved the collapse of an empire under tsar Nicholas II the rise of Maxian Socialisim under Lenin and his Bolsheviks. Lenin promised everyone in Russia peace‚ land‚ and bread. A little while the Bolsheviks seized power and took Lenin’s position. Stalin helped hide Lenin while the Bolshevik troops were trying to find him. Trotsky organized the red guards during the Russian revolution. After Vladimir Lenin died‚ Stalin outmaneuvered his rivals for control of the party.
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oil‚ natural gas‚ gold and so on. The Russian Empire of the Tsars‚ which was overthrown in 1917‚ and its successor the Soviet Union‚ which disintegrated in 1991‚ were the largest states in the world‚ occupying 15 per cent
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Lenin‚ Stalin‚ and Trotsky were all very influential people to the life of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ the USSR‚ and how it industrialized. In ways they improved the USSR by trying to industrialize it and increase agricultural production‚ but they also killed many people and used terror to gain obedience from their people. Lenin started the Red Terror that tried to destroy the monarchy and anti-Bolshevik groups to secure his power. Stalin caused a widespread famine because he focused
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Throughout the short history of the Soviet Union there had been many rulers who led the Soviet Union into a superpower. Lenin and Stalin‚ two of the most controversial dictators of the Soviet Union‚ were those dictators that brought the Soviet Union to that position. Though their social policies were the same‚ the way they ruled the country and their economic policies differed greatly. The aspects of Stalin and Lenin’s rule which made them so similar were that they both rules were similar. They
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Lenin was one of the most powerful leaders in Russia to ever exist. Lenin used attractive ideology‚ the April Theses‚ effective propaganda‚ good leadership skills‚ and the help of others led him to become the leader of Russia. The April Theses laid the basis for the October Revolution which would not have been successful without the leadership of Lenin. The ten points confirmed the inability of capitalism to take society forward and therefore the need to move to the stage of the proletarian revolution
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been spread throughout Italy. A group known as the Brigate Rosse‚ or Red Brigade‚ had developed and left its mark on the Italian political scene. Fear was commonplace as bomb plots‚ kneecappings‚ and assassinations became the norm. As we go through this paper‚ the fascinating yet horrifying story‚ including the history‚ ideology‚ and current activity of the Red Brigade will be told. This paper consists of the history of the Red Brigades as a radical leftist organization and its reputed founder
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How far was political opposition to the Tsar divided in their aims and methods‚ 1881-1905? Political opponents of the Tsar were clearly divided in their aims and methods‚ and consequentially may have contributed to the survival of Tsarist Russia. The main parties were the Social democrats (Bolsheviks and Mensheviks)‚ Social Revolutionaries and Liberals (Octobrists and Kadets). Each of these radical parties had their own separate beliefs on what Russia needed and each aimed for some sort of change
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The Tsar had made an enemy of his people while simultaneously entangling Russia in a war that they were unequipped to handle. World War 1 appeared to be a complete disaster for Russia in 1917. The Great Retreat of 1915 brought the Austrian-Hungarian Army to Russia’s doorstep and Nicholas II decides to abandon the home front to command the Russian army in the borderlands. This left the unpopular Tsarina in charge of the country contributing to the anger and discontent of the autocracy. 1916 brought
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Nationalism is defined as follows: patriotic feeling‚ principles‚ or efforts. The definition suites the aspect of the Russian people of the time‚ however they felt patriotic towards many separatists‚ not the Tsar. Nicholas II failed to unit his people under one patriotic belt. After riots of Bloody Sunday‚ many citizens became loyal to a man named Gapon. Gapon was a “socialist priest” (Warth 88). Gapon further led to the dis-functionality of Nicholas II in
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