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
Premium Nicholas II of Russia Russia Russian Empire
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 Crimean war (1854-56)
Premium Alexander II of Russia Crimean War Russian Empire
A Satyre on Charles II This poem is one of the most difficult to establish a definitive version for. Here‚ I present the poem as Vieth published it in his 1968 edition of the Earl’s poetry‚ along with Vieth’s notes. According to a letter dated 20 January 1673/4‚ whose testimony is corroborated by the headings in several early texts of the following poem‚ "my Lord Rochester fled from Court some time since for delivering (by mistake) into the King’s hands a terrible lampoon of ihs own making against
Premium Charles II of England James II of England Louis XIV of France
MAUS I/II The Holocaust was the most heinous tragedy of all time. In Art Spiegelman’s Maus I and Maus II‚ it is been explain this massacre through (of all platforms) a comic book. In Spiegelman’s book‚ his portrait of The Jews as mice and The Nazi as cats is precisely how the Jews were treated‚ like animals whose lives were without much value. Using the Maus I/II‚ I will identify five of the Nazi Holocaust Stages. 1. Life Before the Nazi’s: • Vladek born in Poland on October 11‚ 1906. And as
Free Nazi Germany The Holocaust World War II
G Character List Analysis of Major Characters Vito Corleone The Godfather trilogy presents Vito as the paradigmatic Mafia don. When placed beside him‚ Barzini lacks class‚ Don Ciccio looks cruel and petty‚ and Don Fanucci is smalltime and brutish. Even Michael‚ despite his tremendous successes‚ loses in such a comparison‚ as he appears lacking in warmth and joie de vivre. It is unclear whether we are to believe Sollozzo’s words about Vito‚ that “the old man [is] slipping‚” but even if he is
Premium Vito Corleone The Godfather
Anonymos 21/03/13 Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas II was born the 18th of May‚ 1869 in Saint Petersburg. He was christened his imperial highness Nicholas Aleksandrovitch Romanov‚ Grand Duke of Russia. When Nicholas was a child‚ he wasn’t as bright as his younger brothers‚ which made his dad view Nicholas as a shy child‚ not "man enough" to become emperor of Russia. He never wanted to be the Czar of Russia‚ and his parents did not teach him enough for him to be ruler‚ he was much more of a family
Premium Nicholas II of Russia Russian Empire Russia
Alexander II was known as a reforming czar. Was he primarily a reformer? Alexander II executed many reforms during his time in power but did he reform for the sake of reforming? In the essay I will conclude whether or not Alexander had objectives in which reforming only partook as a secondary effect‚ and if so‚ what “was” he primarily? From a political point of view the landlords most likely opposed the peasant liberation reform in 1861 (Berghorn‚ 2009) which affected the Russian countryside
Premium Russian Empire Crimean War Reform
------------------------------------------------- King Phillip II of Spain ------------------------------------------------- PHIListhebomb@gmail.com 21 Spanish Way Madrid‚ Spain 93827 (985) 453-9647 Objective: To secure a position on the King Phil Show. Accomplishments: * 1556- Crowned King of Spain * Inherited Naples‚ the Netherlands‚ Sicily‚ Milan‚ and the Americas from his
Premium Philip II of Spain
One key person of the Middle Ages that I have studied or know of is‚ King Henry II. He was born on March 5‚ 1133 in Le Mans‚ France and died on July 6‚ 1189. Throughout his lifetime‚ his was‚ Count of Anjou‚ Count of Maine‚ Duke of Normandy‚ Duke of Aquitaine‚ Lord of Ireland and King of England. King Henry was related to Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Richard I. Three of his achievements that were significant to the Middle Ages are; improving economics and legal system of England. Being the first
Premium Richard I of England John of England
Nicholas II research: Source 1: “The daily work of a monarch he found intolerably boring. He could not stand listening long or seriously to ministers’ reports‚ or reading them.” Written by Kerensky in 1934. Kerensky was the leader of the government which took over when the Tsar abdicated in 1917. Source 3: “Nicholas II was not fit to run a village post office.” Said by an unknown cabinet minister Source 4: “He never had an opinion of his own … always agreeing with the judgement of the last person
Premium Nicholas II of Russia Russian Empire Russia