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    monarchy‚ failure of having strong armed forces‚ agricultural backwardness and late industrialization. First World War‚ Tsar Nicholas II mistakes‚ growing peasants unrest‚ bad harvest‚ food shortages‚ famine and growing political opposition can be regarded as short-term causes which determined the downfall of the Tsardom. The Revolution in February and abdication of Nicholas II led to the creation of the Provisional Government led by Prince Lvov. LONG-TERM REASONS 1. Weaknesses of the Russian

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    when Tsar Nicholas II was forced to resign. His wife Alexandra and their five children Olga‚ Tatiana‚ Maria‚ Anastasia‚ and Alexei were then put under house arrest in the Ural Mountains. The Tsar was forced to abdicate his throne when protests broke out on the streets of Petrograd‚ which is now St. Petersburg. Later that year the Bolsheviks took power in Russia from the provisional government and set up the world’s first communist state (History.com Para. 3). During his reign Nicholas II was disliked

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    Great War started a chain reaction of problems for Russia. Morale during this time was at an all-time low and soldiers and civilians alike were looking for someone to blame. In 1915‚ Tsar Nicholas II took personal command of the army and left St. Petersburg and moved to army headquarters in Russian‚ Poland. Nicholas II may have believed that‚ by taking charge‚ his army would be inspired and would fight with renewed vigour‚ however this had the opposite effect. Unfortunately‚ the Tsar knew little about

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    After the riots of 1917‚ the Tsarist regime collapsed‚ and many would argue that it was mainly as a result of the First World War beginning in 1914. War broke out in 1914‚ with Tsar Nicholas becoming commander-in-chief in 1915‚ meaning he was away from Petrograd. Not only was this poorly thought out by Nicholas because it gave the people an opportunity to plot against him‚ but as he was away he left Tsarina (also a German princess)‚ Alexandra‚ in charge during his absence. Due to the war being

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    <http://www.studymode.com/essays/Dear-John-548105.html>. * "A Walk to Remember (2002) - IMDb." IMDb - Movies‚ TV and Celebrities. 1990. Web. 12 Aug 2012. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/>. * "Dear John by Nicholas Sparks - Book Review of Dear John - Nicholas Sparks\’ Dear John." Book Reviews and Recommendations - Resources for Book Clubs and Readers. Web. 12 Aug 2012. <http://bestsellers.about.com/od/womenslitchicklit/gr/Dear_John.htm>. * “Dear John." Free Book Reviews

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    make a personal appeal to Nicholas II. He drew up a petition outlining the workers’ sufferings and demands. This included calling for a reduction in the working day to eight hours‚ an increase in wages‚ an improvement in working conditions and an end to the Russo-Japanese War. (1) Felix Yusupov wrote about his views on the Russo-Japanese War in his autobiography published in 1953. The war with Japan‚ one of the most terrible blunders made during the reign of Nicholas II‚ had disastrous consequences

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    Student of Ifl

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    narrated in the 3rd person. The main character is the extract is orphan Nicholas‚ who lives with his aunt and his cousins. The style of writing is satirical in a humorous way. The scene is laid in house of Nicholas’s aunt. In this day he is in disgrace‚ because he misbehaves at the breakfast. His cousins and his younger brother are to be taken to Jagborough Cove but Nicholas stays at home as a punishment. When Nicholas and his aunt return home and his aunt forbids him go into gooseberry garden

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    The Miller's Tale Theme

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    “ The Miller’s Tale” is the story of a carpenter named John‚ his wife name Alison and two clerks‚ Nicholas and Absolon. Both of the clerks will do anything to get Alison into bed with them‚ but John is a really jealous husband and keeps Alison on a tight leash. This story has three main themes that are recurrent throughout the story. The first one focuses on morality in medieval England‚ it provides an insight into the morality of people during that time by showing the Miller’s views on religion

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    The Feigned Power of Women Courtly Love: A medieval European concept of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration. To women‚ this was a life with a façade of power above men and men did all in their power to please. Perhaps there were positives‚ such as creating an overall respectable attitude toward women and providing a model for younger men on how to live‚ but it depicted some behaviors of men that are debatable. In medieval literature‚ courtly love allows women to be on

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    upper class to rebel and create secret political groups within their communities. In 1825 officers led a revolt‚ trying to form a new government but was struck down by Emperor Nicholas I. To protect Russia from corrupting western ideas‚ Emperor Nicholas I drove his

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