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    bond between the tsar and the people was heavily severed. This caused loss of popular support for Nicholas II. The Russian Revolution of 1905 was not a sudden event‚ but rather the culmination of years of discontent caused by several factors which were the poor economic condition of the peasantry‚ who had seen little improvement in their lives following emancipation‚ the autocratic nature in Nicholas II’s rule‚ which distanced him from the population. There was an economic recession in the early years

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    Synergy Meets Hilarity Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’s director had to possess certain qualities to do this brilliant play justice. Nicholas Martin successfully slides into place and does just that. The direction of V.S.M.S. had to tackle the dynamics of a family in a clever way that radiates fun and hilarity. According to the Tony Awards in 2013‚ excellence was achieved. This fact alone illustrates that Martin led the play to the metaphoric ‘Promise Land’ by obtaining theatre’s most prestigious

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    The cause of the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917 was impacted by many; these people and events include: Nicholas himself (Tsar)‚ Alexander‚ Rasputin‚ WWI and the Russian revolution. It all began in 1894 when a man named Alexander III (Tsar of Russia)‚ died leaving his son Nicholas II to become the tsar of Russia at the age of 26. In 1894 Nicholas married Alexander the princess of Germany; they had 5 children‚ 4 girls and a boy. There only son Alexei was born with hemophilia. In the 19th

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    Nicholas II came to the throne during an arduous time in Russian history. It was a combination of factors‚ including his political ineptitude that led to the fall of the Romanov dynasty and eventually cost Nicholas II‚ the Tsarina Alexandra and their five children their lives. Russia was late in modernising‚ partly due to the Tsar?s lack of reforms‚ and was behind Britain‚ France and the United States. Russia was also slow to emerge from feudalism‚ and was undergoing difficulty as industrial and

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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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    nationalities‚ many languages” (Sergei Witte) that had been governed this way since Ivan the Terrible’s rule in 1547. It was both the outdated system and Tsar of the time that had caused the collapse of the autocratic regime. Tsarism up until Nicholas I’s rule had been active for about 349 years proving its ability to govern Russia despite its geographical complications‚ but by this time it had become an outdated system of government amongst the rest of Europe. The Tsar’s power enabled him to

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    troublesome burden of ruling and unsettled and distrusted empire‚ so he renounced his right of succession in favour of his brother Nicholas. Nicholas‚ however‚ had been left unaware of the official details of the change and on learning of Alexander’s death he proclaimed Constantine emperor at St. Petersburg‚ at the same time as Constantine in Warsaw was proclaiming Nicholas. For nearly three weeks in December 1825 the throne remained vacant. Russian officers and troops had come into contact with currents

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    modified in the years 1881-1914? The Tsarist system of government underwent many changes throughout the years of 1881-1914. Both Alexander III and Nicholas II created several modifications‚ being both good and bad‚ to the government during these years. Alexander III created mostly negative changes‚ due to him being seen as a reactionary‚ whereas Nicholas II created mainly positive changes to the government as a result of the 1905 revolution. These changes can be categorised into political‚ economic

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    While he was at the war front‚ Nicholas left Russia to be governed by his wife Alexandra‚ who was heavily influenced by the mystic‚ Grigori Rasputin. Under his influence‚ the Empress became paranoid. She adopted repressive and oppressive policies and appointed and dismissed government

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    Romanov Dynasty. Nicholas II‚ the last tsar of Russia‚ had neither the qualities nor the desire to rule imperial Russia. Born in Tsarskoye Selo in 1868‚ Nicholas was the eldest son of Alexander III‚ the fearsome tsar who had reimposed autocracy and oppression on the Russian empire after the murder of Alexander II. Those who met the young tsarevich‚ described him as pleasant and likeable‚ but otherwise unremarkable – hardly the traits of a man ordained by God to rule Russia. Nicholas famously expressed

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