exploited due to a series of political‚ social and economic grievances. Also‚ it was widely thought that the Tsar‚ Nicholas Romanov II‚ was unfit to rule his people. Finally‚ with the onset of World War 1 (WW1) and the crippling impacts that it had on the lower classes of Russia‚ the Russian people finally revolted against their ruling authorities‚ which resulted in the March Revolution and Nicholas’ abdication of the throne. This marked the end of the Romanov Dynasty and the start of Communist Russia.
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The cause of the March Revolution was the rule of a weak leader‚ the Industrial Revolutions social unrest‚ and his enter to WW1 to unite Russia. One of the causes of the March Revolution was the leadership of a weak leader: Tsar Nicholas II. According to Doc. ( )‚ Nicholas had declared when he first was put to the throne that he did not know what he was doing. He had no idea how to rule his country and how to maintain control of his country in anyway. This lack of leadership angers the Russian society
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alike converged to topple the ailing autocracy‚ yet perhaps the most poignant factor that ultimately spelled out the monarchy’s failure was the simple fact that the Romanovs did not heed the winds of change. So much so that when the crown came to Nicholas II it would be the final time the Russian Empire was ruled
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resources causing constant unrest for the people. The originally strong spirited war effort had fallen into shambles‚ under incompetent leadership‚ causing loss of hope and trust in the government. Nicholas II‚ the ruler of Russia during the dawn of the 20th
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Romanov Dynasty has been contended debated. Russia’s lack of resources and preparation can be seen to attribute to the fall of the dynasty as lack of items such as bread and coal ked to contention amongst Russia’s people. Also contributing was Tsar Nicholas II’s lack of military experience and ability to use military force to crush the civilian protests that were occurring in Petrograd‚ Russia’s capital city. The generals of the military along with the Duma used the protests to their advantage to force
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of long-term causes including Tsar Alexander’s inability to satisfy his people and Tsar Nicholas II’s inability to rule to throne all together. The Bloody Sunday event‚ the war with Germany‚ Rasputin and Tsars bad decisions was also some of the causes which led the Romanovs to fall. It all began in 1894 when Alexander III‚ died leaving his son Nicholas II to become the tsar of Russia at the age of 26. Nicholas was married to Alexander the princess of Germany which they had 5 children‚ 4 girls and
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Between 1906-1914 there were many problems occurring which was affecting the stability of Russia and Nicholas II’s autocratic regime. Soon after the 1905 revolution‚ there was still much tension present in Russia in the early years‚ but by 1914 greater stability had been achieved through a series of social‚ economical and political policies that had been brought about‚ although the underlying factor was that the causes of the revolution were not dealt with properly‚ thus an illusion of stability
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Tsar‚ Alexander I‚ intellectuals and former military men‚ revolutionaries known as the Decembrists attempted to overthrow the recent established reign of Nicholas I. This was the first attempt at overthrowing the absolute royal power in modern Russian history. Unfortunately for these men‚ the attempts failed and the revolt was suppressed by Nicholas I’s army‚ leading to deaths‚ arrests‚ the execution of five of its leaders‚ and the exile of more than one hundred men to Siberia. Divided into secret societies
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The Decembrists Rebellion occurred in December of 1825 after the death of Tsar Alexander I. Many Guards’ officers and elitists took the opportunity of Alexander’s death and the confusion of who should inherit the throne and attempted to overthrow the government and create a republic for Russia. Early in Alexander’s reign‚ he talked a great deal about granting a constitution for Russia and also freeing the serfs. The people of Russia had high hopes for what could be done‚ but when Alexander refused
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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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