huge amounts of natural commodity such as iron ore and coal‚ but it had low industrial development. Rulers of Russia: Alexander I: (1801-1825) * He was the first tsar of the 19th century * Came into power during the Napoleonic wars Nicholas I: (1825-1855) * Came to power in 1825 (after Alexander I’s death) * He is remembered for being much harsher than Alexander I * Was a strong conservative in his beliefs about serfdom * He tried to conserve his power by
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The much talked about Right to Information Act came into force on October 12. The Union government says the Act is revolutionary‚ as it opens all official departments across the country to public scrutiny. The government also claims the new law will help it share power with the humblest‚ and empower the weakest The Right to Information (RTI) Act is a law enacted by the Parliament of India to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens. It was passed by Parliament
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were not the main cause of this historic revolution. In 1917‚ tensions among millions of taciturn Russians initiated concerns against the incompetent Tsarist regime. Tsar Nicholas II‚ divine right ruler‚ had repeatedly disappointed the Russian people‚ due to his lack of political ability and belief in his decisions. Tsar Nicholas created an unsystematic‚ corrupt Government‚ lacking control of Russia. Russia’s involvement in World War One was disastrous‚ due to the lack of modern industrialisation
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peasant population was constantly increasing and Nicholas did nothing to help it. Another poor quality is that he secretly supplied the Black Hundred with weapons‚ used to eliminate anyone again the autocracy. Because he became so against the idea of the Duma‚ he became a much less caring ruler. In May of of 1896‚ Nicholas Romanov was going to be crowned the new tsar of Russia. Because Nicholas’ father‚ Alexander‚ was a very stern leader‚ and Nicholas was known to be much more reserved‚ his coronation
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The source of Rasputin’s personal influence in the Romanov family was Alix’s futile need to find a miracle cure for her haemophilic son. This was what brought the mystic into her life‚ without Alexei Rasputin would never have gained a holding over the Imperial family. It was only once Rasputin gained the family’s trust as a staritz he was allowed more influence in the affairs of the church and the government. The event that cemented Rasputin as a fixture in the Winter Palace was the Spala Miracle
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family had on Russia‚ and what an important role they played for its future. The romanov family is an intriguing topic for many different reasons such as when Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov ( Nicholas II) was a child‚ to the time he started his family‚ his ruling as Tsar‚ and the day his family was massacred. Nicholas II and his father‚ Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov (Alexander III)‚ had differences‚ but agreed only on one subject; Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov was not fit to rule Russia. Alexander III
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* Russia had no competent military leaders: Czar Nicholas II insisted on taking charge of the armed forces despite his lack of training * Also‚ Russian industry was unable to produce the weapons needed for the army * Between 1914 and 1916‚ two million soldiers were killed‚ and another four to six million wounded or captures. By 1917 the Russians will to fight was gone * Beginnings of Upheaval * Czar Nicholas II was an autocratic ruler who relied on the army and
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slavery was entrenched in Russian society By 1914‚ 125 million people lived in Russia and of these only 55700 000 were Great Russians. What problems did this create??? Alexander I‚ Nicholas I and Alexander II • Contact with other European nations came under the reign of Alexander I during the Napoleonic War Nicholas I came into power when the atmosphere was hostile and he worked to strengthen the autocracy Crimean War (1853-56): Russia needed access to the Mediterranean Sea and took advantage
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analyse a combination of reasons on how the Bolsheviks came to power and discuss events such as the February and October revolutions‚ the fall of the Tsarist rule and the Provisional government. In 1900 Russia was a great empire ruled by the Tsar Nicholas II. He was an autocrat‚ this meant there was no parliament to limit his power alongside his own secret police; the okhrana‚ they would censor all books and newspapers. During the period until 1916‚ Russia had no form of income tax. As a result the
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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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