Louis XIV and Peter the Great‚ epitomized absolutism. The proverb goes that‚ Great minds think alike (Anonymous)‚ the greatness of mind‚ leadership and spirit that was shown both by Louis XIV and Peter the Great‚ was immeasurable and is evident in the vast legacies and architectural masterpieces that have remained in their honour. As absolute monarchs there were various similarities between Louis XIV and Peter the Great. One of the greatest similarities between Louis XIV and Peter the Great is
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Many great and horrible rulers have also ruled over this piece of land. For example‚ Ivan the Terrible/Great was one of the first well-known and beloved tsars of Russia because he was the first to conquer the Mongolians in 1500. This feat earned him the rule and name as the great ruler of Russia. Over time‚ another great ruler such as Peter the Great would come. However in 1917‚ Lenin rose in the Russian revolution and ended the tsar’s rule. In 1922‚ the fall of the tsars led to the rise of a new government
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Eighteenth century Russia‚ peasants made up the majority of Russia’s population. Peasants are accounted for the industrial lands owned by merchants and the nobility. The peasants in Russia have been treated as animals where they were bought and sold by the nobility. With the abundant of peasants in Russia‚ orders had been placed and enforced by the tsar and state officials to maintain this population. Some of these orders describes the purchases and regulations of peasants. In the online reading
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The Fallen Bureaucracy Yirong Tang It is said that Peter’s significance on Russian history is difficult to overestimate. Peter the Great implement a series of reform towards the Russia as a whole‚ in fields of government‚ religion‚ military‚ and most of them have consistent effect. However‚ the new order of precedence known as “Table of Rank” that was created by Peter in 1722 has an inconsistent impact on the society and government throughout the history. Although the establishment of table of tank
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Catherine the Great originally named Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst became empress of Russia at 33 after over throwing her husband Peter III. Catherine was actively engaged with the Enlightenment and was up to date with French Philosophes and the Enlightenment. Whilst ruling she often tried to better the lives of others; she wrote a document on reforming the legal system‚ she developed a better education and arts system and she gave the serfs and nobles more freedom. Catherine’s first
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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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in the years before 1905.” How valid is this view. ! ! ! In the years before 1905‚ Russia had been under complete control of the Tsars for more than 300 years. Tsarist Russia was an autocrat‚ it made a very tough time for the people. The Tsar had supreme power over the country and there were no oppositions that could challenge him. However‚ not all people were feeling content of how the Tsar ruled over Russia‚ therefore‚ this caused some criticism over the government and it was clear that they
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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
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often shy‚ this trait of her character made it hard for her to manage people- minister when she took over the power‚. Nonetheless‚ the transition in her character into a confident lady was marked in one of her letters to Nicholas where she told him “I am no longer the slightest bit shy or afraid of ministers and speak like a waterfall in Russian”. This was an important change in her personality as it allowed her to actually make her crucial decisions actually happen. A different trait of her character
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Russian troops had been completely crushed. But they continued to march. Because even if the king of Poland‚ the saxon elector August‚ was forced into submission there still remained the main enemy. Along with August and Denmark’s Frederik IV had Tsar peter entered into a covenant attack against Sweden and while Charles XII was employed in Poland‚ the Russians had taken the opportunity to conquer the Swedish land in the Baltics. In Ingria‚ the Czar commissioned the construction of a long -awaited port
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