Russia is the largest country on Earth in terms of surface area. Russia has a history that suffered a split identity. Due to the diverse ethnic population that was spread across a vast area of land‚ Russia continuously suffered ethnic conflicts‚ armed wars‚ and political unrest. Therefore‚ being a sovereign nation or to find the national unity was always a struggle. Starting from 1237 for over two centuries‚ the Mongol Empire controlled the Russian principalities. The Mongol invaders became known
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� PAGE �2� Laurentian University Industrialization: Japan and Russia HIST 1106EL-01 Zakk Bartsch October 14‚ 2007 Zakk Bartsch Dr. Mark Crane HIST 1106EL-01 October 15th‚ 2007 Industrialization: Japan and Russia As Western Europe began to industrialize‚ booming with innovation and new technology‚ the likes of which the eastern peoples of Asia have never seen‚ it became quite evident that they would either conform in this western practice of industrialization willingly‚ or become consumed
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“I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself”(quotezine). Peter the Great built the foundation Russia stands on today‚ and enabled Russia to become the world power that we know today. Some may credit Peter with inciting westernization in Russia‚ but westernization started prior to when he was born. After delivering thirteen children to Tsar Alexis I‚ Maria Miloslavskaya died trying to give birth to her fourteenth child. Out of five sons two survived ( Fedor III and Ivan
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It’s not every day when a few radical ideas blossom and expand into the largest threat to the free world that humanity has ever seen. That is what happened with the radical ideas of Karl Marx. His thoughts created a revolution in Russia‚ commonly known as the Russian Revolution (Whiting). The Russian Revolution happened when the Tsar‚ or dictator resigned because of national unrest and the provisional government took over. Then the Bolshevik party‚ a group with Marxist ideas and led by a man named
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For the great majority of people Russia is a wild and cold territory inhabited by rude and unfriendly people‚ however it is completely wrong opinion. Russia is a big and multicultural country with a variety of nations and religions. It is often said that Russians are few emotional people. And this is a fact that I can’t deny. Russia is the northern country with a harsh climate and it’s really difficult to smile all the time while you are walking outside in -30’C)). Nevertheless‚ most of the people
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Kochan & John Keep‚ in The Making of Modern Russia “the emancipation of the serfs [was] arguable the greatest piece of socio-economic legislation attempted anywhere in the world hitherto.” But this is an assessment that is open to criticism. Conclusion of the Crimean War Prior to his death‚ Nicholas I had agreed to attend a conference in Vienna to discuss peace terms. Alexander decided to attend it‚ and it opened in March‚ 1855. It was proposed that the Russia should lose its protectorates of Modavia
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Before this period of history‚ Russia was facing difficult hardships due to the pressures of World War I. Many of the citizens believed in seeking end to a terrible war and to make up for all the shortages that were present during this time. Workers were exploited and felt upset by the
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In the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy‚ the Russian society in the late 19th century‚ particularly the nobility and aristocracy‚ is epitomized by their various social etiquettes and formalities that predominated the European continent during this time period. Perhaps the most intriguing theme perpetrated by Tolstoy during the entire novel is that of adultery and the moral and social contract a nobleman and noblewoman are bound to by the highly supercilious and elite aristocratic society. Adultery
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to noble population. 20 November Russo-Turkish War (1710–1711): Charles XII of Sweden persuaded the Ottoman sultan to declare war on Russia. 1711 22 February Government reform of Peter I: Peter established the Governing Senate to pass laws in his absence. 21 July Russo-Turkish War (1710–1711): Peace was concluded with the Treaty of the Pruth. Russia returned Azov to the Ottoman Empire and demolished the town of Taganrog. 1713 8 May The Russian capital was moved from Moscow to Saint
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Britain‚ Germany and Russia‚ three distinct countries‚ developed into the politically modern states that they are today at different rates and in a plethora of ways. Britain‚ the first of these countries to develop‚ had little conflict and gradual development‚ unlike Germany and Russia. Due to the fact that Britain was the first state to modernize‚ they faced little pressure or rapid demand for political participation compared to others. German industrialization caused turmoil in the state because
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