What problems did Russia have during the reign of Alexander III? Alexander III inherited many problems in 1881 following his father’s death. Alexander III was known to have been extremely conservative and reversed many of the reforms and liberal measures of which his father (Alexander II) had begun before his death. Alexander III returned conservatism in Russia and despite Russia’s attempts of becoming a modern European state by the 1870s Many amongst the educated classes felt that the emancipation
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The creation of the Crimean Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic presented the Crimean Tatars the possibility of strength and movement as a people. This soon became a fleeting feeling‚ as just like under Tsarist rule‚ the Crimean Tatars found themselves under strict Bolshevik control‚ truly emphasizing the policy of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. The Crimean Tatars believed that under Soviet rule‚ that they would have power and autonomy‚ “But this distribution
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(1881-1894) has been known as a period of extreme repression. He turned his back on reform all together and instituted a series of predictable repressive measures that collectively known as “The Reaction”. There were numerous reactionary policies brought in by the new and unexpected Tsar‚ one of which was known as Russification. This particular policy was brought in in 1881 at the very beginning of the Tsar’s reign‚ it has three main aims: repression of opponents; undoing the liberal reforms of his
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revolution broke out in Russia. (12 Mark) The 1905 revolution in Russia was the result of the unrest in the country created by an Autocratic Rule in Russia in the prior years. The emancipation and the reforms of Alexander II were followed by the repression by Alexander III; he refused to consider political reforms and was highly autocratic‚ meanwhile many groups demanded a further reform. The society of Russia wanted change to improve their living conditions however Alexander III was not a liberal
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secondly the growth of opposition in Russia to the tsarist system. Would the new Tsar Nicholas II be a reformer or a reactionary? There is no doubt as to what the answer is. Reform had a bad name by the time Nicholas became Tsar. Also his upbringing and education made him cautious of change so it is no surprise that he continued the repressive policies he had inherited from his father. This further angered the intelligentsia and the critics of the tsarist regime; they began to prepare to challenge tsardom
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economically‚ and normal government had broken down in large areas. . yet lenin was able to overcome these problems and hold ontopower to create the world first communist state. The Bolsheviks overcame these problems by use of violence in the form of repression‚ and violence in war communism and the red army during the civil war however violence against their opponents was not their only strategy‚ Lenin also put forward policies of reform which showed that they were willing to compromise their principles
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To what extent did war act as a catalyst for change in Russia between 1855 and 1924 War was an important cause of change in Russia during the period 1855-1924 and arguably was the most important cause but it was certainly not the only one. Other factors such as the influence of key individuals played a great part in determining change in Russia and should be considered to be very important as well. Russia had been heavily defeated in the Crimean war and this consequently was the most important cause
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How effective was opposition to governments in Russia throughout the period 1855-1964? In 1855‚ opposition to the Tsarist Government lacked an effective unifying ideology. This remained the case throughout the 1855-1964 period‚ even once the communists had taken power. A key contributing factor towards this was the lack of unity opposition possessed. Opposition throughout the period came from several sources‚ however it was dominated by division in opinion and ideology‚ only fully uniting in the
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How accurate is it to say that the growth of reformist groups in the years from 1881 was the main cause of the 1905 Revolution? There were many different causes of the 1905 Russian revolution. These included; the growth of different reformist groups‚ rapid industrialisation‚ the Russo-Japanese War and ‘Bloody Sunday’. However some were more influential than others. Firstly there was the Social Democrats who wanted to use and implement the radical ideas of Karl Marx to inspire the transformation
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Russia in 1894 Politically backward Repression – the okhrana Extremism – denial of free speech led to extremism Most of Russia’s population were peasants – over 80% Decline in agriculture Large army = cost a lot more money The early reign of Nicholas II‚ 1894-1905 Came to throne in 1894 Russification – Russian was declared to be the official first language; all legal proceedings such as trials had to be conducted in Russian. Restricted the influence of the non-Russian national minorities
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