I find Professor Parker’s essay very helpful and illuminating. Napo- leon’s decision to invade Russia against the almost unanimous advice of his closest counsellors presents an intriguing and important puzzle to which Parker provides a persuasive psychological explanation. Finding much in the essay to agree with and little to criticize nor- mally poses a problem for a commentator‚ but Professor Parker has invited me to range freely in my comments. I will take advantage of this freedom
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him the things necessary to control an empire as big as Russia and shortly after this‚ the country quickly fell into turmoil. Many unfortunate incidents occurred during his rule‚ the first one being at his corronation in Moscow (1895)‚ where a number of people (the number itself is disputed and ranges from several hundred to several thousand) were trampled to death in a huge field whilst rushing forward in order to receive presents from the new Emperor. Nicholas‚ after hearing of the catastrophe
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How accurate is it to say that the growth of the reformist groups in the year 1881 was the main cause of the 1905 revolution? In 1905‚ Russia was gripped by revolution; it involved strikes and riots across the country after years of Tsarist rule and the loss of the Russo Japanese war. The Tsar had lost the backing of his people; this caused Russian people to want the Tsarist and Feudal system gone or reformed. It could be argued that growth of reformist groups after 1881 was the main cause; however
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Napoleon had a choice‚ he didn’t have to tempt to invade Russia‚ he could have just let it be. Alexander I and Napoleon were allies‚ in my opinion‚ he wasn’t in control of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland so honestly‚ why did he care if Russia stopped selling grain to them. Also‚ just because they both wanted to take over Poland doesn’t mean he needed to invade Russia. In June of 1812‚ Napoleon and the French army marched to Russia‚ as Napoleon got further Alexander made his troops hold
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communism benefited Russia? I have always wondered how other countries are impacted by communism‚ because my home country also has a few independent communist parties‚ such as the CPP. Communism seems like such a perfect form of government‚ but it does have some flaws. Ever since the fall of communism in 1991‚ Russia’s economy has plummeted. Communism is an economic system where everything is owned by the government‚ and everyone is treated and paid equally. I believe that Russia would be better
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the great of Prussia and Peter the Great of Russia. The rise of Prussia and the rise of Russia were comparatively similar‚ yet both had marked differences. Russia‚ under the reign of the young Tsar Peter‚ was westernized and modernized almost in the wink of an eye. Peter the Great visited Europe‚ and worked hard to learn and bring back every bit of technology and wisdom possessed by the western part of the world. Throughout his reign he brought Russia up from the proverbial dumps‚ and placed it
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Catherine II or Russia‚ reffered to as Catherine the Great‚ exemplifies the enlightened despot of her time. She reined over Russia from 1762 until her death in 1769. During her thirty four year reign she helped Russia to reach its fullest potential. One major improvemtn for Russia was it’s agricultural growth. When Catherine II took the throne Russia was a primarily agricultural country‚ the well educated Empress began by hiring experts to study soil and research new technologly to improve farming
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that Napoleon passed to punish the British‚ which affected Russia’s economy and trade‚ Russia decided to continue trade with Great Britain; this lead to Napoleon to invade Russia (the location of these events)‚ “to teach Alexander a lesson” (Greenspan 2012). Russia is a vast country that covers the north most part of Asia and between France and Moscow are many rivers that need to be crossed. The weather in Russia is also unruly as was displayed on the night of June 27th‚ 1812 in the city of Vilna
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China and Russia during their time of power‚ but mostly China got the full impact of the Mongolian rule because of their closeness to Mongol. This brought upon direct rule by the Mongolian Empire‚ Whereas Russia was left alone for the most part. They were mainly left to its devices under independent princedoms and got the Mongolian influence through taxes. The rule of Mongolia had more of an impact on China than on the Russia. Basically Mongolians were nomads while China and Russia were settled
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Course Name: “Past and Present of Democracy” Democracy is a form of government where the supreme power lies in its subjects‚ gaining authorization to exercise such authority directly or indirectly through regular fair elections. Active participation of citizens in the choosing the agents to exercise the authority on their behalf is a common element in true democracies. Citizens are all equal in the practice of law and its regulation having no distinctions or class privileges. Human rights
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