December 14‚ 1825‚ these men entered the pages of history as the Decembrists. Although the Decembrist’s failed‚ it was nonetheless the first attempt in modern Russian history to stand up to the autocracy and fight for changes in how they were ruled. For the first time in Russia‚ there existed an influential group that held conception of Russian state as distinct and separate from the ruler and administrative institutions. Enthralled with the progressive ideas of Western Enlightenment‚ these men undertook
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Russian History Russian history is filled with an immense amount of events. 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
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Westernization under Peter the Great. Virtually every aspect of Russia was affected by reforms during the reign of Peter the Great. His reforms were the most wide-spread ever to take place. Of all of the Czars Peter is one of the most visible and in Russian history. The reforms and westernization of Peter the Great made Russia a more modern and stronger power in Europe under his rule and until his death in 1725. Peter was a powerful and forceful leader with a vision. He wanted to westernize Russia
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Why did the 1905 revolution in Russia fail? The Russian revolution in 1905 failed due to many reasons such as the government’s issues‚ public’s action‚ and the loyalty to the Tsar by the armed forces and many other reasons. During the 1905 revolution one reason as to why the revolution failed was due to the number of strikes done by industry workers. In February 1905‚ 400‚000 workers went on strike due to the response of the bloody Sunday‚ the strikes were organised by the unhappy workers and
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liberals were pushing hard for reform‚ and nobles were in fear of losing their power. On the home front‚ people were looking for change‚ and Alexander was their best hope. In 1856‚ when the Treaty of Paris was signed‚ he gave a speech promising Russians a new era of peace. To the dismay of the nobles‚ Alexander also hinted towards the end of serfdom‚ saying that it was better “to abolish serfdom from above‚ than to wait until that time when it begins to destroy itself from below.” Having made multiple
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Russian History (pre 19th century) - NOTES!! Before the 18th century‚ Russia was considered a part of Europe only by courtesy. Hemmed in by Sweden (on the Baltic Sea) and the Ottoman Empire (on the Black Sea)‚ the country had no warm water ports. Also‚ there was very little trade with the bordering countries. Aside from the physical separation‚ Russia was separated by the customs and the cultural differences that it had to the rest of the world. During the 18th century‚ the Russian Empire
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Peter the Great‚ the Tsar of Russia from 1682-1725 was a hero for the Russian people. He fought to make the country bigger and improve trade‚ made huge changes in the social and economic structures of Russia‚ and expanded the Russian military strength into a much larger power. Peter the Great spent two years trying to capture territory near Turkey called Azov. He did this for two different reasons. The first was to strengthen alliances in Europe against Turkey because of religious tensions. The
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Nicholas II to face them. The Tsars failure to consider reform led to many political oppositions which created a serious problem for him. The rapid growth of the working class (industrial workers) was beginning to create socialism. In 1898 the Russian Social and Democratic labour party was formed. This party caused a problem to the Tsar as they followed Karl Marx’s theory thus wanting an end to autocracy. In 1903 they
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and this consequently was the most important cause of change under Alexander II and the creation of his reforms. This was very embarrassing for the Russians and clearly showed that Russia was economically and agriculturally backward and couldn’t stand up to the modern European powers. The peasants‚ who were the main source of recruits for the Russian army that had been defeated at the Crimea‚ were seen as crucial to Russia’s weakness. As a result‚ several reforms took place. Most notably‚ in 1861
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been in power. The long history of struggle and rising discontent amongst the population had come to a point at which it was almost impossible to prevent the eventual outbreak. The tremendous inequalities between the hard-working peasants and the Russian Elite who constantly enjoyed the luxuries awoke the will to push for reforms. The appointed Duma‚ or National Assembly which was created as a result of the 1905 Revolution in order to create reforms which would benefit the people had been a great
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