this was the cause of a constant source of political conflict. There were also 5 million Jews and around 23 million Muslims living in the Russian Empire. The government’s policy of russification (forbidding the use of local languages and the suppression of religious customs) created a great deal of resentment. St. Petersburg was the largest city in the Russian Empire with a population of 1‚260‚000. Other large cities included Moscow (1‚040‚000)‚ Warsaw (680‚000)‚
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How far did Witte improve and modernize the Russian economy? Before Witte came into power‚ Russia was in a state of crisis. Due to many factors (including the tsarist system‚ geography and lack of education and ingenuity) Russia was 500 years behind the western powers. Witte‚ as finance minister oversaw Russia’s transition economy from 1892 to 1903. Witte aimed for greater exports‚ ambitious industrialization‚ and large foreign loans. He hoped to modernize Russia and make it competitive with other
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Union and the negative impact on the uneducated working class people. Animal farm introducers the abuse of language to gain power‚ in order to satisfy personal greed as well. This book is allegorical as it represents the historical time era of the Russian revolution through the use of animal‚ which symbolise different people and incidents in this time period revealing the impact of power on individuals. The hypocritical corruption of the Soviet Union at its socialists Ideal is represented in this
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Provisional Government‚ called for the nationalization of all land‚ and “demanded the immediate transition to the next phase of the Revolution.” Most importantly‚ however‚ Lenin “proposed renunciation of the war‚” a notion that was shocking to Russians‚ as support for Russian involvement in World War I was still fairly strong. The April Theses were radical‚ and to most‚
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Which of Russia’s rulers from 1855-1964 was the most successful in serving the interests of the Russian people best? Throughout the period 1856-1964 there was much continuity in the needs of the Russian people. The world around Russia was constantly developing‚ and Russia was increasingly falling behind. The Russian people needed a strong and stable leader that would address all of the needs of the Russian people‚ including political‚ social and economic issues. Not all of the issues were being addressed
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Nicholas II is guilty of crimes against the Russian people. Nicholas II was ruler of Russia from 1886 to 1916. He was born May 18th‚ 1868 and died July 17th‚ 1918. Nicholas married Alexandra Feodorovna on November 26‚ 1894. They had 5 children‚ 4 girls and 1 boy. The four daughters were Anastasia‚ Tatiana‚ Olga‚ Maria and Alexia was the son.I feel that the prosecution team did an excellent job of proving that Nicholas II is guilty of crimes against the Russian people. They provided good evidence and
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Bathing in the Ganges is a religious tradition that is an integral part of daily life in India. It represents a purification of the soul‚ as Stille states‚ “…[A] river that‚ because of its divine origin‚ is pure and purifies all those faithful who immerse themselves in her‚” (598). However‚ presently‚ there exists a dilemma that threatens the survival of this tradition: the poor condition of the river. The river is polluted with “raw sewage‚ human and industrial waste‚ the charred remains of bodies
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where the writer sets as the place that the protagonist of the story spent his childhood in. The main theme of this story is the distinction between traditional habits and ceremonies and modish patterns and behavior. In the story‚ Chinese tradition as praying to the ancestor and the dead has been mentioned as an important element. From the description of the writer‚ we know that the protagonist‚ Mr. Li’s mother values the importance of this traditional practice. This can be proved by paragraph
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music. Music Day would be a great holiday for new traditions‚ and family bonding. One major part of music day would be that a large portion of merchandise and food proceeds would go to charity and the main aspect of Music Day would be a series of free concerts throughout the day all over the world. One of the best things about Music Day is the great possibilities it creates for new traditions. Each family would eventually begin their own new traditions on Music Day and there would be even more to look
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Introduction: Good afternoon‚ everyone. I’m (Aaesha‚ and my Colleagues are zainab and sara). This afternoon we’re going to be talking to you about one of important things in our culture‚ which is (traditional clothes). So‚ we’ll begin by examining women’s clothes and then we’ll go on to talk about men’s clothing. Please keep all of your questions till the end of the presentation. Women: First of all‚ I am going to tell you about the traditional Emirati clothing for a women. One of the famous clothes
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