afters months conflict‚ the Tsar gave into the people’s demands and created the ‘October Manifesto’- which promised an elected parliament- the Duma; the right to form political parties; uncensored newspapers; it protected civil rights and set out the Russian people’s political rights. The Revolution began in January 1905 with a massacre occurring on the 22nd of January (Bloody Sunday) acting as a catalyst for revolt. There were many other factors that led to the 1905 Revolution; some were issues that
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details of the change and on learning of Alexander’s death he proclaimed Constantine emperor at St. Petersburg‚ at the same time as Constantine in Warsaw was proclaiming Nicholas. For nearly three weeks in December 1825 the throne remained vacant. Russian officers and troops had come into contact with currents of liberal thought‚ with new social conditions‚ and with new political institutions in western Europe during the struggle against Napoleon. Upon their return home they saw that the idea of the
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The February Russian Revolution in 1917 saw the downfall of Tsar Nicholas II‚ the last Tsar in Russia’s history. There were many contributing factors that led to Tsar Nicholas II’S abdication and the fall of his autocratic government‚ including economical aspects. However‚ economical problems were one of many complications facing Russia‚ such as the destruction that was occurring to Russians in World War I‚ and the lack of organisation in the government. All of these factors‚ and more‚ had an equal
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The Russian Revolution that occurred throughout the year in 1917 impacted the future for the Russian people by putting an end to a form of government‚ which had a very small chance of being successful. The Tsars abused the power of the absolute monarchy‚ and this type of government encouraged the Russian Revolution. There was a large difference in wealth‚ education‚ and opinion between the common people and the aristocrats. The commoners began the Russian revolution because Tsar Nicholas II was a
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The internal and external influences on the Russian class structure along with the failure of the tsarist regime left the country powerless to prevent revolutionary forces from developing or expanding. The advancing social awareness‚ literacy‚ and desire for land rights by the peasant class were an overwhelming and underestimated influences by the intelligentsia‚ provisional government and the tsarist regime. These described cultural changes and leadership failures‚ coupled with an the paralysis
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ORAL TRADITION OR SPOKEN WORD The oral tradition constitutes the main element of transmission and coverage of the oral literature and history‚ music and dancing. This tradition begins with the internal context of the group and the communication through interaction which brings fourth a folkloric process. The Afro-Caribbean folklore of the Archipelago is a mixture of the African‚ the British‚ and the Creole aspects distributed through a cultural continuum of variations. The members of the elite develop
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producing an amount of 107‚000 Russian troops lost. Also the Russian Baltic Fleet‚ which had sailed half-way round the world to assist their failing army‚ was completely destroyed by Japanese Ships as it entered the Straits of Tsushima. By this time the Japanese were exhausted and the Russians were almost in Revolution so they signed the Treaty of Portsmouth. The war meant that taxes and therefore prices rose this caused great discomfort and anger among the Russian people. The army was punished for
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government (past and present)‚ military force‚ religious beliefs‚ and primary languages spoken are five major key characteristics that define a culture. These characteristics will be discussed in detail and how it defines Russia as a culture. The Russian border stretches over a vast amount of Europe and Asia‚ with a population of 143‚370‚426
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the Russian world General information about Russia Russia is the largest country in the world. Its area is 17 098.242 million square km. The state is located in eastern Europe and northern Asia. Population: around 143.800 million people. Money: the local currency is the Russian Ruble (RUB)‚ divided into 100 kopeks. Transportation within Russia: metro‚ buses‚ trolley-buses‚ trams‚ marshrutka (minibuses)‚ taxi‚ train‚ airplane. In Russia people like to relax and celebrate holidays. Russians are
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Tensions were rising as the Russian Revolution was getting closer to a start. Russian people were not better off after the revolution than they were before. The Russian Revolution led to many changes under the Russian rule. The first change was that the serfs were "freed." The second reason was when the provisional government failed and made the people fight against their wishes. The third reason is when the czar kept on making serious mistakes. First of all‚ before the Russian Revolution‚ more than
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