Furthermore‚ Russia lost against Japan in the War portraying the Tsar as weaker compared to how he was already viewed by the population‚ making this another very important factor as the Russians felt they needed a stronger leader and
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Russia’s code of laws. Not only were the serfs not represented at this meeting‚ but after the Pugachev uprising‚ Catherine dismissed the commission altogether‚ choosing to draft the code herself. Her reforms of the Russian government only reinforced to the power of the oppressive Russian nobility and increased serfdom within Russia and her newly conquered frontiers and colonies. Catherine’s reign was rife with cronyism at its most severe‚ friends and lovers were granted complete control over huge swathes
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with battles such as Tannenburg costing the Russian army as many as 230‚000 dead soldiers and many more captured by the forces of the Kaiser. Russia’s second army under the command of General Rennenkampf executed a retreat after the demise of the other half of Russian forces and whilst this was skilful 1.5 million men met death on the eastern front‚ if not from the enemy then the crippling lack of food and starvation that faced most soldiers of the Russian army. The news of these defeats did not fall
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Before ascending to the Russian throne in 1896‚ Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov said‚ “I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling.” Even though Nicholas was heir to the throne his father‚ Alexander III had not prepared him for the Tsardom of Russia; he was in no way ready to rule. Once in charge‚ Nicholas met Alexandra Feodorovna (Princess Alix Viktoria Helene Luise Beatrix of Hesse and by Rhine) and in 1894 the two were married at the Grand Church of the Winter Palace
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dramatically for everyday items such as bread. The country was suffering and the Russian people’s families were dyeing in a war which wasn’t being funded. The Russian people were bound to be discontent and they only had one person to blame and that was the Tsar. Another main factor which I believe led to the collapse of the Romanov rule was that the Tsar decided to take over and become the ‘supreme commander of the Russian Army’. This wasn’t a good idea for the Tsar because he was taking up this job
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Russia had high hopes for what could be done‚ but when Alexander refused to give up his power over the Russians‚ they fought back. After his death‚ it was uncertain as to which one of Alexander’s brothers became the new tsar of Russia‚ enabling a rebellion to occur in the confusion. I will argue that the two main events that led to the Decembrists Rebellion was Alexander I’s refusal to grant Russians a constitution and legislature and the confusion as to who became the new tsar after his death. In
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capitalism dominated Europe. As industrialization progressed‚ people wanted more. Rising levels of production led to rising need for materials. This desire for materials and money eventually led to the start of World War I‚ which then led to the Russian revolutions that ended the tsar-led government and introduced communism. Thus‚ Karl Marx accurately predicted the failure of capitalism that would lead to communism in Russia. In The Communist Manifesto‚ Karl Marx argued that communism would come
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disgruntlement of the working classes‚ Russo-Japanese war affected the social classes; it made people realise that Russia was possibly still a backward country because she lost the war; the trigger factor was Bloody Sunday which was the limit for many Russians because the protesters were shot dead by the Red Guard. It is also important to understand why each Tsar introduced certain policies‚ for a larger context. Thus‚ there are a variety of long-term and short-term factors to discuss. Let us firstly consider
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Tsar Alexander I: The Growth of Russia and its French Influences Tsar Alexander I‚ an intelligent‚ handsome‚ benevolent‚ and aspiring leader ascended onto the Russian throne in 1801 to become one of Russia’s greatest reformers and military leaders. The Tsar who defeated the French Empire was profoundly influenced by their domestic and foreign affairs‚ leading his vision of Russia to enhance and protect the revolutionary ideals of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Initially
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important as the Great War. The Great War was the main cause of the February 1917 Revolution. The Russian army suffered badly in the First World War due to a lack of equipment‚ inadequate training and poor leadership. The Tsar decided to take personal command of the army. As a result‚ he was blamed for the army’s problems and defeats. World War I was a total disaster for Russia due to the Russian army suffering defeat after defeat at the hands of Germany. Cost of the war led to the economic collapse
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