Alexander I of Russia

of Peter I and Ekaterina…

Catherine the Great Catherine the Great used to say “I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly”. Which means she likes to praise and reward good, in front of people so everyone knows. But blame is done quietly straight to someone’s face so that it isn’t public. In other words if you do something good I would make sure everyone knows about it. But blame is done quietly straight to someone’s face just them not in public. Catherine was also known as Catherine II. But her real name is…

In Russia, serfdom was a system under which the peasants were theoretically free tenants, but were actually in a state of vassalage to, and dependence on, the landowners. Russian peasants were a completely separate class from the landowners and nobility, many of whom must have considered their underlings less than human. Some people condemn feudalism, stating that it was a corrupt system of labor as it exploited serfs, but without the use of the serfs, the entire economy of Europe would have…

Document Title: Telegram from Alexander, Prince Regent of Serbia to the Tsar of Russia Establishing a Context and Intent for the Source Author: The author was Serbian Regent, Alexander Time/When was it written? It was sent July 24th, 1914. Briefly describe the culture of the time and list related events of the time Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by the Black Hand and war was brewing between Serbia and Austria Hungary, add a few waves of nationalism and paranoia between various…

The political shift that occurred during the early twentieth century in Russia remains one of the most successful anti-monarchal revolutions in history. The political and social climate leading up to the February and October Revolutions of 1917 was unique, fueled by tense relations between the Russian working class and the royal family. It was the detrimental political missteps by Tsar Nicholas II, as well as his inability to compromise and unwavering desire to retain autocratic control of the…

IV. Russia and Japan: Industrialization Outside the West 19th Century Russia and Japan Russian Government - Cost of Industrialization Russia and Japan - Late to Western Culture Economic and Political - Similiar Characteristics Proposed a European disarmament conference, cost of weapons rapidly rising. Growing foreign presence and an effort to imitate aspects of Western Education. Two important nations that defied the common pattern of growing Western domination during the 19th century: Russia…

The history of Russia has gone through numerous drastic phases, with the transition from an autocracy to communism, and a communist regime to a relatively democratic state, just to name a few. The tragedy that befell the last ruling Romanov family has long been blamed on the Bolsheviks, with just cause, but the demise of the Romanovs began many years prior to the Bolshevik emergence. Historical writings have shown us that interpretations and biases can overtake the writing. It causes monumental…

imperialism, and struggles for power. Three empires arose in this period of time, and went down in history as some of the most powerful empires, and they left a permanent mark on the world. During the late 19th Century, Great Britain, Germany and Russia all pursued overseas empires due to local economic needs and surging nationalism locally. During the 19th century, Great Britain was the largest and most successful empire. It needed land for raw material to make money, along with the spreading…

Dee Dee (GPS) COMMUNISM The Communism is an ideology, social and political movement to direct pose up a communist society. The direction of organizing society the government owns all the means of production, no privately owned property. The goal is to create a classless society, then it will set the people free to find the higher meaning of life. It believes this can happen if the people bring away the power of the ruling class, who own the means of production (bourgeoisie) and to create a…

First, shortly after the marriage of Nicholas and Alix, the Russian people began to have a certain distaste for Alix simply because of her German heritage. In fact, the people of Russia even gave her crude nicknames to demonstrate their hatred towards her. People typically overlook the fact that Alix was a loving mother and wife, who attempted to do what was best for her family and that came with a cost. Another fact that was overlooked…