Alexander III of Russia

The Crimean War occurred in 1853 when Russia invaded the Ottoman controlled areas of Moldavia and Wallachia. Then the Ottoman Empire alongside their allies, Great Britain, France and Sardinia, went to war against the Russian army and their quest to return the “Holy Land” of Israel back from the Ottoman Turks and return it to the Russian Orthodox. The French and the British were afraid of Russian expansion into Ottoman land, thus leading to their alliance with the Turks. Great Britain were truly…

School fee’s had been quadrupled by Alexander II , so many people could only manage a basic elementary education. Whilst the nobles continued to send their children into further and higher education. An educated peasantry would represent a threat to Alexander III’s position thus the system was maintained in this fashion. An example of the autocracy exerting it’s power over the populace was ‘Bloody Sunday’, January 1904 in which 96 protesters were shot whilst protesting over the Russian/Japanese…

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…

raised in a palace a happy upbringing in the Romanov household. Educated by several tutors, Nicholas studied languages, history, sciences, horsemanship, shooting, and dancing. What he was not schooled in, unfortunately for Russia, was how to function as a monarch. Czar Alexander III, healthy and robust at six-foot-four, planned to rule for decades. At the age of nineteen, Nicholas joined an exclusive regiment of the Russian Army and also served in the horse artillery. The tsesarevich didn't…

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most praised composers of Russia and perhaps of all time. During his life, Tchaikovsky created many notable works. He created ballets such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and most famously The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky also was responsible for Operas like Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades. Tchaikovsky even wrote the Coronation March for Tsar Alexander III. The reason for this essay is to shine light to one of the most famous Russian composers to ever exist…

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…

Chulalongkorn and Nicholas II: Differences but same destination The reason that King Chulalongkorn or King Rama V visited Nicholas II of Russia was related to the territorial conflicts during the European colonization under France and Britain. The Great Journey aims to protect the political sovereignty of Siam. He used the ‘pro-active’ policy as proving to the European monarchs that he was a modern cousin of European royalty. This stance served Siam from colonialism. The two nations shared the…

progress and developments are a fundamental part of human civilization. Many of these advances have taken place through a peaceful conflict of ideas, however groups often use violence to achieve political goals. One such group that used violence in Russia was The Will of the People. Vera Figner was a prominent member of this group. In the latter part of the 19th Century she participated first in making propaganda and later in carrying out violent acts against the government to bring about…

Julius Caesar- dictator of the late Roman Republic, and Nicholas II- last tsar of Russia under the Romanov Rule were both abdicated from their throne. Caesar was a long standing politician and general who made his way up the political latter through strong leadership and influence among the Roman citizens. Nicholas II was the son of Alexander III, who inherited the throne after his father died in 1894. Though Nicholas received an extensive education, he failed to comprehend politics and…

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…