Alexander III of Russia

Vladimir Lenin was a large figure in the revolution of the USSR and the future of Russia. Vladimir Lenin was born April 22nd, 1870 in Simbirsk, Russian Empire as Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Владимир Ильич Ульянов). Some days later, he was baptized into the Russian Orthodox Church. He took on the alias Lenin in 1901 while doing underground party work. (http://www.biography.com/people/vladimir-lenin-9379007#early-years). He was born into a wealthy middle-class family, third of six children, along…

Unlike his predecessor Catherine the monarch, Alexander II, was not as favored by his subjects. The monarchs were not excluded from this sentiment against him, as in their class emerged a branch of young educated nobles, who would later make it their focus to bring the emperor’s demise. Furthermore, following…

Considered on the most influential figures of the 20th century, who forever changed the course of Russian history, was Russian communist revolutionary Vladmir Ilyich Lenin. Lenin was born on April 22, 1870 originally in Simbirsk, Russia where he was raised into a middle class family. Later in his life, when he studied law, he became greatly influenced by Marxist socialism. This was one of the major political stepping stones that led to his great role in the Russian Revolution. Being born into…

and Britain couldn’t reach an agreement and hence Britain declared war on France in 1803.The third coalition was formed after Napoleon had crowned himself an emperor in Italy and killing the Duc d'Enghien in Germany, these incidents made Austria and Russia join the coalition with Britain and Sweden. Napoleon was hoping to invade Britain by designing le Grande Armee for this mission. Napoleon began his plan to conquer Britain by sea, so he tried to lure the British fleet from the English canal by…

born in Simbirsk in April 10, 1987, he was the third oldest, with five brothers and sisters. In 1901 while doing underground work of his party he started going by the name Lenin. After a couple revolutions, he rose to become a powerful dictator in Russia. After World War I, he seized power with the October Revolution. Even though he had strong ideas he was still willing to change his ideas if his country needed it. When Lenin was a child his parents encouraged in him a love of learning and he…

the outdated social and economic rhetoric of his father, Tsar Alexander III, despite the rapidly changing and evolving state of Russia. By 1905, many of the classes, particularly the peasants, urban workers and the reformist middle class were angered and politicized by Nicholas’ reactionary policies. The events of 1905 were preceded by a Progressive and academic agitation for more political democracy and limits to Tsarist rule in Russia. Nicholas II caused grievances for almost every class of…

Siberia for 3 years. He then returned to Munich where he cofounded a newspaper, the “Iskra”. Then to unify both European and Russian Marxist, he returned to St.Petersburg and acquired a leadership role in the revolutionary movement. Then in 1904, Russia began war with Japan and well, they lost quite a bit. These loses caused many citizens to become angry because of how much the war effort strained the national budget. January 9th, 1905, a group of workers in St.Petersburg took their concern…

heritage, ethnicity, and culture, as well as increase representation of the common people in politics, civil rights, and economic boom through modernization and industrialization. France nationalists goals were seen through the election of Napoleon III to president and eventually emperor of France, ruling alongside a national assembly. Napoleon worked for the common people by implementing universal male suffrage, which got him elected. Napoleon also led the charge…

Q6: I think the one thing that was mainly different about the South American Revolution and the Mexican Revolution was that in the South American Revolution, the peninsulares and the Creoles were the leaders in the army for South America. In the Spanish Revolution, the lower class people were the leaders in the armies. In the Spanish government they had different social classes. At the top of the Spanish-American government and Society where the peninsulares who are people that had been…

Autocratic monarch of Russia under the Romanov rule. His reign, 1864 to 1917, was plagued with misfortune and disaster. It is undeniable that some of the events were entirely out his hands, however majority of Tsar Nicholas II actions led to the Revolutionary Situation in 1917. The decision of fighting in the Russo - Japanese War, the 1905 Revolution, Bloody Sunday, the October Manifesto and Fundamental laws and Russia’s involvement in World War One contributed the situation. The Russia that…