Catherine II of Russia

attitudes of the Tsar and the declining standards of living of the peasant population. The beliefs, attitudes and personality of the Tsar himself was a major factor contributing to his unpopularity. He had a limited understanding of the poverty within Russia which meant that he didn’t make the reforms needed and decreased his popularity with the peasant population, which made up 80% of the Russian population. He also relied heavily on advisors…

out by explaining what the Duma is. The article states, “The Duma constituted the lower house of the Russian parliament, and the State Council was the upper house.” The Duma was appointed by Czar Nicholas II as an act for help in ruling Russia while being an autocratic leader. Czar Nicholas II established the Duma in the October manifesto on October 30, 1905. The Duma was organized to be a representative assembly dedicated to enhancement of leadership alongside…

Nicholas II played a vital, negative role in contributing to his complete downfall during the early 20th century. His reluctance to become Tsar was a major factor that contributed to his own demise. The release of the October Manifesto in 1905 was one of the key events that led to the end of Tsar Nicholas’s rule over Russia. Tsar Nicholas’s poor leadership in World War 1 as well as his weak-willed personality was also issues that further contributed to the collapse of the Romanov Dynasty. These…

Introduction Innumerable historians have tried over the past century to pinpoint the exact moment and reason that led to the fall of Tsar Nicholas II, who was the Emperor of the Russian Empire. However, the downfall of Tsardom cannot be perceived as an event or even a long process, but rather as a consequence of the Russian Revolution of 1917 as well as a sequence of unmanageable and highly antagonistic acts that involved contrasting parties, which occurring simultaneously consequently led to…

Hemophilia is a medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced causing the sufferer to bleed severely from even a slight injury. There are four types of Hemophilia which are Hemophilia A-Also called classic hemophilia, it is four times more common than Hemophilia B, and it occurs when factor VIII levels are deficient, Hemophilia B-Also called christmas disease, it occurs when factor Xi levels are deficient, Hemophilia C-It occurs when facts of XI levels are…

Nicholas II was crowned king in 1896. However, he was given the throne without knowing how to run a kingdom. During this time the Russo-Japanese War was going on. Later this led to the Russian Revolution in 1905. Czar Nicholas II created the Duma, which is a “State Assembly”. But he always got rid of the Duma when they didnt agree. This made the public support the Bolsheviks. In 1914, Nicholas put Russia into World War I. This was a very expensive war and Russia was not in a good state to take…

Alexander II is known today as the “Tsar Liberator. He held a vision of Russia as a major world power, a Russia that was westernized, industrialized, and educated. However, his reforms did not go so smoothly. With many attempts to take his life were made throughout his reign, he was finally assassinated before the completion of his reforms in March 1881. Was the reforms he made deemed a success? The humiliation of the Crimean War had greatly exposed Russia's main problems, involving its lack…

The Assassination of Grigori Rasputin According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, “There have been 298 serious assassination attempts on leaders worldwide since 1875” (Belsie). Grigori Rasputin, a member of Czar Nicholas II’s court, was violently murdered by a group of conspirators on December 29, 1916. Grigori Rasputin had a reputation as a mystical faith healer who had influence on the Russian government. He was violently killed as he was perceived to be too close the imperial…

even without the [First World] War.” The faults of the system, in her interpretation, were built into society. Fitzpatrick argues that even the Tsar saw the changes coming. The tsarist system, she writes, weakened the reforms that Tsar Nicholas II put in place. Even though he established the Duma, Fitzpatrick…

Global History Essay Section 9E Citizens who appreciate and agree upon their ruler have no reason to act upon or rebel against the ruler, which explains why Russian civilians rebelled against Tsar Nicholas Iain 1915, Tsar Nicholas II too complete control of Russia. He was not the ruler the people hoped he would be. By 1917, most Russian civilians lost hope in him, which led to the February Revolution which happened after World War I. The Russian military continued to face humiliations.…