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Peter the Great Rylie Roberts April 24, 2016 Abstract Peter the First, also known as Peter the Great, was a Russian czar in the late 17th century, his main goal as a leader was to make reforms and to turn Russia into a great nation. As one of the most famous rulers in history, he first ruled as czar, king, and later became Russia’s first emperor. He transformed his country and his people, which were isolated and backward, into a great European power. \ Peter the…

Honors 1A 6 December 2015 Russian Revolution vs. American Revolution The Russian and American Revolutions were wars where people revolted in order to get what they wanted. The Russian’s had just got out of World War I and was struggling, especially from hunger. The American Revolution took place in order to try and get independence from England, who was holding them back from gaining their freedom and becoming their own nation, like they first came over to be. The Russian Revolution and…

Crime and Punishment Essay Imagine coming home one winter day barefoot and barely clothed and hearing your siblings crying of hunger and coldness because there wasn’t enough food and blankets. More than 1.3 billion people live in poverty today, and 1 billion of those individuals are innocent children (Unknown). Knowing the struggle of poverty, these children obtain enough motivation to strive for success or in times of desperation commit crimes such as stealing: food, clothes, or anything…

emancipation of all Russian serfs was a shocking first in a series of liberal reforms. However, the freeing of the serfs did not end the overarching state of rural poverty in Russia. Therefore, despite superficial and temporary benefits, the emancipation of Russia’s serfs in 1861 did not significantly improve the lives…

The connotation of revolutions very often evokes a sense of rebirth, a political reconstruction of a fallen system. While there is very little misunderstanding of the destruction that comes with the upheaval of a previous system, such violence is typically tolerated in the hopes that a superior regime will replace the one that had once been. Such was the goal of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 within Russia, a previous monarchal system to a believed better communist government. The world of…

“The leadership of Tsar Nicholas II and the public perception of the Empress Alexandra was the single greatest cause of the Russian Revolution. Discuss.” These are my research questions and haven't joined them so they flow yet sorry The citizens of Russia were getting restless in their everyday lives, questioning not only their government but getting increasingly frustrated with their situation. On the 12 of March 1917, the president of the Duma (nobility parliament), telegraphed the tsar…

In the 1910’s and 1920’s Russia had a revolution. Vladimir Lenin led the Bolsheviks into battle and overthrew Alexander Kerensky to be the new government in Russia. He wanted to start communism in Russia and did it. As for the United States, Americans were scared of communists and communists. They were scared that they would change the U.S. government and change U.S. life. Former President Woodrow Wilson’s attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer did not want any Bolshevik Revolution and at every…

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…

establish the new government. The Russian Civil War placed enormous…

last couple years and has suffered The Russian people revolted against their Czar, Nicholas II, because they were unhappy with the quality of life and wanted to upgrade their government from the archaic monarchy operating system; Wealth inequality was very much present, with only the upper class having a luxurious life. People took to the streets to protest because of constant food shortages, constant corruption and civil unrest, thus beginning the Russian revolution. After the revolution,…