Russian Empire

The Reformation period of Tsar Alexander II’s reign stapled him in Russian history as the “Tsar-Liberator”. The Emancipation of Serfs, and the Zemstvo reform had a major positive impact on Russia in both economic and political ways. Through the scope of historical perspective, Alexander II is deserving of the title “Tsar-Liberator” for making great advancements in Russia even when it opposed prior Russian culture and norms. The Emancipation of Serfs was the boldest of all of Alexander II’s…

meaning of Rasputin is “promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters as defined in the dictionary (2). Even at a young age, Rasputin earned himself the reputation for devoted debauchery that his actual name was replaced with Rasputin which is Russian for debauched one. As historians have researched the name in more depth, it is now defned as potentially meaning “archaic which translates to mean disregarding accepted rules or conventions, especially in grammar or literary style.” Although…

the rigid central government. Also, the judicial reforms helped to set an important precedence: in the eyes of the law, people of all social ranks were identified as being on the same level plane and were given equal access to civil courts. The Russian military also experienced reform. The government cut the amount of time that soldiers were mandated to serve: the twenty-five year term was condensed to a six-year period. In addition, the government made it a priority that their armed forces…

and drastic that changes the country’s paths along with their citizen forever and goes down in history, and for Russians that is the Russian Revolution. And with the Russian Revolutions comes a string of cause and effects leading to the “big event”. The Russian revolution brought a lot of transformation replacing the traditional monarchy to the world’s first ever communist state. The Russian revolution came incontinently but the reasons why could be traced back to decades. While the main cause…

Nicholas II -- the last tsar of Russia -- was murdered, and the killer is still unknown to this day. The historical fiction novel, The Kitchen Boy, displays Robert Zimmerman’s hypothesis on the the events that transpired on July 16th, 1918. The Russian commoners rebuke the tsar for the way in which he is running the government. These civilians demonstrate their anger through rioting in the streets. Using these historical events, Zimmerman exemplifies a myriad of accuracies and inaccuracies about…

takeover of Joseph Stalin. The three pigs lay down the core principles of Animalism, and the animals enthusiastically accept them, which is similar to the way that Stalin introduced new laws and policies which would further the Communist vision, and the Russian people accepted them, eager for a change for the better. Napoleon soon chased Snowball off the farm, because he opposed Snowball’s plan for a windmill. Napoleon very quickly made it known that anyone who opposed him will be brutally…

When considering what the main reason that the 1905 Revolution failed was, we must understand that there were many reasons that ultimately contributed to its failure. The armed forces remained loyal to the Tsar, ensuring that the rebels did not get out of hand. The revolutionaries had differing political opinions which meant that it was impossible for them to be united, making them easy targets to be wiped out. The October Manifesto seemed to be the solution that many of the revolutionaries were…

to more job opportunities. The war with Japan ended in 1905 which relieved a lot of economic strain, redirecting money from the front lines to Russian cities. Government intervention alleviated economic strain and helped to progress Russia from an agricultural society to a more modern capitalist society. The economic situation improved and the Russian people benefitted. Frustrations with the government became largely socially and politically motivated, focused on civil liberties and…

When Tereza and Tomas return to a Czech spa after the Russian invasion, Tereza notes that its appearance is just as it was six years ago; however, in a show of passive resistance, Czech people remove street signs to disorient their invaders. Tereza retrospects, “Hindsight now made the anonymity seem quite dangerous to the country”(166). Just as the buildings and roads in this Czech town, including the spa, are currently adorned with Russian names since they cannot return to their former…

Power can have the persuasive action in undoing the moral ethics of one’s character. This can be seen throughout history with the Russian Revolution and can also be proven by the actions of Napoleon in, Animal Farm, by George Orwell. As John Dalberg said “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” A leader does not begin wanting to do wrong, they start with the best intentions, but power is a tricky thing. As someone gains more and more power, they increasingly become…