Russian Empire

however on the other hand he took a path of violence and oppression to get there (“Czap”). Peter the Great was truly a great leader because he modernized by building up the military, integrated Russia into the global economy, and formed a unique Russian identity. His important reforms restructured and strengthened Russia, enabling it to become a powerful state under the influence of Peter the Great. Peter had always been a strong-willed young man, anticipating a great…

The Russian Empire under the rule of the Romanov Dynasty for almost 300 years grew and cemented itself as a major global power, equalling its Western European counterparts. Through massive technological change, the kindling of international relations, and social and economic crises alike, imperial Russia was piloted by tsars and tsarinas to rise as a modern empire. From its ambiguous beginnings in 1613, the Romanov dynasty was born from the boyar nobles of feudal Russia, bearing historically…

that would drastically change the administrative State that had previously existed throughout the empire. In 1855 a distant heir, Alexander II would ascend to the throne and in the footsteps of his predecessor, and in a similar manner, execute similar reforms. Both propelled using European models, both the reforms of Peter and those of Alexander sought to revitalize Russia, in order to make the Empire more successful against European powers. One would succeed and usher in a period of…

Peter the great ruled the Russian Empire from May 7, 1682 up until his death. Peter was one of the greatest Emperors that ever ruled, he accomplished so much for Russia. Everything he did for his country was extremely important and the reason why he earned the title Peter The Great, He is the most influential person that ever lived. He brought Russia into mainstream western civilization, and decided that all of the children of the nobility should have some early education. Peter was heavily…

Peter the Great born in Moscow and his family was with his father: Alexis of Russia, his mother:Natalya Naryshkina and his religion was Russian Orthodoxy , Russia on 9 June 1672 and he died in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire on 8 February 1725. He became emperor of Russia in 2 November 1721 and he resigned in 8 February 1725 when he died, his successor was Catherine I. He reign the tsar of Russia 7 May 1682 and stop it 2 November 1721 when he became the emperor, the coronation was in the day of…

The Bolshevik Revolution or the Russian Revolution is the name for the pair of revolutions that took place in Russia during 1917, in which took down the Tsarist totalitarianism and prompted the destined rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire had fallen with the surrender of Emperor Nicholas II, and the old administration was replaced by a new short term government during the first revolution of February 1917. In the second one that happened in October, the Provisional Government was taken…

between the two empires. That is a result of Russia expanding into Siberia. By 1642, Russian traders were traveling into the amur region of northern Manchuria and were also demanding tribute from tribes that held an alliance with the Qing dynasty. Lastly, the Russians built a large stockade along the amur river. All of this disturbed china enough to send a siege force against Russia. To settle this, both countries decided to sign a peace agreement. Representatives of both the Russians and Quing…

Russia, specifically changing attitudes towards the autocratic power held by the Tsar and a shift in the way many Russians viewed the Tsar himself. Many of these changes were caused by the advancement of Russia in terms of industry and the fact that Industrialisation had finally reached Russia. World War I also preceded the dynasty 's collapse, thus contributing to these changes in Russian society. The causes of the fall of the Romanov Dynasty are…

At the end of the nineteenth century, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia reluctantly took command of an empire overflowing with revolutionaries seeking change in response to hardships. His shy personality, coupled with his lack of political education, made him unfit to handle the war-torn chaos that would soon darken Russian skies. Nicholas’ series of unfortunate, unprepared and uninformed decisions began with his marriage and would ultimately lead to the demise of his imperial family’s…

Was the fall of Imperial Russia Inevitable? The fall of the Russian Empire was a cause of many events, but was it inevitable? In short yes. I believe that Nicholas II was kindling to the fall of Imperial Russia and World War 1 was the spark that lit it. On the optimist’s side, there were signs of Russia slowly becoming more stable before the war ruined all the progress made. Their economy was rapidly growing in Europe. Russia would have had an industrial economy in less than a decade. Therefore…