Russian Empire

Russian history is filled with uprisings aimed against the autocracy. Most of early revolts were provoked by peasants who lacked knowledge in politics and economics. Which made it difficult to implement concrete reforms even if the uprisings were successful. However, during the 19th century everything changed. Young Russian nobles were influenced by Western European ideas, and wanted to make a difference. They organised several movements that resulted in a revolt on December 14th, 1825. Even…

“To what extent did World War 1 contribute to the Russian Revolution?” In 1914 the ‘Great War’ began, there were many nations who were involved in the conflict, such as Germany, England, Ottoman Empire, and the most backwards country out of them, Russia. During World War 1, most of the countries involved were democratic and their people had basic human rights. Russia was two centuries behind the rest of the world because of its absolute monarchy who refused to make concessions for the population…

good candidate for a TV show. Catherine lived a life full of drama that will never fail to cause the viewers to blow through a whole season of in one night. This TV show would depict a powerful female ruler who faces the challenges of running an empire all by herself, while simultaneously maintaining her relationships and personal endeavors. The viewers would experience everything Catherine goes through and form opinions about the various people in her life including Catherine herself. They…

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. People could not take any more of Tsars continuous disappointments, which was affecting the Russian nation. Eventually, the Tsar…

in the Byzantine Empire, the latter form of caesaropapism described was more definite by the time Peter the Great took power. Caesaropapism was seen in Russia before Peter the Great through rulers like Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible. However, caesaropapism was taken to a new level under the rule of Peter the Great, as he made the church a section of his government and eliminated the patriarchate from power. This trend would continue until the end of the Russian empire in 1917. By…

Peter was the first Russian tsar to sponsor secular education. Countless secular schools were built under Peter’s rule. Vedomosti, Russia’s first newspaper, was created to educate the Russian population. In 1724, the Russian Academy of Sciences was instituted. Peter also believed that a successful military must be well educated. Peter the Great’s foreign policy mainly revolved…

Both the French Revolution of the late 18th century and the Russian Revolution of the early 20th century share a few similarities. Both countries had a monarchy with a ruler that could not properly assist his people, specifically the classes that were heavily taxed on. However, Russia had a pre-revolution in 1905 to express to Tsar Nicholas II the dissatisfaction his people had with his leadership. Both revolutions were successful in overthrowing the monarchy, however, the years after the…

European culture . But much of his reforms were against the tradition of the Russian people. They did not want to be like Europe. They viewed Europeans as possible threats and a danger to the traditional Russian Orthodox faith. Even so, Peter the Great pushed Russia into the European way’s. Peter also constructed cities and his factories with the peasant's near to nothing pay for extreme labor. Future rulers of Russian leaders continued to…

In 1914 the ‘Great War’ began, there were several nations who were involved in the conflict, such as Germany, England, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the most backwards nation out of them, Russia. Russia was two centuries behind the rest of the world because of its absolute monarchy and the issues that they had to deal with, as (SparkNotes Editors, 2009) state that Russia only developed their industry to a limited amount. At the time of World War 1 Russia was dealing with revolutionary groups such…

second the last Russian leader,czar. Months later the provisional government was itself overthrown by the more radical Russian Bolshevik party led by Vladimir Lenin. From the beginning in 1917 most Russian citizens had lost faith and national pride in the leadership ability of Czar Nicholas the second. The government corruption and unjustness was rampant. The Russian economy remained unstable and backwards due to Nicholas repeatedly dissolving the Duma. The first phase of the Russian…