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conflict between the Crimean Tatars and the Russians. Vladimir Putin’s Russia has claimed that the Crimea peninsula has always been Russian soil, as the Russian people have always lived there. The Kremlin further claimed that the Crimean Tatars were just a group of settlers of Turkic origin, and thus they had no genetic claim to the land. In essence, they were considered something akin to squatters (Goble). These claims have been refuted by historians and Russians alike, but now even more…

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…

represented in the federal government via a congressional delegate. The territory of Alaska lasted from August of 1912 to January of 1959, when it was admitted into the Union as a US state. Purchased from the Russian Empire on March 30th, 1867 for more than 7 million USD, Alaska was a part of the Russian American colonial possessions, which endured from 1733 to 1867. Before Europeans entered the region, several indigenous groups occupied Alaska for thousands of years, including the Haida,…

did not want anyone to tell him how to rule To begin with, Tsardom collapsed in February was because Nicholas II was not the “little father” that the russians expected him to be (the big father was referred to God. People expected Nicholas to protect them and care for them if they were in need. His authority and care for the Russians was meant to be like the care of a father in a family but Nicholas fails to show this. This was especially demonstrated during Bloody Sunday in 1905. The…

During her reign, Catherine made many reforms in areas of social, educational, and political life of Russia. Of these reforms her educational and economic policies are most gallant as they uniquely transformed Russia. Catherine the Great improved Russian education especially that of the children and women. Although her institution was originally meant for her grandsons, Catherine adopted basic principles to every childhood education that focused on learning while playing. Furthermore, she…

dispute arose when the Ottoman sultan yielded to French pressure, despite knowing that this would anger the Russians, and assigned the care…

Conscription was the pathway to the mass destruction of nations around the world. The Bolshevik Revolution, which gave rise to oppressive communism in Russia, was caused by austere and violent feeling caused by the conscription of Russian men in World War One. Russian soldiers comprehended that…

Aside from the successful unifications of Italy and Germany, many other countries were also undergoing change to become better, successful, and more dominant. Mainly, there were three countries that had experienced reforms or changes. One of these countries or nations, was the Austrian Empire. As the only lasting result of the revolution of 1848 was the emancipation, which freed the serfs; the Austrian Empire was in need of economic and social change. However, this change brought about an urban…

Regarding Russian intervention in Crimea, both John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Mankoff emphasize the importance of this region to Russia’s overall strategy. Despite a general agreement on Russia’s intentions, they pursue different arguments regarding the catalyst of this intervention. Both scholars discuss the role of the West in this intervention; however, Mearsheimer’s use of offensive realism constitutes most of his argument on why the West played a fundamental role in the Crimean invasion.…

In the battle of Poltava the Swedish did not know what they were running into when they began their attack on the Russians fortified camp. The Swedish were to attack the Russian camp before dawn but were set back because their cavalry was not prepared in time. It was 0400, when the sun was beginning to outline the eastern mountain ridge, before generals Rehnskjold and Löwenhaupt ready with their…