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Document Title: Telegram from Alexander, Prince Regent of Serbia to the Tsar of Russia Establishing a Context and Intent for the Source Author: The author was Serbian Regent, Alexander Time/When was it written? It was sent July 24th, 1914. Briefly describe the culture of the time and list related events of the time Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by the Black Hand and war was brewing between Serbia and Austria Hungary, add a few waves of nationalism and paranoia between various…

What was the key reason for the tsar's abdication in 1917? Russia is in a disaster. At first, the crowded was delighted to have Nicolas ll appointed Tsar in 1894. However, one man could not control Russia because of its size. Soon, the Tsar lost his power and the empire fell collapsed. The reasons are split by short, medium and long term factors. The mix of cultures in such a large country and the clash of different views and religions were things that had been a long term problem in Russia…

Catherine targeted the local areas used by the non-Russians, as this was an area they used. The Cossack communities within the Ukraine were targeted first, and then “Russification” spread to the Baltic areas and Caucasus Mountains. 10. In what way did Catherine reform the autocratic rule? The autocratic…

George Orwell used the Russian Revolution in his book by portraying what happened in the Russian Revolution and made the event happen on a farm with important people like Stalin had the name Napoleon on the farm. He did this to give people a better understanding of the event and to evoke emotions of the readers since nice animals suffer and die (like others did in the Russian Revolution) One aspect of the story that Orwell used to portray the Russian Revolution was the windmill. The idea was…

The white Russians also known as the white army was founded in 1917 was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces that fought the Bolsheviks, also known as the Reds in the Russian civil war. The Russians white army and the Bolshevik red army fought for control over Russia the Russian white army was led by conservative generals who had different agendas and methods. The composition and the command structure of the white armies also varied some were veterans from world war one some were just…

existing tension that continued to grow amongst the five social classes of the Russian Empire, with the peasants and workers, who comprised 86% (historylearninsite) of the population, growing increasingly discontent with the autocratic regime which the tsar adamantly elected not to reform. Autocracy, under tsar Nicolas II could no longer conceal the rapidly-emerging political, economic and social problems that were crippling Russian cities and their economies. Under the tsarist regime,…

Russia’s democracy compare to the U.S. democracy? The U.S. government is a true democracy out of fear of a monarchy. On the other hand, Russia’s government changed repeatedly for the past thousand years but maintained its nationalistic view. The Russian government began with the ruling of imperialistic Tsars. After World War I led to the communist era, which then made a major shift to a liberal economy. Today, Vladimir Putin, president of the world’s largest country, holds power. People blame…

citizens, was not a fan of the Soviet Union and its Socialist policies. He also did not consider the Soviet Union a positive representation of the possibilities of socialist societies. One of Orwell's goals in writing Animal Farm was to portray the Russian (or Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917 as one that resulted in a government more oppressive than the last. Thus the book is filled with allegories, and in this paper, three major allegories will be discussed more in-depth; Napoleon; Mr. Jones;…

looked to the Atlantic and set up colonies in the New World. Both of these empires broke free from their foreign rulers. Despite different branches of Christianity, within both of these empires' religions played key roles in terms of expansion. The Russians wanted to increase trade and by doing so they searched for a warm water port which would significantly increase trade. Some explorers sought to expand to the east and eventually south to China to find this port. Catherine the Great imitated…

The arranged endpoint in the Trans-Siberian railroad was Vladivostok. However, by going through Manchuria as planned in the Russian-Chinese Friendship treaty of 1895, Russia gained Darien and Port Arthur – two warm water ports( Kort pg.175). This would have enlarged industrial productivity and overall economic health. However, the Russian control of Manchuria led to the Russo-Japanese war in 1904, just before the railroad was completed. The absence of resources strained the economy…