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The following year in 1905, the Russians suffered defeat after defeat against the underestimated power of the Japanese military. Because the Russians feared losing Port Arthur once again, the newly named Russian Second Pacific squadron began an 18,000 mile trip in attempt to assist the Russian ships occupying Port Arthur. The squadron struggled on their trip across the sea. The ships ran on coal which the Russians had to carry on board due to the fact that they could not stop at neutral coal…

WWI erupts and Russia has a series of defeats that causes its people to be displeased with Tsar Nicholas (Wade, XIII). Tsar Nicholas II was forced to step down after the February Revolution (Barnes, n. pag.). The Duma Committee and Petrograd Soviet leaders announce the new government called the “Provisional Government” (Merriman & Winter, n. pag.). The new “Provisional Government” consisted of liberals, moderate socialists, and radical left socialists (Merriman & Winter, n. pag.). The liberals…

How was life as a Bolshevik? George Orwell thought the Bolshevik played a big part in Russian History therefore including them in the book Animal Farm. In George Orwell book Animal Farm it best explains to readers what the Bolshevik were for and about. The Bolsheviks were members of a Russian Social- Democratic Workers Party led by Lenin. He eventually had control over the Russian Government and became dominant political power. The group originally came about at the party’s second congress in…

In October 7, 1952 St.Petersburg Russia Vladimir Putin was born. Vladimir Putin is the current president of Russia as of today. To continue with that Vladimir had a spouse name Lyudmila Putina (Divorced). And in June 6 , 2013 on a broadcast Vladimir and Lyudmila announce that they’re marriage is over. He also has two children both girls named Yektarina and Maria. The whole family of The “Putin’s” religion are orthodox Christianity. And in May 7, 2000 Vladimir Putin is sworn in to be the…

The snow falls heavily on January 30, 1905 and the light powder begins to cover the thousands of bodies that lay strewn, lifeless in the streets. Among the figures of men and women you can see, "children's corpses lay in the snow" (The Last Tsar of Russia). Tsar Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. He was a family man with no desire to rule and did so poorly. He would have driven Russia into the ground had not been forced to advocate. Tsar Nicholas led Russia into many defeats and his…

During the 17th and 18th centuries (A.D.), Russia was governed by two Emperors, respectively known as Peter the Great and Elizabeth the Great. Many advances were made during both reigns, in westernizing the country and in expanding its borders. Despite these various accomplishments, both Peter I and Catherine II were not as “Great” as their titles suggested due to policy issues, their callous treatment of people, and oppressive autocratic reigns. Peter Alexeyevich created many ambitious…

Peter the Great’s inspiration from successful western education and ideas helped him to create a period of progress and prosperity for Russia. First of all, according to the account of John Perry, before the time of Peter the Great, the country of Russia was sheltered and only familiar with their own language and culture. They were “void of learning” (doc 8) and did not make an attempt to aid their own ignorance. He also describes the Russian people as “wary and cautious to keep out all means…

Believer of Communism, Leon Trotsky was a Russian Marxist and Soviet politician that led the revolutionary win of the Bolshevik Party in October 1917. Leon Trotsky was the founder and leader of the Red Army, but his revolutionary activity began from a young age. Trotsky was known for being a prolific writer that informed people about his opinions on the aspects of the Russian Revolution and government through numerous journals and articles. Although a comrade and close companion of Vladimir…

causing unrest. During the Revolution of 1905, Lenin called for an uprising against the imperial government. After the October Manifesto was passed, Lenin returned to St. Petersburg (then Russia’s capital) and resumed revolutionary activities. During the Revolution of 1905, revolutionaries briefly took control of St. Petersburg and created a soviet (a council of workers). A major leader in this soviet was Leon Trotsky, who served as vice-chairman. Trotsky was exiled following the arrest of the…

Before discussing any composers, the greatest thing to happen in Russian music was the building the city of St. Petersburg (later Petrograd, then Leningrad). St. Petersburg since the city’s beginning has been the cultural center of Russia. Many consider Mikhail Glinka to be the “father” of Russian Music. Glinka is most known for his two operas; “A Life for the Tsar” and “Ruslan and Lyudmila”…