St. Petersburg College

During the year of 1917, Russia was in a pretty bad situation. Citizens were living in poverty, while the Tsar had a deluxe and luxurious lifestyle. There was a lot of corruption that caused a lot of commotion within the people; they were not satisfied with their leader. Their leader, Czar Nicholas II, on the other hand felt that he was leader appointed by God and was doing a good job. That was when the people of Russia started getting ideas on ways to solve this power inequality. On man who…

Throughout the course of history, the individual has always been the driving force of progress and innovation in any society. As a result, the importance individual became the primary focus of the prominent 20th century author Ayn Rand. Best known for her novel Atlas Shrugged, Rand rose into relevance in the middle of the 20th century as an outspoken critic of communism and the founder of the philosophy of objectivism. Being born during a tumultuous time in Russian history, Rand’s early life…

People have had a vast impact throughout history. People, especially Tsars have had a powerful effect on Russian history. Specifically, Ivan IV and Peter I have made significant impacts on Russian History. Ivan IV is also known as Ivan the Terrible. Ivan ruled through 1533 to March 18, 1584. Throughout his life, he first began to conquer remaining independent principalities such as Siberia, Kazan and Astrakhan. He also introduced self-government to the rural regions of Russia. Ivan accomplished…

Russia was and still is a vast empire, covering ⅙ of the planet's total surface area. Over a hundred years ago, Russia was ruled by the Tsar, who was the absolute ruler of Russia. At this time Nicholas II was the Tsar of Russia and he 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…

For years, the people of Russia suffered under an unfair and unjust government. But now we have a chance to support a moral government under the Bolsheviks, who are focused on the interests of the people. The changes that the new government brought, are based on ideas that were necessary for the welfare of the people of Russia. But why were Bolshevik humane philosophies necessary? Because before the Bolsheviks rose to power, the Tsar Nicholas II ruled over Russia with his twisted ideas and…

Revolution, noun: an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. “By the people governed” is the most important part of this definition. It implies that to enact a revolution takes. Not one or two individuals, but a large group, a people. The Russian revolution in particular was power by the will of the unsatisfied people of Russian making the Russia revolution mass event. Of course in every revolution there are…

location was detrimental, Peter considered it perfect because ships could travel the Neva River into the Baltic sea, which lead to the West; and he named the city St. Petersburg after his patron saint. Due to the swampy nature of the selected area, establishing a city was difficult. Due to this, Peter ordered thousands of serfs…

Process Paper Understanding this year's theme, taking a stand in history, I wished to focus on a revolution. Now, there have been many revolutions throughout the course of history, all having separate causes and repercussions, and all having an effect on national or global history. Through extensive research, one uprising stood out to me, The Russian Revolution. The politics and ideas of imperial Russia have long fascinated me, and I’ve always wanted to dig deeper into the rich…

The Reformation period of Tsar Alexander II’s reign stapled him in Russian history as the “Tsar-Liberator”. The Emancipation of Serfs, and the Zemstvo reform had a major positive impact on Russia in both economic and political ways. Through the scope of historical perspective, Alexander II is deserving of the title “Tsar-Liberator” for making great advancements in Russia even when it opposed prior Russian culture and norms. The Emancipation of Serfs was the boldest of all of Alexander II’s…

Catherine used all her resources to cover for her weak points. 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…