St. Petersburg College

In May 1896, the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II only succeeded in highlighting the conceited opulence, indulgence of the Romanov dynasty, and the complete lack of caution regarding the ever-increasing discontent among the Russian peasantry of the late 19th century. The actions or lack thereof of the Tsar and his dignitaries to the tragedy that plagued the coronation itself emphasised the lack of compassion toward their citizens. While it is obvious to see from the collection of diary entries…

The Russian Empire of 1860 was increasingly desperate of reforms and more so the creation of an Imperium was necessary since western historian and soviet scholar believed that the feudal world was becoming inevitable. In fact, researchers such as Smith have shrewdly pointed that within the soviet culture and achievement of reforms of the 1860s; have been less highly valued than in our bourgeois world 176. The great reforms aimed at balancing interests of different social groups – feudalism even…

Peter the Great was a ruler of Russia from 1682 to 1725. To increase the power he had, he decreased the powers of nobles. This helped him as his kingdom was an absolute monarchy. This made it easy to enact his reforms. Peter rose to power after a series of deaths, and overthrowing his sister after she tried to have him abducted. Peter faced many challenges when he tried to raise taxes, and modernize Russia. He influenced Russia greatly by introducing them to European political and scientific…

(Britannica.com). During his reign Ivan was seen as a leader for the country. He led them to a centralized and military ran government, this changed Russia most dramatically during his reign. “It’s Said that he out the eyes of the architect who built St. Basils so that a cathedral of such beauty could never be created again” (UKhistory.com). This shows the extent that he would go through just to make sure he has Russia under his control. Similarly, at the start of his reign over Russia they were…

In Russia, Peter the Great ruled from 1689-1725. He embodied absolutism because he both strengthened the central government and reduced the power of the nobility. He reorganized the government and created a Senate to administer the state. He divided Russia into different provinces to make administration more effective. He forced all landholders to serve in the military or another civil service position. In order to control the Russian Orthodox Church, Peter appointed his own procurator, who made…

Sloth, Working Hard or Hardly Working As Ronald Regan once said, “I've heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance?” I think he was defining the word sloth. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as: disinclination to action or labor: indolence, or the quality or state of being lazy. It is the resistance to work and the unwillingness to act. While the antonym of sloth is drive and industrious, Reagan understood that idleness, laziness, and indolence or in my…

father. The Czar ordered the army to fire against the protesters to quell the revolt, however the people in the protests were family and friends to the soldiers and they mutinied against the Czar, shortly after the governmental authority in Saint Petersburg fell apart and most symbols of the Czarist regime were torn down, soldiers and remaining police could not stop the protests as they took control of the city. Miles away speeding towards Petrograd on a train was the Czar, his train was stopped…

In Animal Farm written by George Orwell, direct parallels are made between the complex characters and events with the Czarist Russia and the life of the Russian peasantry. Life was not easy for the peasants in Russian and in the novel the characters show the peasant's point of view on the government. The novel also shows the mindset of those in authority as well as the complicated struggle for power. The mistreatment of the lower class was a prevalent problem in this time because of their lack…

Would you go to war against your leader for equality? The Bolsheviks were a group for the minority, even though their name means majority, to go against Tsar Nicholas II after events happen that cause him to be hated by his people. The Bolsheviks were for the people in order to obtain a power of equality since the group was a socialist movement. Tsar Nicholas II is the leader of the Romanov Dynasty but around 1900 his citizens change their perspective of him. In 1905 an Orthodox Priest was…

For the citizens of Russia, their civil rights were constantly challenged and changed between the years 1855 and 1964. Between the autocracy of the Tsars and the borderline-dictatorships of the Communist leaders, through the 1917 Revolution and the Purges of the 1930s, the civil rights of many were compromised, while others’ civil rights were maintained or increased. For the majority, the actuality was a fluctuation rather than a straight increase or decrease. While equality was claimed at…