Tsar

Under the rule of the Tsar there was severe poverty throughout Russia. Finding work was difficult for the poor due to lack of education and location I which they lived. Majority of the population in Russia were not educated and some children did go to school because their families could afford it. To provide for their family’s men and women would go into the city to work and send money and supplies to their families. The main causes of anxiety during Russia was lack of jobs that would help…

was Bloody Sunday. A Priest was leading a peaceful procession with several thousand workers in response to recent sackings of factory workers. They wanted the Tsar to agree to a petition, signed by 150,00 workers asking for a shorter working day as well as an elected parliament as well as a constitution. The protesters did not know that the Tsar was in fact not currently staying at the palace In St Petersburg and as the workers and other marchers approached the palace, the soldiers panicked and…

with Nicholas II, the last tsar. Nicholas II’s father, Tsar Alexander III died in 1894 when Nicholas II was only twenty-six years old. Nicholas inherited the role as supreme autocrat of Russia, which contained one sixth of the world’s land mass and over a hundred and thirty million people (Nilsen). When Nicholas II’s reign started, millions of his subjects were living in poverty and foreign relations were precarious. Regardless of his own abilities, the task of being tsar was a daunting one and…

would change the future of Russia forever. In March, the strikes, and rebellion has caused the abdication of the Tsar Nicholas II, and the Provisional Government coming to power, and in October, the Bolsheviks had gained power to overtake the Provisional Government, and be the sole rulers of Russia. 1. March Revolution From 1894 to 1917, Russia was ruled by Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia. During time of innovation, Russia was still clinging to it’s old ways, one of the reasons…

the detrimental political missteps by Tsar Nicholas II, as well as his inability to compromise and unwavering desire to retain autocratic control of the nation, which led to the overwrought bond between the monarchy and the common-folk. The removal of the Romanov family from their prestigious throne was a direct result of the divide that Tsar Nicholas II created between the monarchy and the working class.…

The collapse of the Old Regime could have been avoided if there was a strong leader for Russia. The last Tsar, Nicholas II, was an incapable leader which led to him making a series of mistakes that brought an end to the Old Regime. Nicholas was not a natural leader, which he was aware of, and he decided to avoid any changes and follow his father’s rule. Nicholas was easily persuaded by those advising him and a lot of the time he followed bad advice . However, he was also stubborn and he believed…

the discovery of baby Alexei’s terminal illness. The Tsar earnestly desired to hold his family intact, but by doing so he forsook his own people. Tsar Nicholas II sought to keep peace throughout Russia, but allowed his sick son, Alexei, to absorb all his attention (Pipes 73, 75, 115). His most trusted administrators lost confidence in him and one, Gapon, even led the revolt against the Tsar. Once the people of Russia stopped trusting the Tsar the revolution began. A naive Nicholas II failed to…

He started a petition, Gabon felt that the petition would work. Knowing the Tsar being a good and loving father he would protect them from the greedy factory managers. Gabon begged for the Tsar to get the petition at two o'clock in the after noon. The next day, Jan 22nd 1905, on that morning, Gabon not knowing the Tsar is fifteen miles away at Tsarskoe Selo, they were walking down streets, he found himself the head of a mass march to St. Petersburg's…

regarded with such disdain, and in fact, many Russian citizens once saw the Tsar, Nicholas II, as a paternal figure, appointed by God himself to lead the nation. The Tsar himself however, was indifferent to politics. In a private conversation with a friend he even said, “I am not prepared to be Tsar. I never wanted to become one. I know nothing of the business of ruling,” and this attitude eventually caught up to the Tsar when the Bolsheviks finally overthrew the Romanov dynasty and placed…

The prime minister sent a report of what Rasputin was doing to the Tsar. As a result, the Tsar attempted to get rid of Rasputin, but he was soon brought back by the Tsar’s wife (Rasputin par. 5). After this, the Tsar did not attempt to get rid of Rasputin again. Rasputin’s influence continued to grow and caused many of the citizens of Russia to believe that he was controlling the Tsar and his wife at times. This caused their subjects to slowly begin lose faith in their rule…