Tsar

on conquests in hopes of taking land from neighboring khanates, land once ruled by the Mongols. After the reign of Ivan the Terrible the ruler became a monarch, called a tsar, in charge of an all-powerful government. Later, Peter the Great “established the Senate to coordinate government and take the routine tasks away from the tsar, eleven colleges or ministries headed by a committee for central administration, a reorganized local administration, and the Table of Ranks (1722) to regulate…

Why did Alexander II emancipate the serfs? Alexander II, the Tsar of Russia from 1855-1881, formally emancipated, or set free, the serfs in the Emancipation Reform of 1861 despite that it was only applied to privately owned serfs and was a measured three stage process beginning with personal freedom. Ultimately, Alexander II emancipated the serfs as it held back Russia’s economy from progressing and improving. However, the combination of various military, social and political factors also…

When considering what the main reason that the 1905 Revolution failed was, we must understand that there were many reasons that ultimately contributed to its failure. The armed forces remained loyal to the Tsar, ensuring that the rebels did not get out of hand. The revolutionaries had differing political opinions which meant that it was impossible for them to be united, making them easy targets to be wiped out. The October Manifesto seemed to be the solution that many of the revolutionaries were…

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, autocracy did not allow any opportunity for expression of concern or criticism by the public, essentially silencing those who opposed the tsar, particularly the peasantry and industrial workers. As…

In 1914 the ‘Great War’ began, there were several nations who were involved in the conflict, such as Germany, England, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the most backwards nation out of them, Russia. Russia was two centuries behind the rest of the world because of its absolute monarchy and the issues that they had to deal with, as (SparkNotes Editors, 2009) state that Russia only developed their industry to a limited amount. At the time of World War 1 Russia was dealing with revolutionary groups such…

It was the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia. The fall was prompted by the February Revolution of 1917 which lead to abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. The fall of the Romanov Dynasty was precipitated by a number of changes in Russia, specifically changing attitudes towards the autocratic power held by the Tsar and a shift in the way many Russians viewed the Tsar himself. Many of these changes were caused by the advancement of Russia in terms of industry and the fact that Industrialisation had…

Creating reforms and then breaking shows corruption on its fullest level there is form of Revolution in its fullest level. During the Tsars ruling they constantly revoked reforms made to make changes and repress people it became an endless cycle. For example, people were promised the ease of censorship however due to Tsar’s repression they strictly censorship press liberal ideas. Alexander III after his father’s assassination he flipped his father’s reforms and started to repress people…

Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. To help better understand the story, animals are used to represent important people. In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, the character Farmer Jones represents Tsar Nicholas II. Of everyone, Nicholas received all of the blame for the 1917 revolution and all that it produced for the world (“Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia”). Others thought that Nicholas was a weak and a witless ruler, who seemed to have cared…

Tsar, Nicholas II at the brink of the 1905 Revolution after months of rioting, protesting and disorder ran amok. Nicholas II would finally promise the formation of a Duma and a National Parliament which would have a Prime Minister elected, by the people…

mystery, and hypocrisy. Rasputin was known to be a self proclaimed religious man who held holy powers and was able to heal those who were sick. In the early 1900s, Russia was ruled by Tsar Nicholas II. Tsar Nicholas II had a son named Alexei who had hemophilia. There was no known treatment for hemophilia at the time, so the Tsar called upon Rasputin to come and heal his son. Rasputin came and magically healed Alexei, relieving him of his hemophilia. At the time, hemophilia was a guaranteed death…