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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 morals. One of the most heinous acts of the tsar occurred on January 22, 1905, also known as Bloody Sunday. When peaceful citizens who wanted their human rights were marching to the Winter Palace, the tsar ordered the Royal Guard to crush the demonstration immediately. Mothers, fathers, and children alike were fired…

of the early 20th century share a few similarities. Both countries had a monarchy with a ruler that could not properly assist his people, specifically the classes that were heavily taxed on. However, Russia had a pre-revolution in 1905 to express to Tsar Nicholas II the dissatisfaction his people had with his leadership. Both revolutions were successful in overthrowing the monarchy, however, the years after the revolution demonstrate which was the more successful. France was split into the…

undertaken from fatigue from the war, but from the desire for the monarchy to make better efforts. Pipes believes that initially, neither social discontent nor the agitation of radical intelligentsia played any significant role in the abdication of the Tsar . The events of Feburary 1917 demonstrated that the Russian Empire was ultimately an artificial and fragile structure, held together by the policy, army and bureaucracy. Pipes goes on to explain that centuries of autocratic rule in a country…

is nearly as deep as the nation is wide. After centuries of autocratic rule and several abortive insurgencies, peasants and gentry alike found themselves irrepressibly disaffected with the state. Russia’s politics had been radicalized because of the Tsar, serfdom, lack of political representation, censorship, and oppression. This, paired with Bolshevik agitation in the factories necessitated change in Russia and, as a result of reactionary legislation, these groups seemed to garner an…

Russia between the years 1917-1945 was a time period of change and uprisings. A time of propaganda and government corruption. Where new Russian leaders stood against the government and led a revolution. This time period was very important for Russia to become a world super power. Wars started the time period and was at the end of the time period to, which were also important to Russia’s future. I am going to look at how the Soviet Union succeeded and the Tsarist regime did not. By looking at how…

the youngest of three living in a poor village. Luka, the oldest is whisked away to serve in the army for the Tsar and Alexei serves a local merchant who left the poor village. At 13, Elena is left alone with her dying mother and a set of marystosha dolls. Mademoiselle Ekaterina Ivanovna de Robichaux or Cat is drawn by her Great-Aunt Sophia to St.Petersburg. There she is to meet the Tsar and his godson, who is to be wed. Cat’s train is stalled in Elena's village, and there the 2 girls marvel…

Mensheviks, disagreed with each other, leading to even more instability and disorganisation. The Tsar, realising this, attempted to answer the people’s requests for change by forming the Duma. However, the ‘democracy’ of the Duma was trumped by the Tsar’s insistence on total control. His decisive authority over the supposedly democratic council served only to intensify the protests of the people. Tsar Nicholas II then attempted to alleviate the damage done by introducing Stolypin as the Prime…

anger, and destruction, and we will sit by in Russia and watch it all happen. We will sit at the top of the world and the depths simultaneously, watching from the highest seat, while our good strong men be sent away to die in the millions… If our Tsar asks this of me, I will go, and you; you will be in my heart until my end. I love you, forever and you live in my heart always. Here at the factory, they’ve been preparing for it here since 1900 and I didn’t see it coming. You’ve married a…

Tsar Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia before the Russian Revolution. “Nicholas II, who assumed the throne with trepidation upon his father Alexander III’s death, was a clumsy and ineffective leader” (SparkNotes Editors, 2009). This was evident when Nicholas II…

Rasputin first exploitation of the Russian monarchy occurred in 1905. After years of trying for a male heir, Tsar Nicholas the II and his wife Alexandra finally produced a male in their fifth child. Unfortunately, the boy carried the rare royal disease that prevented his blood from clotting; hemophilia. Hearing the rumours of the mystical healer Rasputin, the…