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    Communist Russia used to be called The Tsardom of Russia. Russia is an ever-changing nation. Starting 100 years ago this year Russia had a Revolutionary war which changed the nation from the “Russian empire” to The Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. Many if not all collaborations between Russia and the US were market-based before this point. With Lenin and Stalin coming into power around this time Russia went off the radar for much of the world. And for the most part (Like with Nazi Germany) we had no idea what was going on there. In fact, the book animal farm was published in 1945 which covers much of how Stalin and Lenin came to power. The United States History of Foreign affairs with Russia has been much like an “on again off again relationship” we having had allied with them and threatened war with them several times in the course of only a few years. Yet we have never actually met them…

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    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…

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    The introduction of industrialism into Russia was not a wise move for the survival of the Tsardom because it eventually led to the end of the tsar, but it was a wise move for Russia. Alexander II, the Russian Tsar from 1855 to 1881, introduced the beginnings of industrialization into Russia. Although the reforms that Alexander made were small, they will spark the rise of the third greatest industrial power in the World. This was a great move for bettering Russia, but will lead to the downfall…

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    Peter the Great born in Moscow and his family was with his father: Alexis of Russia, his mother:Natalya Naryshkina and his religion was Russian Orthodoxy , Russia on 9 June 1672 and he died in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire on 8 February 1725. He became emperor of Russia in 2 November 1721 and he resigned in 8 February 1725 when he died, his successor was Catherine I. He reign the tsar of Russia 7 May 1682 and stop it 2 November 1721 when he became the emperor, the coronation was in the day of…

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    Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible was born in 1530 in Moscow Russia. Ivan was the first to have Czar as his official title as well as the Grand Duke of Moscow. Not much is known of Ivan’s early years except that his father, Vasily III, died when Ivan was three and his mother, Jelena Glinsky, died when he was Eight. After his parents died the members of the nobility treated Ivan very poorly with lack of nourishment and with lack of love. Ivan’s terribleness is sought to have came from his childhood.…

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    After a general introduction to the history of Russian cartography in chapter one, the book looks at two distinct genres of map. For the first part of the book, chapters two, three, and four look at large-scale maps of local property in the heartland of Russia, produced/drawn by ordinary civil servants, locals and military men, so that officials of Muscovy can deal with conflicts about fields, mills, land or anything dealing with territory and that on it. Using these maps, and documents that…

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    In essence, the true outcome of the revolution was the beginning of dictatorship, which was founded on the widespread used of terror. According to Fitzpatrick (2001), the Bolsheviks used two types of terror and violence; against class adversaries outside the party, and those within the party. In the formative years after the civil war, the party greatly targeted class nemeses outside the party who were viewed as enemies of the revolution. Fitzpatrick (2001) continues to state that both Lenin and…

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    ups on the Bolsheviks and they had no choice than to fight back. The role of Trotsky in the October Revolution is one that must not be underestimated, due to the fact that if he had not been part of the chairmanship of the Petrograd Soviet, the Bolsheviks would not have had its Military Revolutionary Committee. Trotsky had the influence to guide these soldiers and therefore the Red Guards were at the disposal of the Bolshevik. Lenin thus gave the order to Trotsky, and he ordered them to seize…

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    D., Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire, ending what was left of the Roman empire. Before Russia was Russia as we knew it, it was not really an organized country. It really was just a bunch of cities that gradually became an empire. From nomadic tribes in antiquity, to few and far between cities, to Slavic/Viking rule, to Mongol rule, and finally a Tsardom, Russia went through a lot to become the Russian Empire which rose around 1721 A.D. The Russian Empire came to be under Czar Peter I.…

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    the Russian military 's incapability and as truly a wake up to just what the government needed to do in order for Russia to both modernise and industrialise. The embarrassing loss in Crimea and the true nature of Russia 's backwardness genuinely portrayed just how crucial reform was, especially for Russia 's military. Alexander II was desperate to catch up to the west and regain their previous military reputation, the introduction of reform was Russia 's last and only hope. Conscription was…

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