Tsardom of Russia

the fact that Russia had been fighting in WWI for 31 months, impacting a huge amount of war weariness as soldiers were slaughtered while fighting. On the revolutionary day, protestors sang revolutionary songs, and waved red flags with ‘Down with the War’ on them. The Tsar ordered that riots be shut down, and sent in the military. Russian soldiers did not like killing other Russians - so led a mutiny against their officers. This was how the people were able to remove Tsardom from Russia. Leon…

Nicholas II, who was the Emperor of the Russian Empire. However, the downfall of Tsardom cannot be perceived as an event or even a long process, but rather as a consequence of the Russian Revolution of 1917 as well as a sequence of unmanageable and highly antagonistic acts that involved contrasting parties, which occurring simultaneously consequently led to Russia’s collapse. The very trigger for the fall of Tsardom does not only stem from the mismanagement of the World War I effort, but also…

Machiavellian ruler, possessed knowledge of military leadership, which he showed during his conquests to annex free lands near Russia. Machiavelli taught, “a prince must have no other objective, no…

economic crises alike, imperial Russia was piloted by tsars and tsarinas to rise as a modern empire. From its ambiguous beginnings in 1613, the Romanov dynasty was born from the boyar nobles of feudal Russia, bearing historically significant figures like Ivan the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and Catherine the Great; these characters formed a foundation that Russia would stand on for centuries to come. With economic, social, and political evolution, Russia saw the continuity…

attitudes of the Tsar and the declining standards of living of the peasant population. The beliefs, attitudes and personality of the Tsar himself was a major factor contributing to his unpopularity. He had a limited understanding of the poverty within Russia which meant that he didn’t make the reforms needed and decreased his popularity with the peasant population, which made up 80% of the Russian population. He also relied heavily on advisors…

The opposition in Russia opposed to Tsar Nicholas II autocratic style of before 1905 can be categorised into two main groups: Revolutionaries and Reformers (liberals). In turn the revolutionaries can be further divided into three distinct groups: Populists, Social Democrats and Social Revolutionaries. It has long been debated how much of a danger they posed to the tsardom, before 1905, which is what I shall be discussing. The Populists, who dated back to the 1870s, regarded that Russia’s future…

In two totalitarian societies, Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany, politics and the arts were prevalent. In both countries, a strict one-ruler government was formed in the 20th century. However, through these dictatorships, citizens in each country were able to connect to the history of dance. Dancing helped to entertain and also advanced political propaganda. While dance was famous in Russia under Lenin and Stalin, dance in Germany was not as revered as Russian ballet, especially during the time of…

extreme or complete change in the way people live work etc". During the World War 1 Russia witnessed the transition to a different and renewed that brought with itself some good and bad consequences; however it is necessary to analyze and understand each phase of the process in order to create a concept and a point of view. The Russian revolution has three main causes: political, social and economics. Political: Russia was being ruled by an absolute and despotic monarchy , where the will of…

Solzhenitsyn’s Men Have Forgotten God, reflects upon the spiritual life of Soviet Russia in 1970. At the time of his speech, Soviet Russia was taking away parents from the children so the children could not adopt the faith of their parents. At the same time, they were also taking away priest, nuns, and monks were rounded up and killed either by shooting or by freezing to death. With all this religious persecution and time of mass chaos, the church was weak if existent at all. Note that the…

Animal Farm was written in 1946 by George Orwell. The lead characters are pigs: Old Major, Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer, and horse Boxer. Animal Farm is written in the genres of satire, fiction, black comedy, fable, political fable, and political satire. Analysis: Animal Farm begins when Old Major, a big boar, gathers the animals of Manor Farm for a meeting. He tells them of his hopes and dreams for a future where all animals may live a life free from human oppression. He urges the…