it meant that Russia had now lost its international prestige, it showed the Russians some of the weaknesses of their political and economic organisation and were now made aware of the gulf between itself and the rest of Europe as it saw the contrast between its own life and of the Russian people. This is shown by the serfs in who fought badly in the war due to not being trained properly so as a result of this the Russian Army had no efficiency hence losing their superiority over the French and English
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‚Knygnesys‘ was directed by Jonas Trukanas in 2011, although it represents Lithuania in the end of the nineteenth century as a part of the Russian Empire. Some viewers may notice only the mirroring of the colorful life of 19th century Lithuanian countryside, and the picture, what Jurgis experiences when he meets a book smuggler. But in my opinion, this kind of view is absolutely not racional. Nonetheless, to my mind ‚Knygnesys‘ is a short biography movie, which has a clear patriotic purpose, that
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to the Russian people who lived under the rule of Ivan had one of the worst lives that there could be in Russian history, but no, Ivan unified the Russian people so that only one ruler was in control of all that was inside the Russian borders, he expanded Russia through conquest because of the creation of an organized Russian military, and he ordered the building of St. Basils Cathedral. His rule was one of the most influential to the Russian Federation and how it became to be the Russian federation
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The Russo-Japanese war undoubtedly had a large significance and effect on Russian government and politics in the early 20th century. A report by Stalin on the war in 1905 states that the “Unbearable conditions” of the war are causing “unrest and discontent among the troops” - further suggesting that the soldiers blamed their superiors, and therefore the government for their treatment during the war through the soldiers “no longer blindly obeying the orders of their superiors”. Through this, it could
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Russian liberals and students demanded reform take place. After being pushed to the brink Alexander II signed a royal decree, for emancipation, meaning serfs would be freed. The serfs’ new found freedom also brought problems for them. Since the serfs were
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Vladimir Putin should be viewed as a modern day Russian czar because he is doing the same thing as the past czars as he does not care about his people’s well being. Vladimir Putin should be viewed as a modern day czar because he is unkind to the people in Russia. Putin has something in common with Alexander III because both don't care about the people who died during their reign. According the class textbook “Modern World History”, “Alexander made Jews the target of persecution., aA wave of pogroms
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The corrupt government was the main cause of the Russian Revolution. The majority of the people were poor and starving. ("Russian Revolution") Since the people were living so poorly, they were obviously unhappy. They were suffering badly and their ruler wasn't doing anything about it. Their ruler was the one to blame. "Government corruption was rampant, the Russian economy remained backwards and Nicholas repeatedly dissolved the Duma..." ("Russian Revolution" History.com) Czar Nicholas II wasn't
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In November 1920 the Bolsheviks were in control of most of the tsar. The projected outcome of the Civil War in Russia was quite obvious. Although the Kronstadt Rebellion was largely unsuccessful it had effected the faith the world has in the Bolshevik revolution and it has a large effect in the way Lenin was going to approach War Communism. The continuous fighting from 1914-1920 robbed the country of able-bodied farmers and workers. The cities of northern Russia were depopulated by as much as 24%
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main cause for the Russian Revolution of 1917 was poor government ruling. “...The czardom increasingly became a bureacy that imposed its will on the people by force, with wanton disregard for human life and liberty.(“Russian Revolution”)” This government was faulty and unfair, causing widespread scarcity and hunger. The everyday hard-working middle class of Russia knew no different was forced to live their everyday lives like this. It was the well educated, experienced Russians that came up with the
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Nicholas II and Alexandra were the last tsar and tsaress of the Russian Empire under Romanov rule. They ruled from 1894 to 1917, during WWI. Their early life, reign, and startlingly execution greatly shaped Russian history. Nicholas and Alexandra’s lives, before Nicholas’s inheritance of the Russian throne, determined the way they viewed an empire should be governed. It began in 1881, when Nicholas’s grandfather, Alexander II, was assassinated. Alexander III, Nicholas’s father, became the emperor
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