Russian Absolute Monarchy
analytical Essay
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What truly makes a powerful and respected monarchy? The Russian monarchy was not just like any other monarchy in Europe. It was not as fearsome as the British monarchy or as elegant France but, they had their own path that they carved for themselves. The Monarchy was first established as an absolute monarchy in 1721 and lasted for over two centuries. The monarchy was actually one of the last ones in Europe to last as an absolute monarchy. The people of Europe were tired of the power hungry kings and queen that oppressed their supposed people. The first wave of this change was the American Revolution that broke away from the British empire. That change then led to the French Revolution that overthrew the Bourbon family that had left their people …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the russian monarchy was not as fearsome as the british or elegant france, but they had their own path that they carved for themselves.
- Analyzes how the lack of skill was evident for the russians in war world i. the pain of the war was just the start of reasons that the czar decided to step down.
- Explains that the revolution of 1905 was a quick revolt that ended in the event called bloody sunday. the revolution that caused the czar to step down started in february 2017.
- Explains that vladimir lenin was able to get his hands on russia due to the desperation of the russian people in poverty.
- Explains that the people of russia overthrew the russian monarchy because of its involvement in war world i, the harsh working conditions of the everyday man, and the rise of communist thinking in the young minds.
- Explains that the monarchy had nothing to brag about in the early 20th century, except the numbers. no matter how hard the army was hit, they could always replace the fallen.
The war where the lack of skill was truly evident for the Russians in War World I. ““Militarily, imperial Russia was no match for industrialized Germany, and Russian casualties were greater than those sustained by any nation in any previous war. Meanwhile, the economy was hopelessly disrupted by the costly war effort, and moderates joined Russian radical elements in calling for the overthrow of the czar” (Russian Revolution). Russia was losing the war but the Czar refused to exit. The people suffered more taxes to support the war in the unstable economy and that warranted change in their eyes. Russian were willing to accept any leader that would get them out of war, which they eventually did. The pain of the war was just the start of the reasons that the Czar decided to step down though the Czar did not really have a choice in the matter. The DUMA, or Russian parliament, took over the government. The people were relieved because they thought the war was over. The DUMA foolishly continued with the war which opened the gates to Vladimir Lenin and his communist ideals to Russia. The defeat of the monarchy and DUMA showed how serious the people were about getting out of the war. Unfortunately for Russia, the war wasn’t the only problem faced in the early 20th century. The people also had to face the working conditions in
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the factors that may have contributed to the fall of the romanov dynasty. the impact of wwi on autocratic obliteration was undeniable.
- Analyzes how russia's lack of resources led to social unrest and uprising against its uncoordinated and temporally displaced government.
- Explains that russia's disorganisation and industrial liability were unquestionably the cause of the empire’s shortcoming of military success in wwi.
- Analyzes the impact of wwi on the romanov dynasty, including the creation of the first parliamentary body at tauris palace, stoylpin's reforms, and the formation of trade unions.
- Opines that wwi played a crucial role in the fall of the romanov dynasty, but that it wasn't the direct cause of its collapse. the external and internal forces that forced the collapse thrived on their symbiotic relationship.
- Describes the list of uprisings led by women.
- Explains that tsar nicholas ii takes command of russian armies, 5 september 1915.
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In this essay, the author
- Describes the 1917 russian revolution as a rebellion against the rule of the russian empire.
- Analyzes how the russian empire deteriorated before the revolution of 1917. it was plagued with poor communication, bad roads, and few railways. the beginning of the century brought great change throughout russia.
- Explains that the humiliating defeat of the russians by the japanese in the russo-japanese war of 1904 left an everlasting bad taste in russia's mouth.
- Explains that russia entered world war i with vigor for the defense of serbia and the russian revolution of 1917.
- Analyzes how tsar nicholas ii made many mistakes that led to his downfall and the success of the russian revolution of 1917.
- Explains that the russian revolution was imminent due to the weaknesses of the empire, world war i and the tsar's mistakes in his years in power.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how tsar nicholas ii joined the war for the peasant class to feel pride in their country.
- Explains that the russian revolution was influenced by the bolsheviks, who wanted the government to be equal to all and overthrew tsar nicholas ii.
- Explains that the russian revolution was the peasants just taking care of themselves and gaining what they needed.
- Analyzes debs, eugene v., " socialist leader criticizes the war", world war i and the jazz age.
- Explains that the russian revolution was caused by the suffering of the peasant during world war i.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that russia's overthrows and shortage caused revolutionary upheaval and massive inflation, which led to deprived infrastructure.
- Explains that the russian revolution was brought by military defeats and starvation during world war i, which started problems in the battlefields.
- Analyzes how the workers in the cities worked for long hours in awful conditions, which stressed the basic infrastructure of russia and its underprivileged economic system.
- Analyzes how world war i led to russia's revolutionary upheavals during 1917. tsar nicholas ii took matters into his own hands and took over as commander in chief.
- Explains that the russian revolution began due to the soldierly losses and limited provisions during world war i. the war led tsar's military control to its breaking point.
1107 wordsRead More - When the war first began in 1914 the tension between the Tsar and his people eased immensely from the extreme burst of patriotism. In the early stages of the war Russia’s efforts were met by success but by August 1914 Russia had started its decline. By the fall of 1915 Russian forces had been completely driven out of Poland and in September 1915 the Tsar decided to appoint himself as commander-in-chief of the Russian Army. This meant that the performance of the Russian Army now completely reflected back on Nicholas II himself. Not only was there trouble on the Eastern Front but the war was causing trouble on the home front as well. Russia’s National Budget rose eightfold between 1913-1916, financed out of higher taxes, loans and borrowing from allies Britain and France. In order to maintain the war effort the Russian government started to print more money causing inflation with prices rising over two hundred percent between August 1914 and Christmas 1916. The huge loss of life and military humiliations undermined domestic support and in 1917 Russian government was facing a massive crisis and you can see how this seriously took a toll on the Tsarist regime.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the first world war played the biggest role in the fall of the three hundred year old romanov dynasty.
- Analyzes how the tsar and his people eased from the extreme burst of patriotism during the war, but by the fall of 1915 russia had started its decline.
- Explains that the tsar became the new commander-in-chief after russia's removal from poland. the brusilov offensive was a success but the army was facing serious shortages of materials and morale.
- Explains that when the tsar left and made alexandra in charge was when siberian monk gregory rasputin had his main influence on russia.
- Opines that russia was fed up with the war and was ready for a revolution.
- Opines that the first world war was the main cause for the fall of the romanovs in 1917.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the romanovs had ruled russia since 1613. they were the last tsar of all.
- Explains that when nicholas ii was appointed to the throne in 1894, there was no hint of the fate that awaited him. many crowds lined the streets for his coronation celebration saw him as their "little father."
- Analyzes how nicholas was a weak ruler, out of touch with his people, easily dominated by others, and firm believer in the autocratic principles taught by his father.
- Explains that nicholas ii ruled a police state called the okhrana, which responded brutally to anyone who dared question his authority. he declared the law and could overrule any existing law.
- Explains that in 1900, the russian empire compromised 23 different nationalities; many resented russian rule. russians made up 40% of the empire's 132 million people.
- Explains that harvests, inflation, and economic depression saw russia's peasants and urban workers resort to riots to protest at their poor conditions. the tsar persisted in the belief that to grant reforms would undermine his autocratic power.
- Explains that peasants were emancipated in 1861 by a decree from tsar alexander ii. they received pay for their work and were freed from ownership. however, there were significant limitations on their freedom.
- Explains that the russian government encouraged industrial growth from 1880 onwards. many peasants left the countryside in the hope of a better life in towns and cities.
- Explains that the russian nobility controlled 25% of russia's land and relied on government salaries to maintain their extravagant lifestyle.
- Explains that russia's middle class consisted of intellectuals and factory and industry owners, who criticised the tsarist form of government and resented limits placed on their free expression.
- Narrates how russia's military weakness increased the discontent and demands for reform. a procession of peasants and workers presented a petition to the tsar outlining the problems that they hoped they could resolve.
- Explains how the bloody sunday began the revolution of 1905 and the image of the tsar as 'little father' gave away to a view of him as "bloody nicholas."
- Describes how the different opposition groups united in a general strike in 1905. workers participated in street demonstrations, riots and looting, and destroyed the symbols of tsarist authority.
- Explains that the tsar announced the creation of a duma, which allowed freedom of speech and made political parties legal.
- Narrates how the october manifesto gained nicholas support among the liberals, and the tsar's position was gradually restored.
- Explains that nicholas ii wanted to regain his power and reassert his autocracy. the october manifesto was a "con" trick by nicholas to get the russian people to call off the general strike.
- Explains stolypin's plan for agrarian reforms to win back the support of the peasantry.
- Explains that stolypin ordered the death of many people in 1906-1914. world war i broke out in august 1914, perhaps saving the tsarist government
- Explains that the decision to go to war sounded the death knell of the romanov government.
- Opines that the tsar's poor decision-making and poor financial planning affected the russian soldiers.
- Analyzes how the tsarina's poor political ability caused distrust and hostility towards her by the russian.
- Explains that he was rumored to have become the chief influence in the empire, controlling even military decisions. his presence at court was so resented, not least as a danger to the survival of the monarchy.
- Explains that the duma challenged the tsar's authority and the progressive bloc demanded a government of public confidence. by late 1916, discontent within russia reached its crisis point.
- Explains that the duma, zemgor, the war industries committee, and the majority of the upper class no longer supported the tsar.
- Describes the conditions of russia on the eve of the 1917 revolution, including a severe winter, inflation, hunger, riots, broken laws, and poor railway/transport systes.
- Concludes that nicholas ii and his son were abdicated after three centuries of romanov rule. the russian royal family was imprisoned in ektaerinburg in the ural mountains.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the number of people who died in the famines of early communism. the resentment felt by many countries at russia after world war i and the fear of a communist government kept many from giving aid to the starving russians
- Analyzes how the tsar's overhaul of russian factories prompted a wave of strikes and violent protests. his second mistake was the massive conscription of skilled workers.
- Explains how lenin's policies changed into war communism, a brutal form of communist propaganda, and the loss of production was devastating to the already fragile russian economy.
- Explains how lenin's policies wreaked havoc on the russian economy and the state of the workforce.
- Explains that the sluggishness of the economy had its roots in world war i. tsar nicholas ii called for a massive overhaul of industry.
- Explains that the economic roadblocks caused by the communist takeover were far wider than just the gdp.
2226 wordsRead More - How Did The World Gdp's Impact On Communismopinion essayThere was two maps, one was in the 1900s and before both of the World Ward and the second one was after both of them ended. Before the wars stared Russia was a capitalist country and lived under the rules of the government, but after the world wars ended Russia was no longer the same. It had been drained from about 1.7 billion troops and now was now under some new leaders. It also did not help that all of the people that were fighting for their country had a strong belief in there government. This is bad because Russia was a Prime example of a Communism and now that had been lost along with a ton others in war. They would never be the same after the wars because Bolsheviks had unleashed major forces on Russia and after the Bolsheviks had announce that they were the new leaders. Losing a power house of communism like Russia is a huge blow to the growth and spread of
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the government has control over everything and can make prices higher and lower. the world gdp has the biggest effect on communism in a positive way.
- Opines that the topic that had the most negative impact on communism was the maps. russia was a capitalist country and lived under the rules of the government.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that western europe quickly industrialized after great britain. if they did not, they were immediately outclassed by the british in trade and military strength.
- Explains that russia, industrialized as a result of many peasant revolts, led to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, they received land but the political chains were still in place.
- Explains how the russo-japanese war paved the way for more peasant reforms and an increase in production.
- Explains that the middle and lower classes wanted japan to be open while the conservative daimyo did not. the shogunate collapsed under pressures caused by outside intervention.
- Explains that under the new rule of emperor mutsuhito, feudalism was abolished and the daimyos were replaced by prefects.
- Explains that russia was very agriculturally based and did not have the sufficient technology to industrialize. the first step was to become more efficient at farming.
- Explains that the emancipation of the serfs was achieved with the government playing a strong role in the early decisions with industrialization.
- Explains how japan's economic reforms helped spur the industrial revolution. labor unions and other groups were discouraged and repressed.
- Explains how japan's need for raw materials enticed it to expand. japan quickly won and soon defeated russia after signing an alliance with britain.
- Explains that russia didn't industrialize as fast as other european powers because of its rigid social structure.
- Explains that with the advent of factories, a growing middle class of businessman and entrepreneurs demanded more political rights and personal freedoms.
- Explains that japan experienced great changes in the framework of the social classes. after the emperor was installed as ruler, the daimyo were replaced with prefects.
- Explains that the meji civil code denied women legal rights during the dynasty of mutsuhito. japan joined europe in the debate over democracy and women's rights.
- Analyzes how russia, with alexander ii as czar, made few reforms to encourage industrialization. both nations experienced changes after the emancipation of their serfs.
1051 wordsRead More - Revolutionexplanatory essayAfter the war with Japan, anti-tsarist feelings greatly increased, for the soldiers wanted peace. WWI also increased anti tsarist feelings, for the people did not achieve anything from fighting, there were great losses on battle front, living conditions became worse, and soldiers did not receive any rights after returning from the battle. After the soldiers returned from consecutive wars, autocracy was not able to control the country, and the rich and noble were not able to maintain their power. The relationship between the average citizen, and the rich and noble, reached an unbearable state because, neither workers nor peasants had any rights, and they were not allowed to make any political decisions.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that there have been many revolutions between people and their governments. people wanted control over their lives, rather than being under the rule of a powerful government. the american revolution and the russian revolution had similarities and differences.
- Explains that in the russian revolution, there were no foreign powers involved, but during the civil war, the white army had allies, including england, america, and france.
- Explains that the majority of the russian population was illiterate, poor, and had no access to upper education. land ownership and freedom of self-government were major proponents leading up to the revolution.
- Explains that after the war with japan, anti-tsarist feelings greatly increased, for the soldiers wanted peace. after wwi, the relationship between the average citizen and the rich and noble reached an unbearable state.
- Explains that after wwi and the war in japan, the people of russia were yearning for change, and by february 1917 protests had broken. women chanted, instead of men, for the men were at war.
- Explains that lenins' slogan "peace for soldiers, land for peasants, factories for workers" was important to have a support of population.
- Explains that the new system of government that replaced autocracy was communist dictatorship.
- Explains that in the new communist government the majority of people were peasants, workers, and soldiers. the division of society by classes was eliminated because everyone was equal.
- Explains that the russian revolution was successful, for there were economic, social, and political changes.
- Explains that the russian revolution and the american revolution have many similarities and differences, but the main similarity was the desire to abolish tyranny and to acquire civil rights and freedoms.
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