Tommy Duong Mr. Kellogg World History Period 4 5/27/14 Dan and I had to do the years 1840-1869 for our decade project. The topics that we discussed were leaders, wars, standard of living, economic problems/prosperity, acts of aggression, and new technology. The leader at the time was Nicholas I from 1825-1855. After his death, he was succeeded by Alexander II that reigned from 1855-1881. Nicholas did not like serfdom, which was a member of the lowest feudal class, attached to the land owned
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How far does a study of 1855-1964 suggest that,following the revolution of 1917, the Russian people simply exchanged one form of authoritarianism for another? Once the February revolution brought an end to Tsarist rule, there was a strong belief that the introduction of the Provisional Government would lead to a more democratic Russia. However in deposing the Provisional Government, the October Revolution had removed any such hope. The totalitarian Government of the Communist Party continued and
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Historians have divided and often conflicting views about the fateful collapse of the Tsarist regime in early 1917. Some historians, known popularly as ‘optimistic’ historians believe that Russia between 1905 and 1917 was on the road to follow a western path of modernization and liberalization. And even creating a constitution had it not been for the war, which in their opinion created problems for the regime and led to its eventual downfall. On the other side of the coin, there are the ‘pessimistic’
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twentieth century, over three-quarters of the Russian population were unhappy with their position in the Empire. By 1905, rebellion was inevitable Russia like many of the great super powers had been trying to expand its empire and in doing so Russia came into direct conflict with Japan who also wanted to expand throughout the Far East. Although Russians saw themselves as a far superior military power, they suffered a huge defeat; this led to many Russians questioning the Tsar’s leadership because
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Figure 3: Gerasimov, Aleksandr (1881-1963). I.V. Stalin and K.E. Voroshilov in the Kremlin After Rain, 1938. Oil on canvas, 296 x 386 cm. The State Tretyakov Gallery. We can see how Stalin’s height is amplified n the painting of him and the leader of the Red Army, Kliment Voroshilov (fig. 3). In this painting, we see Stalin and Voroshilov taking a walk in the Kremlin, with the Kremlin towers and a panorama of Moscow in the background. Again, we can see the ‘utopian gaze’ on Stalin’s face: the furrowed
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Bernhard Schlink «Der Vorleser» ( Бернхард Шлинк «Чтец» ) В 1995 году Бернхард Шлинк создает роман "Чтец", даже не предполагая, что это произведение станет бестселлером. Самая знаменитая немецкая книга, написанная за последние несколько десятков лет – вот что такое «Чтец». Впервые опубликованный в 1995 году, этот роман разошёлся по всему миру такими тиражами, каковых немецкоязычная литература не видывала со времён своих вечных героев и нобелевских лауреатов вроде Германа Гессе или Генриха
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expressed, in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell the struggle of farm animals to gain proper care and equality to that of humans: This elaborated on the situation through the symbolism that correlated to the downfall of the Soviet Union in the Russian Revolution. Also, the novel a Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens put the reader in the setting of the French Revolution, where treachery and societal injustice was prominent. Furthermore, the article “Iranian Revolution” by Janet Afary highlights
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The main cause of the Russian Revolution was the corrupted leader. The czar was very unfair since not everybody had the same freedom (“Russian Revolution”). He would make some people more free than others. In the passage it says, “by 1917, most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of Czar Nicholas II” (Russian Revolution History.com). He was also the main cause of the revolution. The people he ruled for were not happy people. They didn't like him and wanted him gone. Germany finally
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loophole in the Fundamental Laws to “issue laws when the Duma was not in session.” After Stolypin’s death in 1911, Nicholas II reverted back to using the military and bureaucratic form to govern Russia, largely ignoring the reforms he made following the Russian Revolution of 1905, as he was “not at heart a reformer.” Although before his death Nicholas II was able to self-select the members of the Duma, Nicholas II bypassed the government body altogether
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for the government when the police led unions to protest and riot. Independent of the war, a number of changes took place within Russia as a result of the Revolution. Changes such as the Bulygin Proposals on 1905 had a knock on effect for policy in Russian government, leading to the makings of a
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