In China, the Mongols completely ignored civil service exams and administration by the Chinese, while in Russia, they maintained a tributary relationship with local princes. ... Much of the Golden Horde was ruled by local Princes. When the Mongols ruled over Russia, these local princes and the Mongolians established a tributary relationship. Because the Princes had to pay taxes, they also taxed the peasants which in return had to pay taxes to both the local Prince and the Mongols. ...

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After the overthrow of the Mongol rule in Russia (which had been in place since 1237) in 1480, the Princes of Muscovy (originating in Moscow) became the rulers of Russia. The Mongol rule had left the nobility and the peasants so impoverished that they were completely at the mercy of the Princes. The autocracy dictated by the Princes would continue for centuries. Ivan IV became the Prince of Muscovy in 1533. ...

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Society approaches a crisis: the classes freely intermingle in the Governor's mansion; the fires burn; ludicrous "revolutionary- theorizing gives way to action; the fairy-tale prince, Stavrogin, commits suicide; his spiritual father, his former tutor Stephan Trofimovich Verkhovensky, strikes out upon the road in a futile, desperate pilgrimage to "find Russia-, and also dies. ... Stavrogin's act of suicide is the act of magnanimity he had not believed within his grasp "he becomes a hero, a fairy-tale prince, not through the desultory acts of his largely wasted life but through t...

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The impulse of the empire had failed until the Emperor was no more than one of a number of competing princes, and the dream of Christendom also was a fading dream. ... And indeed in that period of the interregnum there was very little life or light in either the orthodox Christianity of Rome or in the orthodox tame churches of Russia and of the Protestant princes. ...

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I dont agree to Sidneys opinion. There are some reasons to say that I do not agree to her opinion. First, she is saying Germany did not plot a European War, but is it true? I do not think so. Why? Because they needed the war by their self. Of course, they would not to have war if they didnt have cha...

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Catherine the Great Imagine you lived in a time of political upheaval, and when there was a full mistrust toward an irresponsible monarchy. You must then bravely step up defying your betrothed partner and ruler for the well being of your own nation. This loosely describes the life and succ...

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In the name of freedom, people have died, fought, and lost. Freedom is not a gift but the blood and the devotion of the courageous who have fought for it.The people of Anthem, the city symbolizing slavery, learn to live without self-expression or an ego. Anthem relates to the struggle of man with be...

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During the year 1917, two revolutions took place in Russia. The February revolution of 1917 led to the defeat of Czarism, and a republic was established in its place. However the October Revolution of 1917 established the dictatorship of the proletariat (i.e. the laboring class). The February revol...

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The unsolved mystery of the last Imperial family of Russia In this report, I will tell you about the last Imperial family. I will tell you about their life up until their horrible execution. Also, I will discuss Anastasia and the possibilities of what happened to her. As with any story of a ...

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Few stories in history are as sad and tragic as the story of Alexandra Fedorovna Romanov, the last tsarina of Russia. On June 6 1872, Alix was born Alexandra Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice von Hesse in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. Here and at the New Palace, she spent her early life, but she also tr...

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On the night of 29 December 1916, Prince Feliks Yusupov, husband of the tsar's niece, Vladimir Mitrofanovich Purishkevich, a member of the Duma, and Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich, the tsar's cousin, murdered Rasputin. ...

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How Romanovs came to the royal throne, when Moscovy Tsardom (Russian Tsardom) where at the end of dark period "the Time of Troubles"; How youthful and inexperienced Tsar Michael, the first Romanov's Tsar managed to restore stability, and to establish a solid base for his recipients, and finally tra...

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The Significance Of The Role Of Individuals In The Creation & Development Of The Communist State, 1917 – 53 Russia as a communist state was undoubtedly, even if only on a local level, shaped by the collective. Workers soviets, unions and Zemstvo played an important role in the early development of...

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Beside a military defeat, where 18,000 of Japan's 60,000 battle force were killed, and probably another 20,000 wounded, the imperial family was mortified by the desertion of Lieutenant Higashikuni, the twenty-three-year-old son of Prince Higashikuni, during the fight, a matter suppressed by Japanese censors.13 Stalin was also happy to call it a day. ...

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