The Russian Revolution The Russian revolution was caused by the continual breakdown of the governments in Russia and the incompetence and authoritarian views of its czars. Their failures as leaders included policies that either pleased or benefited the people. ... Russia had become the least advanced of the major European nations in terms of political and social development. ... The road to the Russian Revolution began with the end of the Crimean War in 1855. ... The Revolution of 1905, a precursor to the definitive revolution to come, introduced some measure of constitutional government in...

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"Discuss how the nature of the new society compared with the original goals of the revolution" In respect to the nature of the new society formed in Russia compared with the original revolutionary aims at the beginning of the century, many goals were left unrealized, and in fact the society of post-revolutionary Russia closely resembled that of the autocratic regime previously endured in Tsarist Russia. The definition of Russia's "new society" is troublesome, and it could be said that Russia's new society began after the 1917 revolution and ended in 1928, when Joseph Stalin came i...

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The Russian revolution is the fundamental political and social upheaval that erupted in the Russian empire in 1917. ... In the last years before World War 1 there was no reason to believe that revolution was inevitable, much less imminent in Russia. ... Indeed there was a need for a revolution because the government wanted its own selfish desires and by using the people they got what they wanted. ... In more broad terms it will be argued that the Revolutions in Russia was greatly needed for the establishment growth of their country. ... The backwardness of Russia was displayed in the...

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The Russian revolution is the fundamental political and social upheaval that erupted in the Russian empire in 1917. ... In more broad terms it will be argued that the Revolutions in Russia was greatly needed for the establishment growth of their country. ... The second Revolution was needed for Russia to establish economic growth. ... Also Russia has undergone a political, economic, and social revolution. ... If the two revolutions were not needed how would Russia be today?...

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Assignment: Analyze the causes of the first revolution in Russia in 1917. ... Source 2 - Curtiss, John Shelton - "The Russian Revolutions of 1917" (New York: D. ... Source 3 - Goldston, Robert - "The Russian Revolution" (Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1966. ... However, the people of Russia had finally awoken from their inactivity. ... Indeed, he was in close terms with various monarchs, such as King George V of Britain and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. ...

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The Russian revolution progressed in much the same way, and its causes are rooted deep in Russian history. ... The Seven Years War economically drained the country and her losses were considerable in human and territorial terms. ... As with France, the Russian revolution began as a protest against tyranny. ... In Russia, many experienced revolutionaries set about spreading their message to the people. ... Therefore, the statement presented is accurate to both the French and Russian revolutions. ...

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The economic problems of the Russian empire emerged due to the lack of resources readily available for usage in stimulation of the economy; this ultimately created a slow crawl into an "Industrial Revolution" for the empire. ... Although Serfdom was prevalent in Russia since the 11th century, it only became an integral part of Russian society in the 17th. ... The main problem was how the serfs were oppressed by the autocratic hierarchy in terms of education, practical use of productivity, and social development. ... The chaos climaxed with the political group "People's Will...

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The poor performance in the war was soon realised by the Russian as not being in the same level as the Eastern Europe in terms of modernisation. ... Furthermore the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918 and the Bolshevik Revolution made Russia's situation worse, as 1/3 of the population was lost in the unasked war and only to be left more vulnerable by the Russian civil war 1918-1923. Even though the revolution weakened Russia's industrial powers, the civil war was the final knock to the already weak Tsarist Russia and a clear path for some serious modernization. ... In a democratic countri...

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He also saw that to combat this problem Russia would have to go through great changes not only in terms of increased military strength but just as importantly in terms of her culture and attitude to the outside world. ... In terms of education, Peter found the trip invaluable. ... In terms of recruiting experts in certain fields for use in the modernisation/Europeanisation of Russia the trip was also incalculably valuable. ... His travels through Europe had opened his eyes as to just how backward Russia was, particularly in terms of resource management and military tactics. ... It seemed to...

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