To fully comprehend how and why Nicholas I chose to run his foreign policy the way he did, one must delve into how his Empire was run at home. ... Before long the Russian Empire reconquered the nation, and Poland became an invisible part of the Russian Empire. ... This war, which eventually brought the downfall of Russian international relations, was fought on the Crimean peninsula between 1853 and 1856. ... His obsession with faith caused a near downfall of a nation that was the most powerful empire in the world. ... Nicholas I policy abroad hurt his Empire tremendously. ...

• Word Count: 1485
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

We can be sympathetic towards him because of the size of his empire but some of his problems were his own fault. ... Many people thought that this was unfair and tried to start a revolution to change things, but Nicholas wouldn't listen to them and circumstances and his poor leadership caused many problems leading to his eventual downfall. ...

• Word Count: 1294
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the course of a morning, the morning of Blood Sunday, Nicholas II had lost the trust of his people and sown the seeds of his own downfall 12 years later. ... While Nicholas was away at war, he deputized his wife to oversee affairs of the empire. ...

• Word Count: 1936
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School