When Sergei Witte acted as Russia's Minister of Finance from 1892 to 1903, attempted to solve Russia's "riddle of backwardness" in its government. ... After the government implemented Witte's plan, Russia had an industrial upsurge. ... Stolypin's goal was to seal the rift between the government and the public. ... In 1900, the Czar and his government had not decided how to treat its peasants. ... The literacy rate had risen as the government put more emphasis on elementary education. ...

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When you hear of the country Russia, what do you think? ... A lot of these aspects of Russia are the same today as they were pre-World War 1, yet the culture and government was much different. ... Also the government was run by the last emporer to ever rule over Russia, Tsar Nicholas III. ... Russia neither gained nor received from this treaty because of their communist government and economic turmoil, they were not invited to the Paris Peace Conference or to join the League of Nations. ... The population was very unhappy and the communist government was trying to retake control of the land....

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The Austrian ambassador to Serbia immediately left Belgrade and France, promising to support Russia if they went to war. ... On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia and France, ordering a general mobilization of the German mobility. 2. ... During the war, the major feminist groups were committing themselves to supporting their government and in return, they anticipated that due to their efforts, women's suffrage would come to an end. ... The two revolutions occurred during harvest, enabling the Russian people to make money and feed their families. ... When Lenin returned to R...

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The same day of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination the Austrian government retaliated by declaring war on Serbia. Russia's Emperor, Nicholas II was pressured by Russia's military to defend Serbia. ... Germany, being power hungry, and allied with Austria-Hungary, then declared war on Russia. Then, following its alliance with Russia, France declared war on Germany. ... The American government campaigned to tell the public that entering the war was good. ...

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This treaty ended Russia's involvement in the First World War ("Brest-Litovsk, Treaty Of." ... In the revolution of 1917 the left Socialites Revolutionaries formed the government and had more support than Bolsheviks, wanted to appeal to Russian people by becoming free fighters against aggressors. ... The greatest consequence of this treaty is the Russian loss of territory. Russia surrendered most of its European regions. Russian Poland, Lithuania and some districts of Latvia were ceded to Germany and Austria. ...

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Socialism work was the way for Russia to industrialize quickly. ... He used collectivization of farmland, where small farms were combined into larger farms under government control. ... Military and secret police used mass executions and deportations to enforce obedience to Russia. ... With he five-year plan; he intended to make Russia an industrial power. ... He believed that Russia had to grow a good amount in ten years, or they would go under. ...

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Bismarck wanted to protect Austria-Hungary from possible Russian attacks which would eventually occur because Russia attacked Turkey. ... Two years later the Germans and Austro-Hungarians realized that Russia wouldn't attack them if they let Russia join their Alliance. ... The assassin was believed to be to have ties with a terrorist group in Serbia, this led to the conclusion that the Serbian government was behind the murder . ... World War ended between Russia and Germany with Russia surrendering because it could not take the cost of war any more .Germany and Russia signed the Treaty o...

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Alexandra began to trust his opinion on an ever-widening range of issues, to the point where he was advising her, while Nikolai was at war, on the hiring and firing of government ministers. ... He is a professor of Russian history at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He was also the author for the several books on Russia, most of them highly regarded. ... As oppose to Fall of the Romanovs Sidney Harcave's Years of the Golden Cockerel does not use any specific additional documents (letters, diary extracts, government telegrams), which could help the reader to understand the s...

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Russia's 1st and 2nd army got separated when the 1st army got stuck in a swamp. ... One day Herman Von Francois and his army found Russian people lost in the woods. Herman Von Francois shone car headlights on the camp so the Russian's couldn't see where they were going and Herman Von Francois's army killed all the Russians. ... In 1917 Russia got knocked out of war along with Germany. ... They started to blame the Jews because most of them were involved in the Weimar Government. ...

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After the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, Austria gave Serbia an ultimatum before it would declare war: end anti-Austrian feeling in government, punish Serbian officials involved, and allow Austria to participate in the investigation. ... Germany needed Austria-Hungary as an ally because if ever Austria-Hungary fell under the control of Russia, the Russians would attack the Germans next. ... Two years later the Germans and Austro-Hungarians realized that Russia wouldn't attack them if they let Russia join their Alliance. ... In 1894, Russia teamed up with France and they ...

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Why was there Revolution in Russia in March 1917? There were many reasons for a revolution in Russia in March 1917. ... Russia in the early 20th century covered a huge area that was a large proportion of the Asian continent and one very powerful man, the Tsar Nicholas II, ruled it all. ... After this the people wanted their own government so they could have power over the things like the price of bread and their wages, so Nicholas gave them a political institution called the Duma. ... As the First World War continued into 1917, ordinary Russian people too were becoming downhearted, as their s...

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As the WWI started, the Young Turkish government started a war with Russia. ... But since some Armenians were fighting against Turkish troops - and therefore other Armenians since there were Armenians in Turkish side - the Turkish government feared that Armenians in the Empire would join the Russian enemy. ... The Turkish government today denies the Genocide charges. ... France, Russia, Greece, Argentina, EU parliament are on the list. ... Turkish government would do itself a favour to accept the charges. ...

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The Slavik people were in the interest of Russia, no matter which government the Serbs lived under. ... The other alliance was the Triple Entente, which consisted of Great Britain, Russia, and France. ... The plan was to unite the Serbs under one government. ... Germany was obligated by a treaty to help Austria-Hungary, who declared war on Russia. Germany then declared war on Russia's ally, France. ...

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The Slavik people were in the interest of Russia, no matter which government the Serbs lived under. ... The other alliance was the Triple Entente, which consisted of Great Britain, Russia, and France. ... The plan was to unite the Serbs under one government. ... Germany was obligated by a treaty to help Austria-Hungary, who declared war on Russia. Germany then declared war on Russia's ally, France. ...

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The Slavik people were in the interest of Russia, no matter which government the Serbs lived under. ... The other alliance was the Triple Entente, which consisted of Great Britain, Russia, and France. ... The plan was to unite the Serbs under one government. ... Germany was obligated by a treaty to help Austria-Hungary, who declared war on Russia. Germany then declared war on Russia's ally, France. ...

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Meanwhile, Lenin and Trotsky, Bolshevik leaders of an underground newspaper group, were trying with every chance they had to publish and send out their newspaper to bring down the government of Russia and bring back Communism. ... Kerensky informed the government that nothing had changed. Riots were still building in Russia. ... As for what position Russia would be in, America accepted them, and even offered to buy Russia. ... Kerensky tried to wipe them out, but it was too late: the Bolsheviks were overriding the government. ...

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The Austro-Hungarian government trampled the nationalist movement by issuing an ultimatum to Serbia which, in the degree of its demand, the assassins are brought to justice, which effectively nullified Serbia's independence. ... France, Russia, and the U.K. entered war in support of Serbia. ... The Franco - Russian alliance made France and Russia against Germany, and its allies. Russia and France were also allied to Great Britain. ... Germany, since allied to Austro-Hungary by treaty, viewed Russian mobilization as an act of war against them and after warning, declared war on Russia in Au...

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As early as 1933 FDR recognized the Soviet government in Russia (the USSR). This was done by an assignment of debts claimed against and owed to the Soviet government by foreign, especially U.S. creditors and debtors, to the U.S. ... Whether one liked or disliked the form of government that country had, we still had to deal with that government. ...

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The revolution of 1905 began when government troops fired on a crowd of workers who were marching to petition the tsar. ... Her nickname was "shvibzik", Russian for imp. ... With him not being there, Alexandra ran the government with Rasputin as her advisor. ... The government was falling apart. ... In conclusion, the end of imperial Russia changed Russia in all ways forever. ...

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The differences between Russia and the other forces were put aside as Russians joined the war to defend their home country against the Germans. ... A lack of communication had disconnected the government with the military. ... The poor condition of Russia's soldiers and army entirely meant a severe amount of death of Russian people. At the battle of Tannenberg, Russia lost 160,000 people. Because of this, soldiers demanded for peace, but the government decided to keep fighting until 1917, when the Romanovs were forced out of parliament. ...

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After signing to destroy the wall, Gorbachev successfully restored peace into Russia. ... After the tearing down of Russia, Europe as not broken out into war, thus making Gorbachev a key factor in European History. 2. ... Peter the Great Peter the Great established Russia as a major European power through a rapid program of Westernization. Peter not only reorganized the Russian army but he also reformed the government of the Russian Orthodox Church. 7. ... He had the idea of the invisible hand leading the economy rather than the government.  8. ...

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On October 4th, 1918, the German government asked Wilson for a cease of fire. ... The German government easily accepted Wilson's peace program, but the French and British were timid. ... Poland's territory was taken from Russia and Germany and given back to them. ... It was missing the United States, Soviet Russia, and Germany. Russia was not included in the Treaty of Versailles. ...

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Because Russia wanted to protect its Serbs, they backed Serbia against Austria. Backing Austria was Germany, who was also opponents with France who had joined sides with Russia. ... Germany, like in the previous war, was defeated when Hitler's much praised Blitzkrieg failed because of the harsh Russian winters. ... The nuclear bomb was first utilized by the U.S. to defeat Japan, and over the course of the next fifty year the U.S. and Russia had an arms race over nuclear weapons known as the Cold War. ... What also arose from the end of the wars was democracy, which now is the type of...

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Because Russia wanted to protect its Serbs, they backed Serbia against Austria. Backing Austria was Germany, who was also opponents with France who had joined sides with Russia. ... Germany, like in the previous war, was defeated when Hitler's much praised Blitzkrieg failed because of the harsh Russian winters. ... The nuclear bomb was first utilized by the U.S. to defeat Japan, and over the course of the next fifty year the U.S. and Russia had an arms race over nuclear weapons known as the Cold War. ... What also arose from the end of the wars was democracy, which now is the type of...

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This was a problem for the government of Austria-Hungry that did not want to lose their power and control. ... The Serbs wanted it too, and Russia was on the other side, but Germany declared that they would attack Russia if it would attack Austria-Hungary. ... This increased the fears in the Austro-Hungarian government. ... (included France, Russia and Britain). ... were formed as France became and ally of Russia in 1892 and in 1904 and 1907 Britain entered into ententes with France and then Russia. ...

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