However, with growing industrialisation, a corrupt system had to be put in place to prevent any downfall of their dynasty. ... Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra were the foundation for the downfall of the Romanov dynasty and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Tsar Nicholas II was never ready for the tasks that awaited him as the autocratic ruler of a vast empire. ...
In the book "Animal Farm", George Orwell gives us insights into our society that we would not generally notice, by creating a fictional world. Utilizing the form of an animal fable, "Animal Farm" tells the story of a group of barnyard animals that revolt against their human master in an attempt to c...
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. ...
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. ...
