After the murder of his father, Alexander III tried to implement a policy of "Revolution from above". Alexander III put tighter censorship on Russian press, opposition groups were weakened by exile and arrest and the execution of Lenin's brother also took place as a result of Alexander's plan. ... Alexander III reign was referred to by Edward Crankshaw as "The peace of the graveyard". When Tsar Nicholas II came into power, soon after the death of his father Alexander III, he knew just how fragile his power was. ...

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After his father's assassination, Alexander III ruled with a more oppressive rule than most Tsars before. ... However, with the ascension of Tsar Nicholas II, most peasants were content to wait for a change from tyranny of Alexander III. Nicholas did not share many of Alexander III's qualities. ... A conservative, Nicholas had no intention to change Alexander III's policies, not even the treacherous Okhrana, the secret police. ... However, the real differences between Alexander III and Nicholas II were actually detrimental for Russia. ...

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Alexander III did not agree with his fathers reforms and when he came to power in 1881, he set about suppressing the peasants and all opposition to the Tsars. ... Opposition to the Tsars continued to grow during Alexander III's reign. ...

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Peasants got a taste for freedom and demanded more reform but this was eradicated under Alexander III. ... In 1894 Nicholas II took helm of the throne from his father Alexander III, who died at an early age on Nov 1 1894. ... The following quote comes from Nicholas who was talking to his cousin Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich after the death of Alexander III. ...

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Tsar Alexander III and his wife Marie Fedorovna were against the match with the shy and unpopular girl even though Alix was their God Daughter. ... Things became bleak as Tsar Alexander III's illness worsened and exactly 10 days after Alix's arrival in Russia, he died. ... Through his grandfather Alexander III, Nicholas II made Alexei heir to one of the most vast and powerful empires in the world. ...

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In 1894, Nicholas's father, Tsar Alexander III had fallen gravely ill with nephritis. On October 20, 1894, Alexander III took his last breath leaving Nicholas at the age of twenty-six, Tsar of Russia. ...

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This created an oppressive state due to the emergence of "Alexander III"s Manifesto" which dictated that absolute political power resided in the Tsar without any interference of a parliament. ... The chaos climaxed with the political group "People's Will" eventually assassinating Alexander III for "change....

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In his memoirs, Sergei Witte, the renowned minister of Alexander III and Nicholas II recorded his conversation with Nicholas" mother (Marie Feodorovna) whereby he asked, "You mean the sovereign does not have the character of an emperor?" ...

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Vladimir Ulyanov Lenin Born on May 4, 1870 this son of a Russian nobleman was to have a great effect on the future of Russia and, the world. His father had been the son of a serf who had risen to the position of inspector of schools in Simbirsk. While his mother was the daughter o...

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Page 1 The Extinction of Imperialist Russia There has always been a great mystery about the conclusion of the Imperial government. The only thing that the average person really knows about this subject is that Nicholas II and his family were captu...

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During the 1700s, Russia was profoundly concerned with westernizing its nation. Two "great" leaders, Peter the Great as well as Catherine the Great strove exceedingly hard to achieve this goal. While they both had different methods of attaining westernization, some of which was very cruel and unusua...

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For example, in Chapter III after the harvest, under Snowball's leadership the animals held meetings on Sunday's to plan for the next week's work and to discuss any decisions previously made (Orwell pg. 43). ...

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When you hear of the country Russia, what do you think? Maybe of frozen tundras and constant snow storms, however Russia is much more versatile than most are aware. And this is because pre-world war, no one took notice to Russia or were too afraid to venture there themselves. Russia is actually the ...

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V.I. Lenin, born as Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, was born on April 10, 1870 in the Volga town of Simbirsk. He was the third child of Ilya Nikolaievich Ulyanov and Maria Alexandrovna Blank Ulyanov. His father, Ilya, was employed as an educator and director to the school system of the province of Simb...

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To what extent were the forces of reaction successful in using terror to preserve autocracy and dictatorships in Russia and the Soviet Union 1855-1955? Ironically, the imperial system of rule tried to preserve autocracy through reform, whereas it is clear that the soviet system relied completely on...

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In the 1st century AD, a Roman- Parthian treaty was signed giving the Parthians rule over Armenia, but when a new dynasty came to power in the 3rd century AD and tried to seize Armenia, the Romans gained control of Armenia and crowned Tiridates III as king. ...

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The Ghosts of Vilnius In December 2001, Lithuanian workers made a strange discovery. On the side of a hill at Siaures Miestelis, north of Vilnius (the modern town of Vilna), they were surprised to uncover a multitude of skeletons, all piled haphazardly in a communal pit. Among the remains they di...

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Introduction The following historical inquiry looks at the key reasons for the fall of the Romanovs dynasty in Russia. The issue will be discussed, as it is one of the most important events during the 20th century in Russia. "It is history that provides a stimulating new approach to an understa...

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The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in March 1917, was a result of numerous significant factors. The causes of his downfall included his lack of leadership, poor decisions, the changing social conditions and the rise of opposition groups such as the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. The abdica...

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Tsar Alexander I, an intelligent, handsome, benevolent and aspiring leader, ascended to the Russian throne in 1801 to become one of Russia's greatest reformers and military leaders. The Tsar who defeated the French Empire was profoundly influenced by their domestic and foreign affairs, leading his v...

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ROLES OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND JAPAN IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC COOPERATION IN THE NORTHEAST ASIA The relation between the Russian Far East and Japan is 'near and far'. In the Cold War period there existed an 'invisible wall' in the Sea of Japan. The Cold War ended about 10 years ago. Although a tense atmosphere remains in the Korean Peninsula, people's comings and goings and cultural exchange between Japan and Russia have remarkably increased since then. In this sense the 'invisible wall' has collapsed. ...

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Background and During the Cooling of Relations The Second World War drastically changed the political map of the world, and especially the European continent. The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. The anti-Hitler coalition, the main role which played the great powers - the US, the USSR, England, and at the last stage of the war France - increasingly reflect the new balance of power in the world. Neither Britain nor France, nor even, defeated Germany could not play in the post-war period of the previous role of the guarantor of balance a...

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Joseph Stalin was the soviet communist leader who's passing molded an era, and whose iron rule determined the lives of millions of people. Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili on December 21, 1879, in Gori, Georgia . Both his parents were peasants. His father, Vissarion Dzhugashvili, was a cobbler, hopping that one day his son will be apprenticed in the same trade; his mother, Yekaterina ...

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