Tsar Nicholas II

Czar Ivan IV inherited the throne, which made him the ruler of Russia. He was considered an absolute monarch and killed those who opposed him. Czar Ivan rises to power by expanding Russian territory. By expanding the Russian territory, he accomplished in taking over the influential regions of Kazan and Astrakhan. The challenges that Czar Invan IV faced were drought, famine, and the loss of his wife, which left him mentally unstable.

Throughout Russia’s history, there have been many rulers that tried to manage their country in different ways. Even though, all of these rulers had their own unique ways of ruling, all of them were seen as terrible by the people. This eventually led to a tipping point for the Russian citizens and the Russian Revolution took place. The goal for these people was to gain freedom from their oppressive czar but instead, they got an even worse leader. Joseph Stalin was a leader of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953 and he was known for his ability to strike fear into people.

What would you do if I told you that our own president, Barrack Obama, was a bloodthirsty murderer who raped women as if it were a casual way to spend his free time? Though this idea may seem controversial to some, in early Russia this statement had zero exaggeration to it. If the deaths of thousands of people due to psychological illness and paranoia is a normal sight to see in your eyes on a regular basis, then you might have lived between 1533 and 1584. During this time, Ivan Chetvyorty Vasilyevich (Ivan IV) reigned in Russia. The first appointed Czar of Russia, Ivan IV, better known as Ivan the Terrible, had a disturbed childhood which led to a severely unstable mental state and brutal rule.

Inbetween the years 1450-1750 CE, Western Europe and Russia have gone through several political and economic changes, though they have existed in different districts of Europe. Both Western European and Russian cultural patterns have been influenced by their enlightenment periods, bringing an era of revolution and economic/ intellectual advancement. However, though they shared this in common, Western Europe went through the Renaissance, a time of new styles and inventions in secular arts and sciences that challenged popular religion, while Russian was becoming a major European power through Westernization forces brought on by tsars, like Peter the Great. Many of Western Europe’s innovations in finance and government started developing during

Joseph Stalin instilled a totalitarian government into Ukraine’s society. Moreover, Stalin tried to cut any threats that would affect his plan in making Russia a communist utopia, by using the secret police. (document 1) But, the Ukrainians were independent, rebellious people who believed strongly in their culture and

Peter the Great of Russia was a strong and absolute ruler. Czar Peter I used a form of absolute rule called autocratic rule. This means that he ruled with unlimited authority over his subjects and land (Mendrala, 41). Many people identify Peter the Great as a tremendous modernizer of Russia. Peter the Great is responsible for Russia’s westernization; he enforced Western ideas, technology, and culture.

With no signs of the czar’s attempt to solve the complications, Russia banded together and filled the streets with strikes and riots. A revolution was peaking among the peasants. The uprising brought Nicholas ll no choice but to abdicate his throne. This was an opportunity

During the 20th century, Russia was experiencing turmoil in war and the country was deeply affected with Tsar Nicholas’s wrong decisions and lack of experience in politics. After the 1917 revolution in Russia, Lenin became the ruler of Russia and the USSR and proved to be the best Russian ruler of the 20th century. Before then, Tsarism dominated and Nicholas II was in power until he foresaw many revolutions against his methods of ruling. He remained as the supreme ruler and did not take actions for reforms. However, after the 1917 revolution, which Lenin masterminded, the Tsar was overthrown and the Bolsheviks established a stable government which took control in Russia.

When the officers and newly literate members of the Russian military chased Napoleon through Western Europe they were inevitably exposed to enlightened ideals and the ever increasing voice of the people in political circles. Russia at this time consisted a small number nobility and an overwhelming majority of serfs and peasant farmers. Power was entirely centralized towards on the Tzar and the early signs of the citizens demanding for representation in government and abolition of serfdoms began following the 1812-1813 campaigns. 14 Secondly as an unintended side effect of Napoleon’s invasion the Russian military and to a lesser extent its citizen experienced for the first time a sense of militaristic superiority and dependency on the tactics used.

In 1894, Tsar Nicholas II inherited the Russian throne from his father, Alexander III, who was known to be a strong and tall man and also used repression as a way of keeping political order and stopping any opposition to his rule. On the other hand, Nicholas was a timid, easily swayed man with a smaller frame than his father and appeared weaker, however, when Nicholas came to the throne in 1894, he continued his father’s policy of Russification. The policy of Russification tried to impose Russian ideals on ethnic and religious minorities within the empire. This policy aimed to loosen opposition to Tsardom and to promote the superiority of everything Russian. This was not the case as the policy alienated minorities and they were treated as inferior

The new government was more oppressive than the Tsardom, shutting down many hostile newspapers and pro-Tsardom movements. After quitting the Pravda, Stalin was appointed to People’s Commissar of the Nationalities and signed an act giving more rights to minorities in Russia. After the Bolsheviks came to power much of the army revolted against them, starting the Russian Civil War. Due to the civil war, food was scarce and people were beginning to starve. Stalin was put in charge of food procurement in Tsaritsyn.

Russia has had numerous rulers throughout history. Two of the rulers stick out in particular. They used similar strategies to get their ways. They used their power to control others. These two rulers did similar things to get their way.

The Russian Revolution could have been halted or prevented if, in early times, Russia was given a czar with more experience

This was one of the major factors that led to his demise, he was a weak leader and commander but also he was running a very undemocratic government and this was shown with the creation of the Duma. The first Duma was established after the defeat in the war to the Japanese in an attempt by the Tsar to retain power. The Tsar however did not expect when he offered free elections to the Duma that the electorates would begin to criticise him and demand change. This resulted in the collapse of the first Duma which showed that the people hadn’t a right to an opinion and nothing could be changed as long as Tsar Nicholas II was in charge. The Duma was never going to succeed in making change as it would be dissolved if

The Russian Revolution was a very sad period in Russia. Sad because people died, got hurt and lost family members, all because they were not given the rights they were born with, and fought hard to get it. It all started because of Absolute Monarchism. The rulers in Russia were called Czars, and they had absolute power. Russia’s last Czar was Nicholas the II, and he became a Czar with very little training, because when his dad died he inherited the throne.