A Bloody Beginning Essay

In 1905, the social and economic tensions building up within Russia boiled over into Revolution. It was described by Lenin as the “Great Dress Rehearsal” for the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and may give us clues as to why the 1917 revolution started. The suggestion that Tsar Nicholas II and his actions were to blame for this revolution is debatable and there are many factors such as the repressive Tsarist system, the growth of opposition from the time of Alexander II and the defeat in the war with Japan to consider. These events can be separated into short and long term effects on the revolution. Bloody Sunday and defeat to Japan would be short term effects whereas the

The main theme of the story “On The Sidewalk Bleeding” is identity. Andy is frustrated at everyone for not giving him a chance of how people identify him. He wants to die known as just Andy, not a member gang of the ‘Royals’. In the line “He was not a Royal. He was simply Andy” tells me that Andy was a person who had dreams like getting married to his girlfriend Laura, having kids and travelling, living in Bronx. But since he’s in a gang and wore a Royal purple jacket with pride, people assumed he was just another gang member. They didn’t realise Andy was a regular guy wanting to live a normal life. When Andy joined the ‘Royals’ he felt so proud and accepted, little did he know in the end it would be that main reason that cost his life.

About 300 people were killed, and hundreds more were wounded. As the news of "Bloody Sunday" spread, the Russian people were horrified. They responded by striking, mutinying, and fighting in peasant uprisings. The Russian Revolution of 1905 had begun” (Passage 1). He took no action when all of this was happening, but he did “after several months of chaos” (Passage 1). Czar Nicholas came up with a policy that did in fact end the Russian Revolution. He came up with the “October Manifesto,” which said that they were granted “individual right and created a Duma, or Parliament” (Passage 1). This was convincing to the Russian people and it ended the 1905 Russian Revolution. Czar Nicholas was still the absolute leader of Russia. Many people were not excited to hear this news, because he was not a great leader. He listened to the advice of his German wife that no one trusted. He also had another close companion “the

The Bloody Sunday massacre unfolded on the 22nd January 1905. An unarmed, peaceful march in St. Petersburg, Russia to the Winter Palace was organized by Father Gapon. Approximately 200,000 workers gathered with pictures of their ‘Little Father’ the Tsar, singing the anthem God Save the Tsar all the way along. The problem that it was illegal to hold any demonstration against the Tsar’s authority had threatened the government to believe that it would became a riot and thus, ordered the Imperial Guard to stop and dismiss the protesters. As there were too many protesters that the limited soldiers could not control over, some started gunning down the demonstrators even if no physical threat was shown. Whether the soldiers was given an order to fire

What we learn from this excerpt about the protestors is that they were everyday blue collar workers that were provoked by the occupation of the British army in their colony and the crippling tax policies imposed on them. Most protestors were hardworking young men who demonstrated their aggression because of the crushing pressure of the British presence at the shipyard and ports. Another thing we learn is that the colonist on the following Friday before March 5 took their anger out and started a confrontation with British soldiers. The main reason for protest was the Stamp Act, which was a tax imposed on all paper documents and the Townshend Act, which imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The protestors just wanted their

In 1917, Tsar Nicholas ll is the current ruler of Russia. Russia’s economic growth is increased by the czar’s reforms of the production of more factories. Since, Russia desperately needed to keep up with the rest of Europe’s industry. This reform worked out perfectly, but the working conditions of these factories didn’t please factory workers. After the events of the Russo-Japenese War, “Bloody Sunday”, and WW1, all of Russia was in utter chaos under the czar’s ghastly leadership. With no signs of the czar’s attempt to solve the problems that kept coming up, all of 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

On July 2, 1917 the blacks and white workers sparked a bloody four day riot that left 125 black workers dead. They had a parade in New York City. They had eight thousand marchers and men dressed in all black and women and children in white. They had ever one walk down Fifth avenue to the sound. The people in the parade were holding signs up that said why not make people safe in

The Russian Revolution of 1917 was unsuccessful because of how it did not accomplish the initial goal of establishing communism, internal social and economic issues within Russia, detrimental effects of rapid industrialisation and became the catalyst of a civil war. The defeat in war against Japan, in 1905, led to increased opposition to the Tsar, who was viewed as incompetent. The war was also important in intensifying and worsening longer term social and economic problems, as it caused food shortages, high prices and unemployment - the factors which motivated many to take part in the march on the Winter palace that resulted in Bloody Sunday (Document A). The Tsar was

A devastating 18 day, 50-mile march took place countless beaten senseless, but it was worth it. The first Selma to Montgomery march 7 1965 bloody Sunday. The march began when a prime leader John Lewis the leader of the SNCC (Student nonviolent coordinating committee) he wanted to try to end segregation as well as bring voting rights to blacks. Nevertheless, that’s not how it went, state troopers were ordered to wait 2 minutes before attacking the marchers, if you haven’t guessed yet that’s not how it went, the state troopers attacked. Ending up in the result of brutality hurting numerous men along with women. Spiting on them clubbing them to the extinct of jail time in are generation, whipped, stomped on by horses, the list goes on and on. That remains known as bloody Sunday. When someone my age (13) thinks about bloody Sunday it’s vague but if you were to ask someone who was there it’s an era of dark memories. This would go on to what will build

White people were triggered because they didn’t want blacks to march. However they marched anyways. In response, whites acted violently. Black people will never forget how poorly they were treated before the march. The black people of Selma recently celebrated a 52nd anniversary to remember the marches. Marty Roney said, “The marchers thought they would only be arrested” but they didn’t know how much more they were were in store for much more than just a mugshot. Lyndon B. Johnson compared bloody sunday to Gettysburg and Lexington based on turning points for the nation. Lyndon elucidates by saying “the Bloody Sunday riot sparked the marches from Selma to Montgomery…just like how the conflict at Lexington and Concord jump-started the Revolutionary War”

The Russian Revolution actually has two important parts to it the February Revolution (March 1917) and the October Revolution (November 1917). The February Revolution, which took place in modern day St. Petersburg, was lethal to the royal government of Russia. It began with the bread, it was not like they did not have the supplies for the population, “the problem was the breakdown of the transport system” (Figes 68). The February Revolution was also largely caused by the ineffectiveness of the Russian military in World War One and the failure of the Russian empire throughout the last couple decades. The people of Russia were ashamed of the military throwing away their lives and having to eat sparingly to survive the winter. Peasants were so poor they could barely afford a piece of bread for a week. Mass demonstrations were held in the squares and violence took to the streets. People ambushed the royal guards in front of the palace and they were shot down by the insignificant force left to guard the capital. The revolution was largely leaderless as Russian people just wanted food

One of the most memorable marches in the three day span would be "March 7th, on a hot Sunday around 600 people started a march to the Edmund Pettus bridge" after many miles they came to a stop due to barricades and police officers. One of the organizers of the march at the time was known as John Lewis, "John told everyone to proceed and to not participate in the violence if met with it". The police officers then came at the protesters with pure rage throwing tear gas, beating and whipping people with clubs till they were unconscious or dead.

The 1905 revolution can be considered as the pinnacle event that accelerated the downward spiral of Tsar Nicholas’s rule and Russia’s adherence to their “little father”. From this point onwards Nicholas was referred to by the people as not their “little father” but “Nicholas the Bloody”. "The present ruler has lost absolutely the affection of the Russian people, and whatever the future may have in store for the dynasty, the present tsar will never again be safe in the midst of his people." (The American consul in Odessa). This revolution was an uprising of people from all levels of society and was not an uprising organised by any group in particular. The Bolsheviks played a minimal role in the 1905 revolution as most of their leaders were living in exile and their impact and influence on the workers in that year was weak as well as having no Duma faction. This demonstrates that the Bolsheviks had a minor role in the pinnacle events that led to the downfall of the Romanov dynasty but rather gained support after Nicholas’ abdication.

Upon first glance, the title, Survival of the Sickest, seems to be confusing due to the inherent contradiction. How could someone who is sick lead a long life? After all, we usually perceive disease to be when something is wrong with our body such as through a pathogen which disrupts the normal physiology of an organism. We thus arrive at the conclusion that disease would potentially limit longevity. However, Dr. Sharon Moalem argues that there is a connection between disease and longevity. He argues that most diseases or conditions are protective against an evolutionary compromise, his main thesis in the book.

Mr. Jones Meets Czar Nicholas 2nd and the Russian Communist Revolution In the novel, Animal Farm, George Orwell connected both traits of Czar Nicholas 2nd to Mr. Jones in a very realistic and modern way. This makes it easier for the reader to understand the events that happened during the Russian Communist Revolution. The book tells events of the revolution through the point of view of farm animals. The author explains Czar Nicholas’s part in the war by connecting him to Mr. Jones.