Russian Czar Alexander II: Personal Statement

After the February revolution on 1917 which saw the abdication of the Tsar, Russia was in turmoil. It had gone (in a matter of days) from being one of the most

Many of us have studied or learned about roman history and their conquerors. One of many great conquerors in roman history, is Alexander the Great. Alexander was one of the youngest conquerors in history at the age of thirty and he conquered most of the known world. Though many question Alexander and wonder if he really was great, I say that Alexander was one of the most successful conquerors in roman history and he was really a great.

The Russian revolution was a monumental change for Russia they went from a government of ordocrasy to communism, with evidence it will show that this truly was a change Russia needed. Yet many argue that the death and outcome was not what the people had imagined when agreeing to communism.

Imagine living life normally inside of your moderately-sized home and your wealth continuing to soar higher and higher. All of a sudden, that wealth, your home, and your life all come crashing down in one big event-- this event being the Russian Revolution. In the story Anthem by Ayn Rand, the narrator is depicted in first person major.

Elena Grigorievna Ponomarenko grew up the typical Ukrainian lifestyle, fighting to make ends meet daily with the poverty crisis. Elena strived for self-discipline during the instability of the USSR. Despite the dispossession of the USSR, she kept faith in communism and conformed in the era’s communist practices by having an interest in forming relations with the Pioneers, Komsomol’s and then later to the communist party. Communism had a plethora benefits that tailored her idea lifestyle, but one stood out more than others and that was the sense of strict discipline. These communist groups fulfilled her appetite for, “iron discipline” Elena based her life upon (Vanderbeck134). As a member of the Komsomol, Elena mentioned the consequences of insubordination which never the less led to immediate expulsion of her membership with the communist community. Elena’s strong passion and hunger for discipline lead her higher in

Personal memoirs used by both J.D. Vance and Yoshino’s are basically an insight into their troubled lives, which with gradual analysis turn into an anecdotal evidence on the basis of which they form their arguments foe individual or collective liberty in the society they spent their early lives in.

Alexander I, the czar of Russia, hired Montholon to poison Napoleon. Alexander I probably would say that Napoleon betrayed the ideals of the French Revolution greatly. Alexander even once said that Napoleon was the “oppressor of Europe and the disturber of the world’s peace” so he obviously did not think that what Napoleon was doing was right. Alexander defeated Napoleon many times in battle including when he tried to invade Russia, so by the time Napoleon was losing power and exiled, Alexander probably got tired of him, saw him as a nuisance, and wanted to get rid of him. It is also clear that Alexander the First of Russia hired Montholon to poison Napoleon because in Montholon’s room there was a medal for courage that was awarded to him for

Alexander the Great and Ivan IV of Russia (Ivan the Terrible) are both good examples of leaders who outline a succinct picture of what Niccolo Machiavelli deemed necessary to be "a successful prince." In The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli, he was able to identify ingredients for success and failure as a leader. Few leaders have possessed at least one of the qualities Machiavelli deems necessary to be a successful leader, and even fewer possess those qualities. Alexander the Great and Ivan IV of Russia (Ivan the Terrible) are two leaders who dominate many of the qualities that Machiavelli considers necessary to be a successful leader. Both of these leaders "followed the path beaten by great men, and imitated those who have been supreme" (Machiavelli

Revolutions aim to overthrow or change an existing regime and focus on releasing the shackles of oppression that hold them down. In Stalinist Russia those who revolted, or were seen as a threat, would sentenced to imprisonment where there was little to no chance of escape or freedom. Even though the revolutionist may be denied freedom, there is a belief that resonates within; hope. The want for freedom instills hope in individuals who seek to remedy the environment in which they live. Paradoxically, it is the very hope that the individual has that perpetuates the environment of discomfort and pain that drives said individual to leave it. Hope, in its essence, constrains freedom, as seen through Masha during her imprisonment in Vasily Grossman’s

Throughout his novel Everything Flows, Vasily Grossman provides numerous occasions for defining freedom. In the midst of attempting to give meaning to freedom, Grossman greatly invests in wrestling with the issue of why freedom is still absent within Russia although the country has seen success in many different ways. Through the idea and image of the Revolution stems Capitalism, Leninism, and Stalinism. Grossman contends that freedom is an inexorable occurrence and that “to live means to be free”, that it is simply the nature of human kind to be free (200-204). The lack of freedom expresses a lack of humanity in Russia, and though freedom never dies, if freedom does not exist in the first place, then it has no chance to be kept alive. Through Grossman’s employment of the Revolution and the ideas that stem from it, he illustrates why freedom is still absent from Russian society, but more importantly why the emergence of freedom is inevitable.

Tsar Alexander III's Reign The reign of Tsar Alexander II was one that demonstrated a great change in action, attitude and policy to that of his father, Tsar Alexander II, 'The Tsar Liberator.' Historians have long labelled Tsar Alexander II as a Liberal, reforming ruler and his son as a reactionary, oppressive heir to his legacy. Hingley argues that his thirteen years of reign were spent '...systematically destroying all of his father's work. The choice facing Tsar Alexander III when he ascended to the throne was a difficult one.

This source is a picture of the Emperor of Russia, Alexander the Third. His full name is Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, he is the second son of Alexander the Second. He didn’t expect to have any chance at the throne, but “he became heir apparent on the death of his elder brother Nikolay in 1865” (Florinsky). Later, when his father died, Alexander the Second, on March 13, 1881. I picked this source because it shows how the idea of an authoritarian man in the story could have come from this man, Alexander the Third. An authoritarian man is someone who is in authority over something, someone, or many people. This supports my short story because it shows that the personality of the Banker could be reflective of Alexander the Third. The Banker was the

It is clear that a lot of people did not want to put up with the constant down spiralling because of the autocracy, many people decided to rise against the situation. These people were split between the reformers and a smaller group of revolutionaries. The reformers, or Liberals, wanted to modernise Russia gradually.They wanted free elections, more education for the people and no censorship. The revolutionaries, on the other hand, wanted to throw out the whole tsarist system and build a different one.Revolutionaries were the ones waiting for the perfect moment to strike the match since the autocratic regime had caused a long term fatigue in the society - the long term situation let them was highly in favour of this group in terms of revolution, only a slight push to the angered people was needed to proceed.

Alexander the Great. Possibly one of the greatest leaders and one of the greatest conquerors of all time, Alexander the Great was an amazing historical figure, but he, like most all great leaders, was inspired by a teacher. His teacher was the Greek philosopher, Aristotle. Without him, who knows if Alexander would have been given the title of “the Great”. Like Aristotle, I want to be a teacher. More specifically, I want to be a middle school history teacher. I want to have a positive effect on the up and coming generations. I know that to become a teacher, I must obtain my Bachelors Degree in Education. My plan is to go to a four year college or university and major in secondary education while minoring in coaching.To get there, I am already

Alexander the Second and the Title Tsar Liberator In the 19th Century, Russia had no zemstva, very little education, industry and railway building, a biased judicial system and very few freed peasants. Czar Alexander II, who succeeded Nicolas I in 1855, went some ways to remedying these deficiencies through a series of reforms. Alexander II became the great modernizer of Russia, walking a delicate line between preserving Russia's Slavic identity and enabling its people to benefit from Western advancements.