Tsar Dmitri's Propaganda Campaign

The last Tsar Nicholas II ascended the throne in 1894 and was faced with a country that was trying to free itself from its autocratic regime. The serfs had recently been emancipated, the industry and economy was just starting to develop and opposition to the Tsar was building up. Russia was still behind Europe in terms of the political regime, the social conditions and the economy. Nicholas II who was a weak and very influenced by his mother and his wife had to deal with Russia’s troubles during his reign. In order to ascertain how successfully Russia dealt with its problems by 1914, this essay will examine the October Manifesto and the split of the opposition, how the Tsar became more reactionary after the 1905 revolution, Stolypin’s

In a burgeoning climate of autocracy, the Romanov dynasty was firmly established in the societal framework of early 20th-century Russia. Having been in varying degrees of absolute political control over an approximate time period of four hundred years, their eventual undoing marked a power shift polarising the imperial regime laid out by countless Tsars beforehand. Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, is recognised to have a degree of personal responsibility for the downfall of the Romanovs, yet the extent to which his decision-making skills can be held accountable is questioned by some historians. Despite this, multiple political, social, and military facets of Nicholas II’s reign were handled with instability, and his perceived lack of legitimacy due to this poor decision-making ultimately was a major causative factor to the downfall of his family’s vast dynasty.

Russia emerged as a significant power during the 1500s through war. It fought its neighbors and expanded its territory aimlessly. Ivan the Terrible’s expansion brought him into contact with both Western Europe and the Ottoman Empire. Aiming to gain a port and outlet to the Baltic,

In Russia, Westernization was nothing new as the late nineteenth century had rolled around, for they had already been immersed in political conflicts of Western Europe by the earlier parts of the century. Russia’s Westernization had even been started by Peter the Great. Being so well adapted to the politics of the West, the conservative Russian nobility had feared revolutions by the liberal West. Russia then had attempted to

Despite all the work Alexander II did toward reforming Russia, the “Era of Great Reforms” left one crucial aspect unaltered: the power of the emperor. The intentional neglect of this was what kept the reforms from realizing their true potential. This led to dissatisfaction, which encouraged repression, terror, and most importantly: revolution. The first was the Polish Rebellion, caused by the failure of Russian authorities to suppress Polish nationalism. Although the Poles failed, other minorities sprung up for their voice

Review Guide- Chapter 18: Timeline- 1533-1584: Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) 1604-1613: Time of Troubles 1613-1917: Romanov dynasty 1689-1725: Peter the Great 1703: Founding of St. Petersburg 1762-1796:

One resource used for this investigation was Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie, which describes the reign of Nicholas II. This source was published in 1967 in the United States, thus the book is a secondary source. Massie is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose work focuses on the Russian Romanovs. Massie’s alma mater includes Yale and Oxford University. The source is highly valuable in its extremely detailed and comprehensive research of nearly 600 pages, providing the thoughts of those in positions of power and interesting, insightful perspectives to the situation at the time. An analysis on connecting causes and effects are thorough and

In Ivan the Terrible’s correspondence to Andrei Kurbsky, the letters are a call and response style in regards to the concept of Russian identity in Muscovite Rus. Prince Kurbsky initiates the conversation criticizing Ivan’s methodology within his rule. The author notes on Ivan’s “fierce persecution” of his own people, positing that the tsar himself is turning from the very foundations of Russian society: the Orthodox faith. However, despite notions of truth in

Assess the role of the Bolsheviks for the decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty.

Throughout Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Eastern versus Western ideas are constantly being introduced and in turn debated, sometimes violently. This being the case, it would be uncharacteristic of Dostoevsky to include such an extensive account, The Grand Inquisitor, against Christ and there not to be an East versus West theme. Eastern versus Western may be understood as Orthodox versus Roman Catholic although it is not to be restricted only within the scope of religious debates. The differences between the two are prevalent in other areas of life including: the self and social life. These topics will be discussed directly, and the foundation of each manifest themselves in multiple ways; although sublet their importance must be noted. The focus of this essay is to explore why Ivan’s inquisitor was wrong. As in many religious debates, especially concerning the Bible, differences often come subtly and may end in agreeing to disagree; although there must be a correct way of thinking. These subtle differences are—somewhat regularly—opposing beliefs concerning one word or only a few words. Yet, these differing beliefs in words and what they mean to each believer may seem insignificant to the untrained eye. But they come to define religions and societies, set ground for debates and wars, and, in the case of the Karamazov’s, split blood. Although Ivan’s Grand Inquisitor formulates a compelling argument against the actions of Christ—condemning Him for allowing

During the 1918 Russian Civil War, there was news depicting Leon Trotsky as the leader of the Red Army. The news was accompanied by pictures of a dragon with a top hat that were used to describe the head as the fighter in Saint George advocating for communism. It was regarded as the main weapon to combat capitalism. The title of the news associated with the leader was the theme of counter-revolution printed on the picture. The Russian diverse interests in capitalism, socialism and monarchism required massive support for the Red Army to defeat the South Russian White Army. The Red Army use of pictures for persuasion prompted immense public support. This essay explores the story of the Russian Civil War by Mawdsley to develop the difference between persuasion and propaganda.

The Russian Revolution is a widely studied and seemingly well understood time in modern, European history, boasting a vast wealth of texts and information from those of the likes of Robert Service, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Allan Bullock, Robert Conquest and Jonathan Reed, to name a few, but none is so widely sourced and so heavily relied upon than that of the account of Leon Trotsky, his book “History of the Russian Revolution” a somewhat firsthand account of the events leading up to the formation of the Soviet Union. There is no doubt that Trotsky’s book, among others, has played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of the events of The Revolution; but have his personal predilections altered how he portrayed such paramount

One object, a paradox embodied in a Russian revolutionary plate interested me, primarily due to my limited knowledge of the revolution therefore arousing curiosity, but also due to the irony of the plate. Illustrating an egalitarian realm of the proletariat yet, peculiarly, the plate made from porcelain; the luxury material providing historic connotations with aristocratic culture and status. This interest drove me to attend a lecture at LSE on the origins of the revolution, and question whether Marxism was in any sense native to Eastern Europe. Further lectures by John Merriman on the topic made me consider why this cruel anti-Semite, Nicholas II was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. I found the matter challenging, however the further I explored, the more I became engrossed in the subject and so continued to broaden my understanding with Smith’s ‘The Russian Revolution: A very short introduction’. This self-motivated inquisitiveness drives me forward; an important attribute of a prospective

Shreya Khandelwal Global Studies Mrs. Vivadelli 24 February 2017 Book Study In the book, The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander there are many themes and topics that helped my understanding of the region. The main character, Mikhail Semyonov was the only living person who had witnessed the murder of the Royal family. Throughout the reading, he answers everything there is to know about Tsar, missing bodies, the loss of his family and more.

This publication will eradicate all philosophic doubts about the practical course of revolution- it will make our theories a reality. More crucially, it is proof that Russia can be alive once again. We would not have been challenged so brazenly if it were not so.’” Dmitri reports him to The Gentleman and Perchik is captured and tortured for openly opposing the Russian government. When