Paul I of Russia

Catherine the Great is recognised world-wide as one of the most prominent and successful historical rulers of Russia. Catherine ll, Empress of Russia, is remembered in the majority, as an incredible leader of her time; with full entitlement of the title “The Great”. The term or title of “The Great” was given to rulers of the past by themselves or their countrymen, due to significant achievements or victories during their time of reign. The term Great has multiple meanings but in regards to leadership

In the early 1900’s, the entirety of Europe was divided into various alliances and powers, most notably the Triple Alliance (Germany, Astro-Hungarian Empire, and Italy) and the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and the United Kingdom), which ultimately fell into a hellish firestorm of mustard gas and trench warfare in 1914 that left 18 million dead and Europe’s economies and production decimated manyfold (DBQ Project, Various – Document D). The destruction of the turn-of-the-century nations and Empires

Dismayed to learn that Prince Wittgenstein had proposed to her in spring 1866, he told his parents that he was prepared to give up his rights of succession in order to marry his beloved "Dusenka". On 19 May 1866, Alexander II informed his son that Russia had come to an agreement with the parents of Princess Dagmar of Denmark, his fourth cousin. Before then, she had been the fiancée of his late elder brother Nicholas. At first Alexander refused to travel to Copenhagen, declaring that he did not love

Jean Baptiste Charbonneau What would it be like to be a member of one of the world's greatest journeys? Though he was just a baby, this was what happened to Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. He was an unintentional addition to Lewis and Clark's expedition to the Pacific ("Sacagawea"). However, the stories of this child do not end with Lewis and Clark's return to St. Louis. Jean Baptiste Charbonneau was born on February 11, 1805 in Fort Mandan, which was near what is today Washburn, South Dakota ("Sacagawea"

“Story Telling” it was very enjoyable. She mainly talked about the importance of being expressive. She told us to live in the moment and it’s important to express our emotions. It made me think of Paul D Miller, which he talks about how artists express their emotions by the music they create. From the event I understood that hip-hop is very expressive because there is no specific way to perform hip hop, but there are multiple different ways. Towards the end Aisha told the audience that it’s important

During Great Depression, Dorothea Lange and John Steinbeck made a big in pact by using their art. They showed the world, all the thing that people were going through that others didn't know. John used his great talent as a writer taught and explained to other people things that were happening during those times. John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1903, in Salinas, California. He was the second of four children. His mother was Olive Hamilton who was a former teacher and his father was John Ernst

the pogroms. In May of 1881, L. Schloss in a meeting of the Anglo-Jewish association stated “it was impossible that outrages could take place, and last in some instances more than 24 hours, in a country which bristled so with police and soldiery as Russia, without the authorities winked at them for their own purposes (Klier 384).” The Levin Memorandum in 1882 summed up the conspiracy theory. Levin said what the contemporary

Why was Peter the Great so preoccupied by making Russia into a naval power? How far was he successful in achieving his aim? Peter I of Russia more commonly known as Peter the Great, was the Tsar of Russia from 1682 until his death in 1725. From 1682-1694 he shared the throne with his half brother Ivan. His older half-sister ruled as regent, but when Ivan died Peter ruled alone from that point onwards. Peter was a tall and powerful figure but it was his political and social reforms, in particular

The article “Anarchism and Anti-Intellectualism in Russia.” by Paul Avrich seeks to address the reasons why the Anarchist movement of the 20th century developed a distrust of rational institutions and intellectuals. The author looks into doctrines held by prominent Anarchist leaders such as Mikhail Bakunin, who rejected the belief that education who help lead the revolution. Avrich concludes with a short summary of where the Anarchist movement ended. The author focused on the leaders in the Anarchist

Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Russia was a major factor in his downfall. In 1812, Napoleon, whose alliance with Alexander I had disintegrated, launched an invasion into Russia that ended in a disastrous retreat from Moscow. Thereafter, all of Europe, including his own allies, Austria and Prussia, united against him. Although he continued to fight, the odds he faced were impossible. In April 1814, Napoleon’s own marshals refused to continue the struggle and stepped