Essays on Russia

How successfully did the Tsarist regime deal with the difficulties of ruling Russia between 1906 and 1914? Ruling Russia between 1906 and 1914 was very difficult: the government was not democratic, peasants and workers were extremely angry because of the living conditions in the countryside and the cities, and political opposition to the Tsar was…

It had been a major part in the revolution over the last 50 years and mainstay in the armies of more Han 50 countries. The war was fought between the US along with UK against the soviets whose major weaponry at that time was the AK 47 rifle. The US along with UK lost the…

To what extent was Stolypin effective in stabilising Russia between 1906 and 1911? The period previous to 1906 was one of great instability in Russia, 1905 saw a failed revolution after long term tensions. Stolypin was effective yet ruthless in his peasant control in the 1905 revolution and due to this he soon became chairman…

Indo-Russian dealingss refer to the bilateral dealingss between the Republic of India and the Russian Federation. During the Cold War. India and the Soviet Union ( USSR ) enjoyed a strong strategic. military. economic and diplomatic relationship. After the prostration of the USSR. Russia inherited the stopping point relationship with India. even as India improved…

Although the two former Soviet Union districts are standing side by side along each other, they largely differ by their diverse cultures and physical geography. We can explain their distinction in terms of the centripetal force and centrifugal force with Russia. Dagestan represents the where Chechnya represents the latter. The conflict of Chechnya traces back…

Catherine the Great in my opinion was an absolute monarch. I will now give a quick overview and timeline of Catherine the Great to show some of her achievements. She was born in 1729 in what is now Strettin Poland into the family of Prince Christian August, Catherine was christened Sophia Augusta Frederica. At the…

Alexander II did introduce a number of reforms, whichwerequiterevolutionary for that period of time. Many historians therefore believethat Alexander II deserves the title ‘Tsar Liberator’. Views of AlexanderII do, however, differ to a great extent, When regarding Alexander IISaunders says “his enthusiasm for change lasted a mere four years, it maybe that his reputation as…

The text under the title “Drawing Back the Curtain” by Denis Healey begins with the description of Russia in the early years after the war. The author speaks about the changes in looks at the Soviet Union, about its generation which analyzed the nature of totalitarianism. Mr. Healey believes no power could destroy national traditions…

The political impact of Mongol rule was much more significant on the Chinese than it was on the Russians. Fundamentally, the Mongols were nomadic and the Chinese and Russians sedentary. Led by Genghis Khan and motivated by very real economic means, the Mongols established the largest land empire ever known. China lies just south of…

In 1900 the Russia Empire covered nearly 23 million square kilometres. Only a quarter of it was in Europe and the rest in Asia. The majority of the 128 million population were Slavs, but there were over 200 different nationalities. Several of these groups wanted regional autonomy and this was the cause of a constant…