The Black Hundred was an extreme right wing party which emerged at the turn of the twentieth century in Russia. Favoring tsarism and autocracy instead of a parliamentary government, the Black Hundred were the perpetrators of many Jewish pogroms in Russian cities such as Odessa, Kiev, Yekaterinoslav...

Russia Russia, country in eastern Europe and northern Asia, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean and on the east by the Pacific Ocean. Formerly the largest republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Russia as it is today was established in 1991, but the history of the Russian...

The development of a particular region sometimes relies on the strength and intelligence of an individual. Throughout the years, many have proven themselves worthy of this exhausting task. When Peter Romanov was declared czar at age ten, he never could have guessed that one day, historians and...

What were the effects of World War One on Russia up to but not including February 1917? From 1914 through to 1917 Tsar Nicholas II made himself very unpopular among his people. This was due in big part to the First World War. World War One acted like a catalyst, magnifying Russia's alrea...

There was a great deal of tension between the Russian people and the autocracy during the early 20th century, which was brought about by the poor leadership by the autocracy. The way the country was beining run was out dated and unprogressive, so as the rest of Europe was growing as a result of the ...

Life in Russia has always been different from what most of us know in the U.S. Life under monarchy in Russia had its ups and downs. It was ruled by a tsar, up until the Russian Revolution, when the government turned from monarchism to communism. With this new was of life the very existence of the Ru...

The Crimean war was caused by numerous factors that eventually boiled over and spurred war. This time period was one based off of the balance of power and conservatism throughout Europe. The main conflict resulted from religious tensions throughout the Ottoman Empire, caused by Russia's threats...

Russia's participation in the First World War was not the main reason for the collapse of the tsarist system. It was merely the spark that ignited all the problems that had been brewing for some time under the tsarist regime. The strain of world war one, for which Russia was not prepared, the p...

Many things contributed to the way the Russian Revolutions unfolded over the ruling years of the Tsar Nicholas II. The events that took place under the Tsars rule undoubtedly changed Russia and made way for the Russian Revolution due to the lack of ability by Nicholas II to rule Russia at a time of...

The United States and Russia have been battling off pernicious factions menacing the stability of their democracies over the years. Russia has come a long way over the past century, enduring a number of different phases that have completely desecrated any power Russia may have had paralleled to t...

How absolute were the 18th Century Tsars? When asking how absolute a monarch is, we need to pay attention to the groups of people that surround that monarch. The aristocracy, the church and the army all played an important part in the running of an 18th century state, and without the support of t...

Russian Tsars Throughout the Russia's history, and as far back as civilization was accounted for, they had rulers known as Tsars. Tsars were perceived as absolute monarchs, which most held that title true. With the decline of the churches power, and the greed for power, the men who became Ru...

There were no prospects for democracy in Russian in 1914. Tsar Nicholas II believed he had the god-given right to rule over his country absolutely. His power to govern was reinforced by the strongest institutions in Russia, The Orthodox Church, The Army, and the peasant class. Even the Tsar's o...

The Imperial Period Romanov FamilyBefore Nickolia and his family were killed. The Romanov family did a lot of great thing for Russia as tzars or emperors. From Peter the great to nickolia. I'll start first with Peter the great, In 1695 he astablished the first Russian navy which was one of the be...

In March 1917 Russia was an autocracy, a political system favouring unlimited authority by a single individual. It was the crucial events that took place during this period of history that would change many people's lives. It was the uniting of the peasants, workers, and middle class with the T...

The Ruin of the Romanov RegencyThe Romanov family, a great and prestigious lineage, ruled over Russia from 1613 to 1917. Although it had, in the past, overcome all types of dilemmas, the Romanov family was to fall, at last, in 1917 with the resignation of Tsar Nicholas the Second.After the Russo-Jap...

They are the rulers of Russia. This bunch has no style. These are the \"New Russians,\" or in other words the mafia - a new breed that managed a social change that has shaken the country in the last five years. The media describes them as crooks that have money, no style, and a belief that life is ...

Absolutism, political system in which there is no legal, customary, or moral limit on the government's power. The term is generally applied to political systems ruled by a single dictator, but it can also be applied to seemingly democratic systems that grant sweeping powers to the legislature or ex...

Why Did the Tsar Abdicate in March 1917?The Tsar of Russia was known as the Little Father. He was an autocratic ruler of a vast country, which spanned across two continents, Europe and Asia. It had over 16 nationalities and very poor lines of communication; roads were mud tracks and there was only...

Throughout this world's great history there have been many great rulers. Some of these great rulers to note would be Philip II of Spain, Louis XIV of France, Catherine the Great of Russia, and Peter the Great of Russia. These monarchs can be compared in various areas including domestic polic...

The history of Russia began many centuries ago. Russia had many tsars, not all of them were as great as these people that I'm going to talk about. Russian history is amazing, because I was born there and I learned history from six to ninth grade there. You probably know that I already knew almo...

The quotation, " 'I shall maintain the principle of autocracy just as firmly and unflinchingly as it was preserved by my unforgettable dead father.' (Nicholas II) In spite of the Czar's decrees and declarations, Russia, by the beginning of the 20th century, was overripe for revolution," i...

Many empires and nations throughout global history have been under the rule of absolute monarchs who follow the policies of absolutism. Absolutism is a political system in which a ruler has complete power. Many ancient nations, such as Spain, Russia and France, followed the policy of absolutism. Abs...

How valid is this interpretation of the reign of Tsar Alexander 2nd? The quotation suggests that with the accession of Alexander as Tsar of Russia he had no sympathy to with the repressive system (nature) of his predecessors. Written by George Hume an Englishman, and taken from his memoirs publis...

"Ivan the Terrible. Statesman or Madman? Discuss." Ivan was crowned in 1547 at 17 years of age, when he married Anastasia Romanov. Ivan's life can be divided into two distinct phases- the 'good' years and the 'bad' years. During his 'good' years he ...