Who Was Rasputin?
Rasputin was a leading figure of the Russian Revolution, he was an advisor to the ruling monarch of Russia at the time, Tsar Nichols II. Then, when Tsar Nichols II was fighting in World War I, Rasputin grew in influence over the monarchy. In effect, Rasputin was ruling Russia with the Tsarina Alexandra (the Tsars wife), while Tsar Nichols II was off fighting in World War II.
Why Is Rasputin Well Known?
Rasputin became well known over his grip over Russia, and his grip over Tsarina Alexandra. He proclaimed to be a religious healer, though, that’s debatable.
Rasputin claimed to heal the Tsarina and Tsar’s young son, Alexis. There are different theories about his real ‘powers’, with some arguing that Rasputin was just a charlatan, while others have argued that Rasputin had healing powers. Rasputin is thought to have healed Alexis, though, this is debatable. There could have been other reasons why Alexis was healed. Alexis being healed resulted in Rasputin gaining favour with the Russian royal family, especially the Tsarina. It’s apparent that both the Tsarina was close with the monk, which has resulted in speculation that their relationship was more than just platonic.
This eventually lead to his downfall. The Russian aristocracy became increasingly angry at their close relationship. They believed that the relationship was putting the Russian royal family in jeopardy, they were right. However, by the time anything was done about him, it was far too later.
His assassination took place on the 30th of December 1916. He was took to the basement of the Yusupov Palace during the early morning hours of the 30th of December 1916. He was given food which was laced with cyanide; it didn’t kill him. Then, he was shot; that didn’t kill him either. He was believed to have been dead at this point, however, he jumped up and attacked his attackers. He was shot again; this shot is believed to have finally killed him. Though, some claim that he was still alive when he was thrown into the river. Assassinating him didn’t save the Russian royal family. A few weeks later, the February Revolution broke out in 1917. This was the first of two revolutions in Russia during that year, the other revolution happened in October and became known as the October Revolution.
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An Introduction To The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was one of the most transformative events in 20th century history and over course European history. It is an event which helped shaped Europe.
The Russian Revolution was actually a series of revolutions in Russia in the early 20th century. The first Russian Revolution of the 20th century happened in 1905. There were two more revolutions in 1917, one in February 1917 and the other revolution happened in October 1917. The first one of 1917, was known as the February revolution. And the later one was known as the October revolution. Whereas, the 1905 Russian Revolution is more infamous for the events of Bloody Sunday. There were several leading causes of the Russian Revolution. All of them contributed to the outbreak of revolution in Russia, but some of these factors contributed more to the revolution than others. The Leading Causes Of The Russian Revolution
These are the main reasons why the Russian Revolutions happened in the early 20th century; starting with the weakness of Tsar Nicholas II.
Tsar Nichols II The weakness of Tsar Nichols II was the leading cause of the Russian Revolution. He was a very ineffective leader, who made a series of disastrous mistakes. These mistakes lead to the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty (the Russian royal family) and the Russian Revolution. The weakness of Tsar Nichols II was not only an instrumental cause of the Russian Revolution, his weakness was the reason why the other leading causes of the Russian Revolution happened. In effect, the Tsar’s leadership, or lack thereof, was thee leading cause of the revolution. World War I and the Russo-Japanese War The Tsar taking Russia into World War I and the Russo-Japanese War, was very unpopular with the Russian people at the time. This didn’t help the Tsar. Russia at the time was already a poor country; in many ways it was medieval, in terms of poverty, compared to the rest of Europe. On top of this, the ruling monarch of Russia took his attention away from his countries internal problems and turned to focusing on getting into conflicting with other countries. The Tsar Taking Control Of The Army Throughout history, Kings have lead their armies into battle, the Tsar didn’t create anything unique. However, his decision to lead the Russian army during World War I was a disaster for him. It was a disaster for two reasons. The first was that through leading the army to failure in World War I, Nichols couldn’t blame anyone else for his war failings – he showed to the world and of course his enemies, that he was an ineffective and weak leader.
Secondly, he left Russia to be run by his wife, Tsarina Alexandra, and the meddling monk, Rasputin. It was a combination of disaster, one which wasn’t popular with the Russian aristocracy. They viewed Rasputin as ruining and ruling Russia, a charlatan and a mystic who was manipulating Alexandra.
The result was Rasputin’s murder, at the hands of the Russian aristocracy. For a brief moment, they thought that they saved the Russian aristocracy. By the time anything was done about Rasputin, it was far too late for the aristocracy to save the aristocracy and the monarchy. Rasputin was murdered by them on the 30th of December 1916, and the February Revolution started on the 8th of March 1917 (the Russians used the Julian calendar at the time, which is why it was known as the February Revolution.). Other Causes Of The Russian Revolution
These were some of the main causes of the Russian Revolution, though, there were many other leading causes of the Russian Revolution. These included the creation of the Duma (Russian parliament) and its failure, Russia’s economic problems and workers rights. All of these things also contributed to the Russian Revolution, which brought down the Romanov Dynasty.
The Russian revolution is one of the most fascinating events in history. The Russian revolution was also one of the most transformative eras in history. Particularly European and Russian history. It changed the course of Europe. And also changed the course of Russia. The changes that came as a result of the Russian Revolution were both social changes and political changes. It is one of those events in history which was a turning point. The Russian revolution changed the world forever. It also changed Russia forever. The Russian revolution was responsible for replacing the Russian monarchy with a communist state. Which eventually led to therise of the first communist country, Russia. And eventually the USSR. The USSR was born out of the October Revolution in 1917. What was the October Revolution? TheOctober Revolution in 1917 was a revolution which brought down the Russian provisional government and the Russian monarchy. Which resulted in Tsar Nicholas II being the last Tsar of Russia. Essentially, Tsar Nicholas II was the last king of Russia. Tsar is just an alternative name for king. The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks and Vladimir Lening. The Bolsheviks were a section of the Russian political party known as the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party. The other section was known as the Mensheviks. The Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks split before the revolution because of their differences. Their main difference was in how to bring about the revolution. It was the Bolsheviks who became victorious in their approach to the Russian revolution. The October Revolution of 1917, is also know as the Bolshevik revolution. Why did the October Revolution happen? There are several reasons why the October Revolution happened. In this blog post, we are going to look at some of the reasons why the October Revolution happened. The reasons listed aren't listed in any particular order. Here are several reasons why the October Revolution happened:
1. World War One
World War One was a major contributing factor to the Russian revolution. The Russian revolution occurred in the final stages of World War One. World War One lasted from 1914 to 1918. The Russian revolution occurred in 1917. The effect of World War One gave rise to the Russian Revolution. World War One was unpopular with the Russian people. A big reason for that was the heavy casualties that Russia endured as a result of the war. 2. Tsar Nicholas II was weak Tsar Nicholas II was a weak leader. Nicholas II was politically weak and politically naive. He was also naive about the state of Russia at the time. He was naive about the social problems in Russia and the worker's problems in Russia. There are two reasons why Tsar Nicholas II was weak. He was weak because he was really interested in the job as Tsar. He never wanted to be Tsar. Tsar Nicholas II was also weak because he wasn't prepared for the role. He received no training or preparation to be Tsar. 3. Shift from rural to urban Russia was beginning to shift from a rural country to an urban country. Compared to many other countries at the time, like the United Kingdom, Russia was very rural. And even medieval-like in comparison to other European countries. The shift from rural to urban saw a large movement of people from the countryside, to urban cities. This contributed to the issue of workers rights. 4. Workers rights Workers rights seem to be the backbone of the Russian revolution. There was a sort of class consciousness which caused the revolution. There was little protection for workers in Russia at the time. The conditions of the working class were awful. The lack of good conditions for workers in Russia resulted in an unhappiness with the Tsarist regime. People had to work for eleven hours a day. Often workers would have to sleep at their work. This resentment seems to be a driving force in the revolution. 5. The Middle Class The middle classes, known as the Borgouis (the working class were the Proletariat), also became increasingly dissatisfied with the Tsar and his rulership. It seems that revolutions don't happen, as long as the middle class is satisfied. That seems the case with Russia. The middle class was successful to an extent in trying to change how things worked. For example, they won the right to have a parliament (which was called the Duma). And they became the owners of the new industries in the cities of Russia. However, the Duma was largely symbolic, it had no real power. ******************* These are the main reasons why the Russian revolution happened. Why was Nicholas II the last Tsar of Russia? There are several reasons why Tsar Nicholas II was the last Tsar of Russia. Nicolas II, alongside his family, were assassinated by Russian revolutionaries on the 17th of July 1918. There are a list of contributing factors which brought down the Russian royal family. Two main reasons the Russian royal family fell was Russia's involvement in World War One and the weakness in leadership of Nicholas. These were the main reasons, but there were many more. Widespread poverty in Russia, the treatment of workers and the events ofBloody Sunday in 1905 paved the way for the revolution in 1917. The Russian revolution in 1917 brought Tsar Nicholas II down, along with his family. Resulting in the end of the Russian royal family. Who was Tsar in Russia? The Tsar of Russia was a royal ruler of Russia, equivalent to that of a King in the UK. When was there a revolution in Russia? There were actually two revolutions in Russia during the early 20th century. The second one brought down the Romanov Dynasty, who were the Russian royal family. The first one centred around the event of Bloody Sunday, in 1905. The first Russian revolution in 1905 contributed and led up to the events of the Russian revolutions in 1917. It was this revolution, the revolution in 1917 which brought down the Russian royal family. Making the Romanov Dynasty the last Russian royal family. And therefore, making Tsar Nicholas II the last monarch of Russia to this day. Why did the Russian revolutions happen? The Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917, did not just happen for one reason. The Russian revolutions happened for several reasons. The 1905 Russian revolution began on the 22nd of January 1905. The 1905 Russian revolution began over the events of Bloody Sunday. Not to be confused with the event of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland. The Bloody Sunday we are talking about is different. The Bloody Sunday event began through unarmed protesters, led by Father Gapon, protesting against the Tsar. The protesters were marching towards Winter Palace, which was the Tsars official residence like Buckingham Palace is the British monarch's official residence. Father Gapon with the protestors were marching to Winter Palace to give Tsar Nicholas a petition. His petition to the Tsar was about the suffering of workers and their demands. As the protesters, along with Father Gapon marched towards Winter Palace, in St Petersburg, Tsarists troops opened fire on the protesters. It occurred early that day, in the morning, around 10-11AM. There were many civilian casualties as a result of the troops shooting on the protesters. Sources conflict between official government records and anti-government groups as to how many people were injured, and how many people were killed. Taking both sources into consideration, somewhere between around one hundred people were killed and 4,000 people. By this point, the Tsarist authority was already unpopular. Even though the decision to shoot the protesters was not given the go-ahead by Tsar Nicholas II and neither was he in Winter Palace at the time of the shooting. The reaction to the events towards the Tsar was negative. Both internationally, and at home for the Tsar. Internationally the Tsar was condemned by the United States and the UK media. At home in Russia, he was also condemned. The events are largely seen as inflaming the Revolution of 1905. It was not the only factor which contributed to the revolution of 1905. Other things built up to this point. Such as the unpopularity of Russia going to war with Japan. What became known as the Russo-Japanese War. But also, workers rights or lack of rights and poverty also played a contributing factor to the revolution. What was the outcome of 1905? You may be wondering why the Tsar was never toppled in 1905 like he was in 1917. The Tsar and the Russian monarchy were not toppled on this occasion because the Tsar gave away concessions to appease the protesters. Basically he started introducing democracy. Or, elements of democracy, would probably be a better description of it. Tsar Nicholas II had no real other option than trying to yield a knee. In other words, Tsar Nicholas II had no real other option than to give away some power. Or at least, create the illusion that he was giving away some powers when he was not. Either way, things for Tsar Nicholas II at this point seemed a bit hopeless. In hindsight, it seems that his reaction to the Russian Revolution, such as the creation of the Duma (Russian parliament) and the October Manifesto, seemed only to buy Nicholas time. In retrospect, it does not seem that Nicholas could have won. By giving away power, he began the slow death of his reign. The revolution of 1917 There were several contributing factors as to why there was a revolution in Russia in 1917. There was no one cause which resulted in the monarchy's downfall. But a collection of causes which resulted in the death of the Russian monarch. One main reason was the weakness of Tsar Nicholas II himself. Nicholas was a weak leader. Whether he was just naive, or weak due to his lack of interest in the role as Tsar, is up for debate. His weakness is probably a result of both of those things; being naive and having no interest in the role as Tsar. Nicholas never seemed to have wanted the role of being Tsar of Russia. When his father, Alexander III was ill and died, Nicholas said 'What will happen to me and all of Russia.'' It is clear from this that he was not prepared to take on the role as the leader of Russia. He wasn't confident in doing so. While Tsar, Nicholas didn't take much of an interest in political life. Or an interest in the social issues of Russia at the time; such as the deep mass poverty that affected Russia. Another big factor in the Tsars demise was World War One. Or more specifically, Russia's involvement in World War One. Russia was not ready or prepared for World War One. The weakness in Russia's army, compared to the strength of Germany's army at the time, resulted in mass casualties for Russia. This graph shows the loses of life in World War One from each country: Russia suffered heavily from World War One. It had the most casualties of World War One, leaving over 3 million Russian's dead. The Russian causalities likely resulted in the Russian unpopularity of World War One. The Tsar's continued support for World War One made him unpopular at home. It was at this time that Lenin, one of the most prominent Russian revolutionaries, began voicing his opposition to the Tsar's war effort. Perhaps Lenin was just being opportunistic, in taking advantage of the situation. Before this, Lenin had a long history of revolutionary sympathies. It was noted from his days at university while studying law that he was sympathetic to revolutionary ideas and causes. Lenin returned home to Russia in 1917, after years of being in exile. However, the Tsarist regime had already been overthrown by Russia's provisional government. Lenin turned his attention to overthrowing the provisional government. And later, executing the Russian royal family, including Nicholas II. Nicholas II coronation took place on the 26th of May 1896. |
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