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.
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