Nicholas II was extremely strict when it came to his government and as a result forbade any form of democracy in Russia and imposed absolute autocracy on all the citizens. His domestic policy was so strict political parties were illegal to form and he even made the Okhrana, a secret police that arrested and imprisoned any political critics, rebels, or those who voiced a negative opinion against the Russian autocracy. As a result, the citizens, especially those of lower class, despised the government and would often attempt to revolt. However, since the revolts were unorganized and ineffective, Nicholas II was able to end them very swiftly. After the defeat in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Russia suffered extreme humiliation as well as economic decline.
Accusing the boyars of murdering his wife, Ivan turned against them. He made his own police force, whose main job was to hunt down and murder people Ivan didnt like, or
Alexander II had the Okrana and Stalin had the NKVD. Anyone who was seen as being a threat or suspicious to the state were either imprisoned in Gulags, exiled, or
The primary difference between Peter and Ivan’s domestic policies was that Ivan focused on combatting potential enemies and Peter focused on modernizing and Westernizing Russia. Restrictions in Ivan’s Sudebnik and Peter’s Holy Synod made the Orthodox Church more subservient to the state. Ivan created prikazy to deal with specific areas of government, but, by Peter’s reign, the prikazy were ineffective, so Peter replaced them with Western-style colleges. Ivan also established the streltsy, a permanent military force, and the oprichnina, a secret police force, yet Peter expanded the Russian military and navy much more drastically.
For Japan, the overall results were great as they had won the war against Russia. That was the first time an Asian country had beaten a european country. That had enlarged the nationalism in Japan. But after 240 days of fierce violent aggression fighting, it resulted to an end. During the war, Japan had lost around 60,000 men and Russia had lost 30,000 men.
The Romanov Family: Standing for Imperial Russia In the Russian empire there were two dynasties to rule, the Rurikids and the Romanov. Between the Rurikids dynasty (862-1547) there were four certain parts of Russia that were ruled by princes: Novgorod, Kiev, Vladimir, and Moscow. The Tsars of Russia 1547-1721 (ruler of all Russia) was the first to rule.
The Soviet Union in Russia used violence to govern their people by exiling or exucuting the bourgeois. The Bourgeois, during that time, had major influence on Russia because of their status, power and wealth. Stalin was the ringleader, as he controlled the population through his swordsman called the KGB. When the Soviet Union was in power twenty million innocent Russain citizans died, and for the people who survivied they lived in famion, fear and fatigue. Therefore, because Stalin killed over twenty million people for his lust of power, Russia was governed by
During his reign, he established churches and universities and enforced compulsory education so that his people could be educated and help in the development of Russia. One of the major changes in Russian culture was the shaving of the beards. He wanted to import western manners, dress and style into Russian society. Therefore, when he returned from the west, he demanded that beards be cut and foreign dress be worn.
There is an argument about the relationship between Rex and Jeannette and how Rex goes about parenting. Rex has a unique parenting style that isn’t seen much in today's world and it is often considered as a bad way to parent. Although there were many fights and bad decisions made, it is easy to see that Rex loves Jeannette and he would do everything in his power to support her throughout life. He would always turn bad things into some sort of adventure that can be overcome as long as they stuck strong and defeated the evil that was present. Rex loves Jeannette and this can be seen in the idea of the Glass Castle, when he helps her with her education, and when they are forced to travel and leap around from place to place.
Inbetween the years 1450-1750 CE, Western Europe and Russia have gone through several political and economic changes, though they have existed in different districts of Europe. Both Western European and Russian cultural patterns have been influenced by their enlightenment periods, bringing an era of revolution and economic/ intellectual advancement. However, though they shared this in common, Western Europe went through the Renaissance, a time of new styles and inventions in secular arts and sciences that challenged popular religion, while Russian was becoming a major European power through Westernization forces brought on by tsars, like Peter the Great. Many of Western Europe’s innovations in finance and government started developing during
Those who support the tsar and the idea of a strong, centralized state are more likely to support the Oprichniki, while those who oppose the tsar or who believe in greater individual freedoms are more likely to be critical of the Oprichniki's actions. The Oprichniki, however, have a view of coercion on those who support, and do not support them, saying "The Oprichniki are feared and respected by all. We are the embodiment of the tsar's power, the living symbol of his authority. Those who oppose us do so at their peril, for we will not hesitate to use all of our power to crush them." (p.30
This envy and vindictiveness for what the people around him have leads him to acquire more materialistic items that do not necessarily bring him happiness. His life flows pleasantly this way until he reaches a threat that takes away his control. In order for a person to be content at the end of their life is “ if we are in control of our careers, mates, children, and bodies, [then] we can live a predictable and powerful life” (Sansom 419). As Ivan loses control of his environment, the thought of death and losing his possessions makes him scared of death. His life amounts to nothing more than chaos, where “the assumed defense against chaos is more control of relationships, job, environment, emotions, and future” (Sansom 419).
From 1775-1825, citizens of Haiti, British America, Spanish America, and France revolted against their absolutist governments. Inspired by Enlightenment ideas, including equality for all, the power of a ruler comes from the people, and that everyone has unalienable rights that cannot be denied, the citizens of aforementioned colonies and countries successfully replaced the absolutist rulers and were able to gain freedom. These revolutions influenced many other groups of people who had been petitioning for their own rights to act. The fact that these groups were successful gave abolitionists, women’s rights activists, workers’ rights activists, and people moving to end serfdom the confidence that they too could attain their rights.
The Russian Revolution, which was started by Lenin and his followers, was a rebellion that occurred in 1917 which forced higher powers to act to the needs of the lower class. For instance, many citizens were worried for their protection in consequence to the lack of survival necessities due to an early drought. Furthermore, their current czar during the time was incapable for his position as a czar and made horrendous decisions as czar. For example, when the czar, Nicholas, entered in World War I, he sent untrained troops into countless battles of failure which costed in mass amounts of lost life (paragraph 23).
Land, Culture, and Identity are all interconnected in my opinion. A lot of people’s identity comes from the place they’re from and within that place, those communities build their own culture. Being from Philly, I can fully understand how they’re connected. In our city, when the weather gets nice everyone brings out their dirt bikes and go get water ice. Water Ice is so unique to Philly and it’s part of our culture and you can’t find it elsewhere.
