Nicholas II of Russia

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    Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the ruling Tsar for 23 years, once said: “There is no justice among men.” (BrainyQuote,2017). Nicholas II was the famous last Tsar of Russia when he abdicated power to the Provisional Government in 1917. The Russian Revolution was a catalyst for major world events and changes that took place in the 20th century. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was only 26 years old when he took the throne from his father, Alexander III of Russia (Newworldencyclopedia.org, 2017). There was

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    Czar Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna of the Romanov family ruled from when he was crowned in 1896, to their forced abdication in 1917. Russia’s economy was outmoded and relied on independent peasants that did not use modern machinery. Their farming season was limited because of their natural cold climate. The political condition of Russia was that everyone was annoyed with the autocratic system, it had no representation in government and the Tsar was out of touch with the people’s demands. Nicholas

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    countries having a democratic government, Russia was ruled by a monarchy, therefore Nicholas II inherited the role of Tsar after his father passed away from kidney inflammation in 1894. There were many reasons behind why Russia was considered as having a backwards economy and the Russo-Japanese War was a major setback for Russia. Bloody Sunday took place and shortly afterwards Nicholas II was compelled to introduce the October Manifesto … . Nicholas II Tsar Nicholas II was a problem for the social, political

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    During World War I Nicholas II assumed supreme command of the Russian Army in September 1915. Nicholas II's personal expectation of command grew out of one of the critical weaknesses of his reign: his own incompetence as a ruler and as an individual. In addition to his naive belief that he shared a personal communion with the Russian people, he ruled over a political system that could not function without his immediate presence. This fact was not merely perceived in hindsight. When the Emperor announced

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    Russia was a rural country that once had regime. The majority of Russia was profoundly poor and the few that were rich were extremely wealthy. Their last ruler had been Tsar Nicholas II who was not a natural leader; in fact most people could describe him as a reluctant and feeble monarch. Russia suffered numerous revolutions and defeats in wars under the regime. As a result their country was damaged, economically and socially. Russia was poverty stricken particularly in the countryside where the

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    For my comparison essay, I have chosen to compare Julius Caesar to Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Both men were rulers of their country at different times in life. Julius Caesar was the ruler of Ancient Rome, and Czar Nicholas was a ruler of Russia. Julius Caesar was the ruler during 46-44B.C., and Czar Nicholas was the ruler of Russia during the year 1894 until his forced abdication in 1917. Both were dictators, but only Nicholas II was forced in abdication when he would not respond to demands of the

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    Nicholas II had many strengths and weaknesses as ruler. Nicholas II had many weaknesses towards ruling Russia that is how young he was when sending into the throne but also his domineering wife. Nicholas II did have strengths towards himself and Russia as he was an intelligent person who cared for the people he was close with. When Nicholas II stepped up into the Throne, he was fairly young. Nicholas’ father passed away when he was 18-19 years old, this is when Nicholas had to step into his father's

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    Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia under Romanov rule. Nicolas II was to inherit the throne after his father died, but he was not prepared to. You will soon read that if he was properly prepared then he would’ve had a magic life. Tsar Nicholas II aroused the Russian Revolution. Alexander III died at the age of 49 in 1894; Nicholas II did not feel he was up to take the throne. Nicholas had to take the throne, get marry and have children to secure the future heir. He married Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt

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    Czar Nicholas II. The Russian people disliked Nicholas II so much, they started a revolution and executed Nicholas and his family. The Romanovs ruled Russia for three centuries, and it finally collapsed. Before Nichols II took rule his grandfather Alexander III was in power. He started in 1881. After Alexander Nicholas II gained power. This Revolution succeeded in throwing the czar out of power but it failed to bring a stronger government back into government. I believe that leaving Russia without

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    Nicholas II abdicated the throne in 1917 up until then, the Russian Royal family had ruled for over three hundred years. Throughout this period, they faced many problems and uneasy predicaments, a lot of these centering on Nicholas II as Tsar. A combination of long and short-term problems led to the decline and eventual fall of the Romanov dynasty. Tsar Nicholas II ignored these issues, staying true to his coronation vow to uphold Autocracy, and therefore played a critical role in the plummet of

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