Russian Empire

both the Ottoman and Russian empires dealt with internal and external challenges that affected their methods of ruling their empires. Three similarities they both encountered was they both faced Westernization and constitutional challenges directly, they both had many members of the rising education urban middle school class deserted constitutional nationalism and lastly, they were both able to attain the Western industrial challenge. While experiencing these internal and external challenges, they also faced many differences including how the Ottoman Empire was able to develop a pattern of responses to the Western challenge, how the Russian Empire was more focused on reforms regarding politics and the Nicholas I implemented…

The impact and legacy of the Mongol Empire carried both negative and positive impacts on the Russian empire. These impacts have shaped not only the history of Russian’s but even modern day Russia and its role in world history today. The Mongols ruled over Russia for over 200 years and within this time, they managed to acquire the largest land empire in history. Founded by Genghis Khan in 1206, the Mongols tactics were both ruthless and impressively successful. Seeing the Mongol empire as both…

Sternberg, a Russian military officer. His life gives historical details of what the Russian borderlands were like because he was born in the borderlands, then spent much of his career in the borderlands and would eventually be executed after being captured in the borderlands. He fought on three major fronts like Poland, Lithuanian, and Romania; and against the Austria Hungarians, even though we has not born Russian. After World War I ended, the Russian Empire collapsed, leading to civil war.…

His actions, or lack of, caused one of the biggest empires to collapse in no time. Even though it wasn’t all Nicholas’ fault, the mark of failure was put on him by the people. Being the main cause of the empire’s collapse, Nicholas II created one of the most extensive social changes in history. As a young boy, Nicholas II was facing a bad economy without knowing it. People were beginning to dislike the Tsars and made assassination attempts multiple times. When he was growing up,…

Otherwise Russians were left alone, free to practise their religions, and do whatever they wish, within reason. The Mongol officials even punished those who desecrated the Orthodox church, and they followed a different faith. Military arrangement, and administrative practises were altered during the period they were part of the Mongolian Empire. “The Russian people, as one Russian historian pointed out, "were trained by the Mongols to take orders, to pay taxes, and to supply soldiers without…

established Shi’a Islam as the official religion of the Empire. The greatest of the Safavid monarchs, Shah Abbas I the Great (1587-1629) came to power in 1587 aged 16. Abbas was not only successful against the Ottoman Empire in the war of 1603-1618, but he also dislodged the Portuguese from Bahrain in 1602 and Hormuz in 1622. However the Safavids were in decline at the start of the 18th century. In 1722, Peter the Great of Imperial Russia launched the Russo-Persian War (1722-1723), capturing…

Friedreike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbest. Catherine’s father was a German Prince. Which makes Catherine a German Princess. Catherine was related to the Dukes of Holstein through her mother. Which means she, Catherine, was around royalty all her life. The Dukes of Holstein is a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Catherine had two kids. Her daughter name was Anna Petrovan, and her sons name was Paul I of Russia. Catherine was born on May…

Russia was indirect and distant, so the Russian culture and traditions were not adopted by the Mongols. The result of the Mongol invasion in both Russia and Persia was that it caused the amount of taxes that had to be paid. Specifically in Russia, princes were assigned by the Mongols who had to provide a notable tribute to the Mongolian empire. Other taxes on Russians citizens put a lot of strain of people of all classes, specifically peasants. Regardless, members of the…

Catherine the Great died while in a coma, which was caused by a stroke at the age of 67. She ruled with an enlightened mind, making her country better and not just seeking power for herself. She was able to accomplish several amazing things as well as conquering many failures, making both into benefits for Russia. Catherine the Great was a German princess turned Russian Empress. She gained her throne through a coup d’état with her husband Peter III, ruling for 34 years until her death. Many…

Introduction Innumerable historians have tried over the past century to pinpoint the exact moment and reason that led to the fall of Tsar Nicholas II, who was the Emperor of the Russian Empire. However, the downfall of Tsardom cannot be perceived as an event or even a long process, but rather as a consequence of the Russian Revolution of 1917 as well as a sequence of unmanageable and highly antagonistic acts that involved contrasting parties, which occurring simultaneously consequently led to…