Essays Tagged: "Alexander III of Russia"

Could Tsarism have saved itself in the last decade of the XIX Century and the first decade of the XX Century?

red.As advised by his chief advisor Pobiedonotstev (who also became his son Nicholas' tutor) , Tsar Alexander III (1881 - 94) controlled the use of Russian language specially in schools, kept an eye o ... e the Duma much power. Did not increase freedoms (of speech, religion, movement and language). From Alexander III to Nicholas II, Russia did not have many social reforms.The political, economical and ...

(7 pages) 29 1 4.3 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Outline the problems facing the Tsarist regime during the reigns of Alexander III and Nicholas II. How successful were they in tackling these problems?

The tsarist regime had many internal problems during the reigns of Alexander III and Nicholas II. These include: economic repression, lacklustre political and social r ... include: economic repression, lacklustre political and social reforms and large cultural diversity. Alexander III and Nicholas II both had differing complications within the aforementioned problems an ... infrastructure or transport particularly over a large geographical area on which the empire reigned.Alexander III had a varied effect upon the economic problem Russia was facing. First and foremost, h ...

(5 pages) 23 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

To what extent did Alexander III undermine the reforming policies of his father?

There is no doubt that Alexander III was one of the most fascinating figures of modern European history. He ruled as Tsar o ... redecessors. Traditionally it is assumed that he was a reactionary, unlike the reformer his father, Alexander II, had been. However, as so often the case, this interpretation of Alexander III’s r ... o believe that despite some different policies, ultimately both men wanted to reach the same goals. Alexander III unquestionably did undermine the reforming policies of his father, but the underlying ...

(6 pages) 8910 0 0.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History