Essays on Russian Revolution

After the February revolution on 1917 which saw the abdication of the Tsar, Russia was in turmoil. It had gone (in a matter of days) from being one of the most repressed countries in the world to being totally free with nobody in any real …

The Russian Levi’s advert is about a man who arrives at a Russian airport and needs to get to his apartment in hope that his pair of Levi Jeans will not be confiscated. The advert was set during the time of the Russian Revolution, where Russia’s …

China and Russia had various similarities and differences during the early 20th century. They were different in the aspect of goals as Russia was highly concerned in making everyone literate to experience the works of Marx, Lenin and Stalin personally while neither the Chinese communist …

The French Revolution and the Russian Revolution were the same in many ways, but were also different in just as many ways. A king who believed in absolutism, just as France was before the revolution, led Russia; the kings didn’t accurately represent their people, nor …

Since revolutions are complex social and political upheavals, historians who write about them are bound to differ on the most basic questions–causes, revolutionary aims, impact on the society, political outcome, and even the time span of the revolution itself. In the case of the Russian …

Image a brutal Communist Soviet revolution. Now imagine a group of barnyard animals who free themselves from humans in an effort to be free, and rule themselves. In the well-renowned fable Animal Farm by George Orwell the Old Major’s Dream, the construction(s) of the windmill …

As people are burdened with their social and economic situations, they tend to think that the government has no interest in responding to their legitimate complaints. Sooner or later, the only way to rectify their complaints is to revolt. The allegory Animal Farm, by George …

Explain the reasons for the fall of the Romanovs The cause of the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917 was a result of long-term causes including Tsar Alexander’s inability to satisfy his people and Tsar Nicholas II’s inability to rule to throne all together. …

1) This question is about Russia before 1914. Look carefully at sources (A) to (F) and then answer questions (a) to (d) below. a) Study source A. What can you learn from source A about the situation in Russia before 1914? From source A we …

Between 1861 and 1917, Russian society had undergone many changes. It is safe to say that every aspect of that society had been some how modified. These changes led up to the Bolshevik revolution in November of 1917. Given the nature of Russian society, was …

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 …

Introduction In George Orwell’s allegorical Animal Farm, the character of Snowball plays a critical role in the development of the storyline. Snowball, along with Napoleon, is one of the main pigs who leads the animals’ uprising against human oppression and takes on the burden of …

Two Revolutions shaped the history of two countries: Mexico and Russia. Both Revolutions drastically changed the life of their people. I will compare and contrast both Revolutions. The Mexican Revolution happened in the year 1910. There were many dictators in Mexico. The president of Mexico …

a) From source A I can learn that the Tsar was incompetent and disorganised, as source A states “Nicholas II was very poorly prepared for the responsibilities of being the Tsar.”. I can also learn that due to the Tsars ignorance of politics and the …

Discrimination based on women in Russia, has over a long time been an issue of concern, raising more questions than answers. Women for a long period of time have been looked down upon and deprived of the various opportunities available such as jobs, education and …