his wife‚ Alexandra‚ in charge. Alexandra was largely disliked by the people‚ due to a combination of her German heritage and obstinate personality. Alexandra’s biggest problem was the overwhelming influence of Gregori Rasputin‚ a poor uneducated “holy man” from Siberia. Rasputin claimed
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absence. Due to the war being against Germany‚ this made the Russian people nervous and skeptical towards the extreme power she had over them during such a crucial time. Not only were they disgruntled by this‚ but also Alexandra’s close friendship to Rasputin‚ a Serbian peasant. This particularly angered the aristocracy and middle classes as they believed they were being led by someone of lower demeanor than that of themselves. This weakened support for the autocratic rule and lost the Tsar many of his
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Phrenology From the Latin words phrenos (mind) and logos (study)‚ Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828)‚ developed a complex theory of localization within our brain. This notion stated that certain areas of the mind controlled specific mental functions. Gall was the first to state this bold idea which has now been proved to be incorrect‚ but helped us to develop our current theories. Gall ’s hypothesis stated that the brain was composed of organs that direct certain mental faculties. As these mental
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She‚ later‚ was the subject of much and gossip (Rasputin and during WW1) Five children: Alexei‚ Anastasia‚ Tatiana‚ Maria and Olga Russo-Japanese War‚ 1905 Tsar Nicholas II was concerned with expanding Russia’s empire‚ largest army‚ source of great pride-distraction from the country’s social and
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How far has the importance of Trotsky in creating political change in Russia in 1917 been exaggerated? We know that Leon Trotsky was crucial in creating political change in Russia in 1917. We know that in the 1917 Revolution‚ his great orating skills helped further the Bolshevik cause. This is shown in Source 76 with use of “oratorical talent‚ his organising ability‚ first with the army and then with the railways...” and this led to political change as his involvement sped up the Bolshevik take-over
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE Hemophilia: “The Royal Disease” by Yelena Aronova-Tiuntseva and Clyde Freeman Herreid University at Buffalo State University of New York Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by the inability to properly form blood clots. Until recently‚ hemophilia was untreatable‚ and only a few hemophiliacs survived to reproductive age because any small cut or internal hemorrhaging after even a minor bruise were fatal. Now hemophilia
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abandoning the people the Tsar left his inexperienced wife - Tsarina Alexandria - in charge of Russia. Alexandria was to be heavily influenced by the enigmatic Rasputin‚ who from a peasant background‚ would influence all members of the royal family and ultimately shape Russia and its future. The people resented the obvious influence that Rasputin exercised on the Tsarina and rumours of an affair between the two were rampant. Another aspect of the war’s role in bringing about revolution is the high casualties
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Alexandra had took over the control of government in the capital. She was not liked by the people as she had a German background. Furthermore she had added to the demoralization of the government by mistaking the advice of Rasputin (known as decaying the regime). As a result Rasputin misused the power and got both church and government positions for his own friends and cronies. His reaction had upset and
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ruling because she was horrible to the peasants and made society worse for the Russians‚ and another cause was that Russia was horrible at fighting in the wars that they have been in. to add to the political problems of Russia Rasputin came along‚ The tsarina gave Rasputin political power‚ while the tsar was gone‚ this hurt the peasants. This was a problem because peasants lost a lot of rights to land and other property which ended up causing riots and destruction of other property. The final political
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Why did the Tsarist regime collapse in 1917? ‘By the beginning of 1917‚ tsarism was rotting from within.’(1) Romanov’s had ruled Russia since 1613 but people were unhappy and the Tsarist regime was due to collapse for and it was inevitable that it would happen soon‚ it finally did under Tsar Nicholas II in 1917. There were many factors as to why the Tsarist regime collapsed some of the most important were Tsar’s personality‚ political opposition ‚peasants and workers and The World War I. One of
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