HISTORY 1DD3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: The Young Turks, Mensheviks, Ultimate Power
25 Jul 2018
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Throughout this week"s reading, traditional empires confronting the modern, there appeared to be a pattern of russia and the ottoman empire strugglint to wholeheartedly implement modernization principles leading to each empire"s fall. To start, russia was ruled by the tsar from 1750-1914, an empire run autocratically by the tsar. Catherine the great believed in absolute rule, but promoted reforms of government. However, their dabbling in libertarian principles grew unrest within the peasant population, which led to a revolt in 1825. Nicholas i"s death, alexander ii was the successor and again, half-heartedly introduced governmental reforms. For instance, he liberated the serfs from the landowners, but for their freedom, they had to buy their own land. The reforms also did not include a constitution, which led to more intellectual resentment. From 1824 to 1917, the next two successors, alexander iii and nicholas ii, led russia through an autocratic police state. Eventually, this led to the revolutionary principles of the bolsheviks and mensheviks.
