It was one of the most powerful nations, but lacked economy and was actually a century behind the other European nations. Russia was about to enter WW I which costed it even more money. To show how behind Russia was at this time, some battalions had to use muskets. Oh..and for some of the other questions that were on here...The capital of the Russian empire was Petrograd, the farthest east russia expanded was actually far west, they took over Alaska and owned it until the U.S. bought it in 1867. And the last scribe family of the Russian Court was the Bartkovicz family. it was pronounced biertkovich i think. and the Russian empire was big enough to put over 3 united states in it.
The Romanov dynasty had been ruling Russia in an autocracy for centuries. The Tsar had an established secret police, the Okhrana, and was supported by the most powerful people in the country - the army was controlled by Nobles who supported the Tsar, and the powerful Church in Russia supported his rule.
However, by 1914, serious weaknesses were beginning to show in the Tsar's control of Russia. It was not an easy country to govern: 125 million people spread out over a vast area, made yet more difficult by poor communications & transport links. 90% of Russia's population were peasants, and Russian agriculture was incredibly 'backwards' and in desperate need of modernisation. Despite this, Russia was beginning to industrialise, however poor working conditions led to a large, disaffected workforce concentrated in Petrograd. A smaller, wealthier middle class was also beginning to develop, and they wanted a say in how the government was wrong. These three groups of disaffected Russians made up the majority of the opposition groups to the Tsar, and they were gaining popularity. Russia had been humiliated in a war with Japan, and the Tsar had just barely survived a revolution in 1905. Between 1905 and 1914, he had failed to meet most of the promises he made in his 1905 October Manifesto, which saved his position, and had continually used the Fundamental Law to render the Duma (the new Russian parliament), totally useless.
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A ruling or prevailing system.
A Communist apparatus ruling a country.
A regime is "a mode or system of rule or government" or "the priod during which a particular ruling system is in power". http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/regime
Peter the Great's chief goal while ruling Russia was modernization.
The features of a military regime are as follows: 1- Suspension of constitution 2- Ruling by decree 3- Dissolution of parliament 4- Formulation of a ruling council 5- Dissolution of the cabinet
The Czarist leaders, much like the Aristocratic society of France, was disliked because they were known for excessive spending of government funds and unfair ruling. The end of the Czars happened with the execution of the Romanov Family in 1918 by the Bolshevik party.
Lenin believed in the Summer of 1917, that the Provisional government was simply a different form of the Tsarist regime. The so-called democratic plans of the government were simply a new government of ruling classes. Lenin stated that once the workers' revolution was attained, the Dictatorship of the Proletariat would need to use oppression against any political parties or members of the ruling classes that oppressed the nation's workers.
Cathrine the Great ruled Russia. She was the longest ruling female, ruling from 1762-1796, when she passed away at age 67.
The Bolsheviks seized Russia during the revolution against the ruling Czar.
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Moscow is the capital of Russia.