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hey im looking for some help with this history question

during the rein of the szar nicolus the second 1894-1917 russia experience revolution at home and war abroad .explain

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It's fairly simple. Split the essay into two rough halves one for:

Revolution at Home
-- The reasons for revolution (Russia was a backwards autocracy, that was home to countless terrorist and anarchist societies (eg. The People's Will) that sought some form of self-determination for the peasants)
-- Early attempts by Nicholas to help Russia recover some past glories (construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, nationalisation of Vodka, etc.) only further landed the country in the pockets of other countries (eg. France)
-- The 1904 Revolution - born out of failure in the Russo-Japanese War. Led to limitted democratic principles (eg. formation of the Duma) being implamented. Highlighted the reactionary nature of Tsar Nick. The Duma was in reality little more than a talk shop.
-- The March Revolution of 1917 led to the fall of Nicholas and the ending of the Romanov Dynasty. It also led to an end of Tsarism in general. It should be pointed out that the Provisional Government that followed (under Keresnky) was no more stable than that of Nicholas and it would take one more Revolution (The Bolshevik Revolution of October) to bring stability. In the chaos that followd, Nicholas and his family were killed under the orders of Lenin.

War Abroad
-- Russia was a weak and failing international power. Its army was outdated and unprepared for modern warfare.
-- In the Russo-Japanese War, Russia hoped to draw public attention from internal turmoil and unite the company in a war against an easily-defeated adversary. The Japanese won the war over the ill-equipt Russians and Russia became the first major Western power to lose to an Oriental Power. This led to internal dissatisfaction and contributed to The 1904 Revolution.
-- Russia's interests in the Balkans found her facing off against Austria-Hungary and hence against Germany. Russia was a strong supporter of Serbia and was one of the first countries to enter World War I. Russia was not ready to compete with the military might of the Central Powers. Nicholas made the horrendous decison to command the troops himself, which was a mistake for two reasons:

1.) He wasn't a good military strategist. Russia endured massive losses at his hands.
2.) While he left Petrograd, a serious of rumours circulated about his wife being a German spy and also about wild orgies celebrated by the "mad monk" Rasputin involving the Tsarina.

Thus the public became angry and dissatisfied as the war dragged on and this was one of the contributing factors to The March Revolution that led to his abdication in 1917.
-- After he retired from public life, the Duma elected to keep Russia in the war, which was a horrendous decision given the internal climate. One of the first acts of Lenin following The October Revolution was to dispatch Trotsky to negotiate The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1918), a Russian surrender to Germany. Germany had in fact sponsored lLenin and allowed him passage through occupied territory to spark the revolution in the first place.

So, just tie the two together and you have an essay.

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