Essays on Russian Empire

The Communist Manifesto and the Industrial Workers In the “Communist Manifesto”, Marx and Engels lay out a plan that looks to benefit the industrial workers and put an end to the unequal social conditions and working conditions that those workers experience. These very struggles can…

Rerum Novarum vs. Communist Manifesto or Not? Throughout time, we have all beared witness to the problems that different kinds of issues can raise in society. Leaders of these societies will implement rules to try and combat these issues, for the sake of everyone’s safety….

The Collectivist Proclamation Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels outlines a social order in their political pamphlet The Communist Manifesto published in 1848 that is neither unique nor scientifically supported. For all the eloquence of the writing, certain areas and topics are developed thoroughly yet others…

Alexander Zubarev The 1st sentence in the chapter is too basic. Russia’s land empire was formed between 1480 and 1783, to be exact. Also, Poland continued to rival Russia until it got divided between three powers, Lithuania didn’t. Instead, Russia and Poland competed for the…

Ivan the Terrible was not always known as being terrible. When first reigning as Czar over Russia, he was a normal leader. It was after the five scars marking his journey through life that he had a mental breakdown and went out of control. Ivan…

Candice Ivan IV, Tsar of Russia is better known as Ivan the terrible. In the following paragraphs I will depict major events in his life and the role he played in Russia. I will also exhibit the many positive things that he did. As well…

Crucible Social Commentary The crucible was a wonderful piece written by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials. However, Arthur Miller never intended for the play to be solely about witches and magic. Arthur Miller wrote the crucible for something much bigger, but not at…

The Russian Revolution of 1905 was caused by an inevitable confluence of the obsolete Russian feudal system and the majority of their modern populace, who revolted because of long term issues like incompetent czars and the dilapidated social structure along with immediate causes like the…

Catherine the Great of Russia: An Absolute Monarch Louis XIV was a dominant monarch because of his absoluteness. He ruled for a very long time and set the style for future European monarchs. Because of this a monarch’s association with Louis would require a certain…

CATHERINE THE GREAT EMPRESS OF ALL RUSSIA Catherine II (a.k.a. Catherine the Great) Catherine II, or Catherine the Great, empress of all Russia, did much to continue the process of Westernization reforms began by Peter the Great. Catherine was devoted to art, literature, science, and…