TASRIAT FAMILY AND ITS REGIME

Tasriat Family and its Regime

Tasriat Family and its Regime

Introduction

Nicholay Aleksandrovich Romanov was born in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia, on May 6, 1868, a son of Crown Prince Alexsandr Aleksandrovich, the future Czar Alexander III. The Romanov family was one of Europe's most illustrious dynasties and had governed Russia since 1613. Nicholay himself was well-educated by private tutors and showed great linguistic abilities. But he also led a sheltered existence as a child, and he grew up to be somewhat shy and awkward in public. He nonetheless fulfilled his princely duties in state and court functions for many years until his father suddenly died on November 1, 1894. Nicholay then took the throne as Nicholas II and shortly afterward married Princess Alix of Hesse.

As empress she converted to the Eastern Orthodox faith and Russianized her name to Alexandra, but her distant, aloof nature failed to win the affection of the Russian people. As a couple Nicholas and Alexandra were completely devoted to each other and their five children but they proved totally incapable of ruling Russia during a turbulent, transitional period in its long history. This ineptitude can be partially traced to Nicholas's belief that he was mandated by God to preserve the Russian tradition of autocracy in the face of rising demands for greater democracy. His prevailing sense of self-doubt, his limited academic abilities, and his wilful inflexibility in accommodating change sowed the seeds for the monarchy's ultimate destruction (Sifakis, 2001).

Discussion

Transformation towards Industrialization

Since 1905 , the people had no confidence in his government, and especially its tsar. At the beginning of the First World War, all political parties (Revolutionary Socialist Party or SR, the Left SRs, the Constitutional Democratic Party , etc.) were in favor of the participation of Russia in the war, except the Social Democratic Party the Bolsheviks led by Lenin. But Russia, despite the military-economic cooperation of the two other countries of the Triple Entente, Britain and especially France (under the Franco-Russian Alliance ) is militarily weak because of incompetence its high command. He knows so many defeats on the Eastern Front , including East Prussia. Plants do not produce enough weapons refueling is difficult and the rail network is insufficient. In addition, the year 1917 seemed ideal for a revolt: a long cold winter, a famine, a weariness of war and an economy that far beat records. Russia was now cut off from the rest of Europe.

Impact of World War I

The final blow to Romanov rule was the cataclysm of World War I. The nation was militarily and economically weak but when Austria threatened Serbia in 1914 Nicholas felt obliged to mobilize the army on behalf of his fellow Slavs. This act incurred the wrath of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and fighting broke out that August. Russian troops fought bravely but ineptly over the next three years, taking horrendous casualties and suffering from acute shortages of food, clothing, and weapons. Worse, when Nicholas felt compelled to leave ...