What an Opportunity!

About two or three months ago, I was given one task from my teacher. The task was to translate content of his website in English into Japanese. It was my first opportunity to translate something official, so it was very intersting and exciting. As I started it, I got to understand that it was a […]

1905 Revolution and October Manifesto

1905 Revolution Tsarist regime was unpopular among the population by 1905. In January 1905, Father Georgy Gapon led industrial workers for a strike. Peaceful demonstration of 200,000 people took place on 9th January, and the protestors marched to the Winter Palace to present a petition. Cossacks that were guarding the palace panicked, and opened fire […]

Russo-Japanese War 1904-05

Began in February, lasted until September 1905 Against Russian expectation, Japan overcame her navy and military in many battles. January 1905, Russia faced a humiliating loss at Port Arthur where there was a naval base May 1905, at the Battle of Tsushima which lasted two days at Tsushima strait, Russian fleet was nearly destroyed. The […]

Significant Historians for the League of Nations

Paul Hymans (1865-1941) Paul Hymans (1865-1941) was a liberal nationalist Belgian politician who travelled to the U.S. in August 1914 and secured both humanitarian and (more importantly) political support for his country’s plight, at that time being overrun by the German army. Fresh from his success in the U.S., where he significantly raised his country’s […]

Vladimir Lenin

Named Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov when born Born in Simbirsk Greatly influenced by his brother Alexander Ulyanov Alexander Ulyanov: Was a leader of group of St Petersburg student terrorists. Planned assassination of Alexander III, but was executed. 1896, arrested and sentenced to three years internal exile inSiberia Married Nadezhda Krupskaya 1898 Joined by Jules Martov, Leon Trotsky, […]

Causes of February Revolution 1917

Weaknesses of Russia Humiliating loss to Japan Wide range of nationalities, languages and religions Vast land which made it difficult to rule, and poor communication because of too vast land Large number of peasants with backward economy Social problems and poor working and living conditions due to rapid industrialisation Harsh autocracy Opposition from social revolutionaries, […]

Who was Sergei Witte?

Born in Georgia on 29 June 1849 Studied mathematics 1893 became the Minister of Finance Pushed for greater exports, ambitious industrialisation, and larger foreign loans Wanted to modernise Russia, and make her competitive Expanded the Trans-Siberian Railway and organised the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Was removed from the Minister in 1903 by the […]

Quotes on Nicholas II Romanov

Nicholas II Romanov was often criticised by many due to his weak character and incompetence in a political aspect. Here are quotes of historian Orlando Figes, a politician Sergei Witte and Peter Stolypin, a monk Rasputin, etc. However some quotes show sympathy towards him, such as his wife Alexandra. “His character is the source of […]

Russia during a period of Romanov Dynasty

Nicholas II Romanov and his surroundings Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born near St Petersburg on 18 May 1868, as the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. He succeeded his father in 1894 without enough political experience. In the same year, he married a woman Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt. He was not as dominant as his father […]