Question

Describe in brief the Russian Empire in 1914

Answer 1

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Explanation:

In 1914,Tsar Nicholas 2 ruled Russia and its empire. Beside the territory around Moscow, the Russian empire included current day Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, parts of Poland, Ukraine, Belarus. It stretched to the Pacific and compromised today's Central Asian states, as well as Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The majority religion was Russian orthodox Christianity which had grown out of the Greek orthodox church but the empire also included Catholics, Protestants, Muslim and Buddhist.

Answer 2

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In 1914 the Russia Empire included Poland, Finland and large parts of Transcaucasia. The majority of the 166 million population were Slavs but as well as Jews and Turks there were dozens of other nationalities. Several of these groups wanted regional autonomy and this was the cause of a constant source of political conflict.

Tsar Nicholas II ruled the Russian Empire as an absolute monarch. However, following the loss of the war with Japan in 1905, serious disturbances took place in St. Petersburg and Nicholas was persuaded to accept a reduction in his power. In March, 1905, he announced plans to form a Russian Parliament called the State Duma. As this was only a consultative body, many Russians felt that this reform did not go far enough and over the next few years the country remained unstable.