1. The Russian Revolution
... included policies that either pleased or benefited the people. By the end of the nineteenth century, Russia's economy, government, military, and social organization was at an extreme decline. Russia had become the least advanced of the major European nations in terms of political and social development. There was no parliament, and no middle class. The Church, officers, and other important ... people and institutions were firmly against social progress. The terrible defeat of Russia in the Crimean War in 1855 and 1856 exposed weaknesses of Russia's various organizations. The road to the ...
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