The Reign of Nicholas I has been marked with war. He grew up in a time when war was the accepted norm of.
Russia. As a child he saw his brother fight against the evil, which was Napoleon. With war being part of.
Nicholas everyday life he quickly became infatuated with it. "He always remained an army man, a junior officer at.
heart, devoted to his troops, to military exercises, to the parade ground, down to the last button on a soldiers.
uniform (Riasanovsky, 323)" Nicholas time growing up in Russia had an immense influence on him. He.
observed strategy's like those of Prince Michael Kutuzov, and learned only with proper order can one fully.
achieve military dominance. Three major conflicts accurately describe how Nicholas I used his military. The.
Polish uprising illustrate his demand for proper order throughout Europe. The Crimean War displayed his love.
for the Christian faith, and what he would do to protect Orthodoxy. Lastly, the conflict between Greece and.
Turkey described how Nicholas I would act when a culmination of his ideas, conflicted with one another. .
Investigating how Nicholas I inherited the throne will give one an explanation on why he was so frightened by.
liberal thought. Nicholas I was basically forced to inherit the throne because, Constantine declared it was not in.
the best interest of Russia for him to succeed to the throne. On the day Nicholas I was to be inaugurated a.
peasant uprising manifested. This rebellion named the Decemberist's put much more than a damper on.
Nicholas I afternoon. The revolt caused Nicholas I to never fully trust peasants throughout his reign. " No doubt it.
also contributed to the emperor's mistrust of the gentry, and indeed of independence and initiative on the part of.
any subjects (Rias, 324)." From that day froward the Emperor would put down a law by the name of "Official.
Nationality (Rias, 324)." .
To fully comprehend how and why Nicholas I chose to run his foreign policy the way he did, one must delve into.
