Origins and Nature of The Russian Empire

CASE STUDY: THE
DECLINE AND FALL

OF THE ROMANOV
DYNASTY
1. The historical context, including:
 Origins and nature of the Russian Empire
 Relationships with foreign powers
2. the nature of the decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty,
including:
 the Romanov empire at the time of Nicholas II, including
political, economic and social grievances
 the role of Nicholas II as autocrat
Syllabus  the development of opposition to the Romanovs

 the role of World War I in the collapse of the Romanov
dynasty
 the transfer of power from the Romanov regime to the
Provisional Government
3. A relevant historical debate or issue:
 Burial site ethics (the Romanov family grave)
What do you see? What do you think? What do you wonder?
INTRODUCTIO
N
A cartoon 1. Draw up the table in your
from books/devices
around
2. Look at the cartoon and
1916 fill in your table
depicting
3. We will discuss your
the responses
perceived
relationship
between
Rasputin,
Tsar
Nicholas II
and Tsarina
Alexandra.
The
inscription
reads ‘The
THE HISTORICAL
CONTEXT
Origins and Nature of the Russian Empire
What do you already know?
◦ About Russia today?

Current issues?
◦ Russian geography?
◦ About Russian / Soviet
history?
◦ The Romanovs?
THE CONCEPT OF TSARISM
CONTEXT:
PAINTING
◦ Russian culture has traditionally relied on a strong central THE
leader PICTURE
◦ The Tsar (also sometimes spelt Czar) was the male ruler of Source: Le Cornu, D. et. al.,
Modern History Transformed,
Russia until 1917; p. 85
◦ tsarism in this context refers to the rule over the

Russian Empire by either a male or a female (Tsarina)
leader
◦ Tsar – Russian word for ‘ruler’
◦ Tsarism - a system of one-person rule
◦ The Tsar was described as being ‘an autocratic and
unlimited monarch’ and stated that ‘God himself
commands his supreme power be obeyed’
ORIGINS AND NATURE
OF ROMANOV
DYNASTY:
GEOGRAPHY
Complete the
tasks on p9 of
your booklet
Who are these historical figures?
Do a quick google search to find out the link between each of them and the Russian climate
CONTEND WITH RUSSIA’S

CLIMATE AT YOUR PERIL!
Either freezing and forested… or freezing and
grass plains (pretty much)
Tundra
Taiga
Total population: 130 Million
RUSSIA
Read this
excerpt and
write
down 5
more facts
about the
Russian
climate
RUSSIAN CLIMATE
 The whole of Northern Russia is within the Arctic Circle
 One third of the land is permanently frozen (permafrost)
 Southern Russia is in the temperate zone.
 The dominant feature of the Russian Climate is the extreme cold of winter
 The period when rivers are completely frozen varies from 70 days a year in the west of the country to as much
as 250 days in northern Siberia.
 Almost everywhere in the country precipitation is rather low

 In some of the major grain-producing areas of southern Russia, drought can drastically reduce crop yields in some
years
ORIGINS AND NATURE
OF ROMANOV
DYNASTY:
THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Expansion of
Russia under
various
Romanovs
◦ Before the founding of the Romanov dynasty in the
early 1600s, Russia was politically fragmented and CONTEXT:
economically undeveloped. THE
ROMANOV
◦ This was known as the ‘Time of the Troubles’ as it was DYNASTY
characterized by its chaotic internal disorders, foreign Source: Le Cornu, D. et. al.,
invasions and rapid succession of rulers. Modern History Transformed,

p. 85
◦ The House of Romanov would reign over Russia for 304

years, from 1613 – 1917.
◦ Eighteen different Romanov autocrats ruled Russia
throughout the dynasty and between them, over time, the
Romanovs established the modern world’s largest and
most power empire.
◦ Increasing ethnic diversity. This led to the
Empire including around 70 distinct THE
nationalities and a total population of 126 EFFECTS OF
EXPANSION
million people. Source: Le Cornu, D. et. al.,
◦ Own languages, customs and ways of life.

Modern History Transformed,
p. 85
This led to half of the Russian Empire being

foreigners
◦ Uneven distribution of lands. The Russian
Empire was a largely agrarian economy,
which relied on the growing of crops for
survival and trade.
THE
RUSSIAN
EMPIRE
1. Read through the doc on
Canvas “The Russian
Empire – Background”
2. Complete the questions
that follow (there are 4)
QUESTION 4
o Compare means show how things are similar or different BREAKDOW
N
o Contrast means show how things are different or opposite
o Analyse means to identify components and the relationship between them; draw out
and relate implications
o This question is asking you to look at the Russian natives and non-Russian people of
the Empire. Think about the difficulties the tsar might have faced in governing so many
different nationalities (including the Russian natives) and the problems the non-Russian
people faced being governed by a Russian tsar. Use the table, map and information to
help you. When you’re analyzing something, you are drawing out the relationship and
making an implication
THE HISTORICAL
CONTEXT
Relationships with foreign powers
◦ Russia’s relations with foreign powers and RUSSIA’S
the development of its foreign policy RELATIONSHIP
WITH
centred on three essential elements: FOREGIN
POWERS
1.Continuous concern about the European
balance of power and how this affected its
security
2.Russia was a major imperial power
3.Russia’s major concern was its efforts to
gain a warm sea port in the Near East
THE
HISTORICAL
CONTEXT
1. Go to the next doc on
Canvas - “Relationships
with Foreign Powers”.
Read through the
information and answer
the questions on the next
page
RESEARCH
TABLES
1. Complete the research
tables on the four pages
about the four of the
Romanov rulers before
Nicholas II
2. The doc on Canvas is
called “Research tables
Russian Tsars”

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CASE STUDY: THE

DECLINE AND FALL

Syllabus  the development of opposition to the Romanovs

◦ About Russia today?

◦ tsarism in this context refers to the rule over the

CONTEND WITH RUSSIA’S

 Southern Russia is in the temperate zone.

 Almost everywhere in the country precipitation is rather low

invasions and rapid succession of rulers. Modern History Transformed,

◦ The House of Romanov would reign over Russia for 304

◦ Own languages, customs and ways of life.

This led to half of the Russian Empire being

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