WHY did the romanov dynasty collapse ??

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Answer 1

-The House of Romanov (Рома́нов, pronounced [rʌˈmanəf]) was the second and last imperial dynasty of Russia, which ruled the country for five generations from 1613 to 1760. From 1760 to 1917 Russia was ruled by a line of the House of Oldenburg (of which Prince Charles is also a member) descended from the marriage of a Romanov grand duchess to the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. This line was officially also called Romanov, although genealogists sometimes style it, more accurately, Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov.
The Romanovs share their origin with two dozen other Russian noble families. Their earliest common ancestor is one Andrei Kobyla, attested as a boyar in the service of Semyon I of Moscow. Later generations assigned to Kobyla the most illustrious pedigrees. At first it was claimed that he came to Moscow from Prussia in 1341, where his father had been a famous rebel. In the late 17th century, a fictional line of his descent from Julius Caesar was published.
Mikhail was succeeded by his only son Alexei, who steered the country quietly through numerous troubles. Upon his death, there was a period of dynastic struggles between his children by his first wife (Feodor III, Sofia Alexeevna, Ivan V) and his son by his second wife, Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, the future Peter the Great. New dynastic struggles followed the death of Peter, who had his only son Alexei executed and never named another heir. The Romanov male line actually expired in 1730, with the death of Peter II on the very day of his projected wedding. The last female Romanovs were his aunts, Empresses Anna Ioannovna (1693-1740) and Elizabeth Petrovna (1709-1762), who reigned successively for most of the period from 1730 to 1762.



The Romanov Dynasty began with the election of Mikhail Romanov, a 16 year old boyar, by the zemskii sobor. The Romanov family ruled Russia from 1613 to 1855 and during this time, Russia became a major European power. The first rulers of this dynasty struggled to end internal disorder, foreign invasion and financial collapse. Mikhail Romanov was a weak ruler, his father Metropolitan Filaret was the real power until his death in 1633. After Mikhail's death, his son Alexis ruled from 1645-1676. Mikhail and Alexis relied on the advice of the zemskii sobor, which grew in power. It passed some legislation and represented the gentry and merchants against the boyars. However, Alexis often deferred to his boyar advisors who usually did not work for the best of the country and peasant uprisings and Cossack revolts were common. Revolts occurred in 1648, 1662 and 1670-1671. The revolt from 1670-1671 is the most famous. It was led by a Don Cossack named Stenka Razin who become a hero for the common people. He was eventually executed. However, while the Cossacks rebelled, they also helped Russia by leading the way in expansion into Siberia.
Peter the Great's reign transformed Russia. He strengthened the rule of the tsar and westernized Russia while at the same time making Russia a power in Europe and greatly expanding Russia's borders. During his reign, Russia became an empire and Peter became the first emperor of Russia. Peter became co-ruler with his half brother Ivan when Peter was ten. As both Peter and Ivan were young, Sofia , became regent. Peter was mostly ignored and so spent much time with the foreigners in Russia. He became very interested in western ways and in warfare. A favorite childhood activity involved directing troops he gathered and playing war games. The two troops he started as a child continued to exist and became the elite guard regiments the Preobrazhenskii and Semenovskii. Peter also made two tours of Europe. He was the first Russian ruler to travel outside of Russia. While on these tours he learned about European dress and culture and warfare, especially naval warfare. He learned to do many trades, from shipbuilding to shoemaking. Peter the Great wanted to make Russia more modern militarily, economically and socially, while strengthening the power of the state and of the tsar. One of his most famous measures towards westernization was the order for noble men to shave their beards. Further changes included abolishing hereditary positions with the creation of the Table of Ranks that gave people privileges based on their ability and position within the Table of Ranks. Peter required all men to serve the state.
World War I began in 1914 when Austria declared war on Serbia. Russia went to war to defend the Serbs but was ill prepared for the battle. They had inadequate weapons and poor leadership. Nicholas II went to the lines to lead his armies but this proved to be a poor move. Problems increased and prices rose dramatically. Women organized themselves to protest high bread prices. Food and fuel shortages and outbreaks of diseases were a major problem. Also, many soldiers deserted. These soldiers were important in a final revolt in 1917 which brought about the end of the Romanov Dynasty. Nicholas II and his family were put under house arrest and in July of 1918 were murdered.

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Answer 2

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Bolsheviks would not have had the strength and the support to topple the Romanovs if not for Russian involvement in WWI. The war forced the Nicholas II into some tough choices; he put a lot of scarce resources toward the war for which he heavily increased taxation. He also instituted a very heavy handed draft, extending the age and the length of service. With resources stretched, conditions for the soldiers were increasingly harsh. The Bolsheviks used this as an opportunity to tap into an armed and trained military force, unhappy with their conditions and their forced military service. After the royal family was murdered many special forces loyal to the crown did not support the provisional government. There are of course hundreds of other factors, but for the most part, it was the ongoing war in Europe that weakened the Romanovs toward a collapse.

Answer 3

The Russian Empire freed it's serfs in the middle of the 19th century. When it did so, it gave each serf family land to support itself off of. It got this land from the larger noble families. The nobles were compensated for this land but in compensating the nobles, the government was almost bankrupt.

Flash-forward to the eve of WW1. Things are still bad in Russia economically but are actually getting slowly better. Many scholars argue that if WW1 never happens, the Romanovs are England’s Windsor’s shabby relations today as they were back then, only in a similar constitutional monarchy.

However, in order to defend their Slavic brethren in Serbia, Tsar Nicholas II mobilizes his army to warn Germany (where it's Kaiser is actually Nicholas's cousin too) and Austria-Hungry, to leave well enough alone following an assassination of Austria’s arch-duke by a Serbian man. Germany responds by declaring war on Russia.

This is the death knell for the 300 year old dynasty. Nicholas II never wanted to be tsar and he won't be for much longer. The government can't afford to feed, clothe and arm the army, while at the same time, take care of its people. Disaster after disaster then occurs. Tsarist troops fire on peaceful protestors. Nicholas II, who has scant experience, tries to take command of his country's war effort. Underground papers print scandalous things about how the royal family is bewitched by this bizarre monk for Siberia, (Rasputin, who somehow eased the young male heir to the throne's hemophilia, which was considered a state secret).

Eventually the Tsar is forced to give up his throne. This process is far more complicated than I can type out here. It just should be known that the people who formed the first provisional government and threw the Tsar out of power were not the same people (Lenin) who would later form the USSR and kill the entire immediate Romanov family.

Answer 4

No I can't as any answer requires understanding history and what led up to the downfall of the Romanovs. You picked a tough one to write on.

This is because most educated people are familiar with the story and if you cut and paste answers the teacher will know it.

But if you must....... Many factors, including political and socio-economic can be contributed toward the downfall of the the Romanovs. But more importantantly twhat has interested historians most is the influence of Rasputin.

Their child had Hemophilia and Anastasia allowed Rasputin much political influence as she felt that only he could heal him. Go on that vein in writing and you will get an A.

Answer 5

They got assassinated by the Bolsheviks...
Lenin (and not John Lennon, mind you) believed the monarchy would officially be dead when the Romanovs were.

Now, read your history textbook so you can get more than a few lines. Go on.

Answer 6

romanov dynasty collapse

Answer 7

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WHY did the romanov dynasty collapse ??
I HAVE A HISTORY ESSAY DUE .. CAN SOMEONE JUST TELL EHY THIS HAPPNED % POINTS TO WHOEVER TELLS ME FIRST ( A GOOD ANSWER !!)


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Answer 8

I often end up posting the same thing on other sites

Answer 9

WW1 - Lenin ....it tells you all, I believe