Who Was Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
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You are about to embark on a virtual tour of the palace and life of Tsar Nicholas II. "Alexander Palace Time Machine" is a website which has a trove of primary and secondary sources that will help you answer the question "Who was Tsar Nicholas II". Diary accounts, photos, online books and love letters are just some of the treasures that await you there.
Lesson Watch the YouTube presentation on Nickolas II of Russia and then take a virtual tour of his palace at http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/ Then in pairs, discuss and answer the questions below. |
Questions
1) What actions of Nicholas II toward the Russians during his reign show that he was an autocratic ruler?
(incidents such as the massacre of January 9, 1905).
2) Evaluate the personality strengths and weaknesses of Tsar Nicholas II. Analyse how these contributed to the fall of the Romanov Dynasty.
2) Describe the structure of Russian society around the time of Nicholas II and relate the social structure of Russian society to the political events of the time.
3) What aspects of Russian society do you think contributed to the unpopularity of the Romanovs?
4) Outline several reasons why you think democracy was doomed in Russia around the time of the Tsar.
5) Evaluate the relationship of Tsar Nicholas and his wife Alexandra, and relate how their relationship would contribute to their fall from power during the Russian Revolution.
6) Nicholas and Alexandra wrote many long love letters to one another. Nicholas also took many pictures of his family. What can you infer from the letters and photos of the Romanov family?
1) What actions of Nicholas II toward the Russians during his reign show that he was an autocratic ruler?
(incidents such as the massacre of January 9, 1905).
2) Evaluate the personality strengths and weaknesses of Tsar Nicholas II. Analyse how these contributed to the fall of the Romanov Dynasty.
2) Describe the structure of Russian society around the time of Nicholas II and relate the social structure of Russian society to the political events of the time.
3) What aspects of Russian society do you think contributed to the unpopularity of the Romanovs?
4) Outline several reasons why you think democracy was doomed in Russia around the time of the Tsar.
5) Evaluate the relationship of Tsar Nicholas and his wife Alexandra, and relate how their relationship would contribute to their fall from power during the Russian Revolution.
6) Nicholas and Alexandra wrote many long love letters to one another. Nicholas also took many pictures of his family. What can you infer from the letters and photos of the Romanov family?