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Russia, before 1917, was ruled by various Tsars(emperors) who were the absolute heads of the state with unquestionable power. The Tsars commanded great respect in the Russian society and were said to 'chosen by God' to rule over the Russian empire. But in 1905 for the first time, there was a major revolt against the Tsar, Nicholas II of the mighty Romanov dynasty. Nicholas was crowned in 1894 shortly after his father's murder. There were great celebrations to mark his coming into power. So, why was there a revolution against one of the most respected figures in Russia?           A Portrait of Nicholas the II It is very important to understand the situation of Russia at that time. Most of the Russian population were peasants who lived in poverty. Farming was primitive and backward, the conditions of the majority of the peasants were appalling. There was also a growing population of urban workers due to growth in industrialization but due to massive...

I've been studying history for the last five years now and it is one of my favorite subjects. Unlike many other students who aren't interested in history but some other subject, I like to spend a bit of my free time doing some extra research on the subject. While talking to multiple people and reading a couple of texts, I have noticed that many of us make the widespread mistake of considering opinions to be historical facts. For example, It is a common view that ' Adolf  Hitler caused the second world war ', although it seems very right it is NOT a fact but still an opinion. I would not go into much detail, but if you do more background study you will see that there are two sides even to this story. On the other hand, it is a clear fact that 'Hitler played a major part in WWII'. I hope you are now starting to understand what I am trying to say. We need to crucially understand the difference between historical facts and opinions. If we consider an opinion to be...