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"Assess the impact of social, political and economic issues in early twentieth century Russia in the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty."
The downfall of the Romanov dynasty was due to the impacts of bearing internal factors on Russia such as the social, political and economic issues present in early twentieth century Russia. These issues were largely manufactured by previous generations of Tsars but ultimately set in stone the downfall by Tsar Nicholas' inability to change.
Within the political sphere, Tsar Nicholas fundamental belief in his "divine right" as a Tsar and autocrat did nothing to minimise the growing discontent at the turn ...view middle of the document...
These revolutionary elements which were originally easily suppressed by Nicholas' secret police learnt from their failure in the 1905 revolution `dress rehearsal'. The differing parties and viewpoints succeeding in banding together to form the eventual majority Bolsheviks, and eventually achieved the 1917 revolution.
Socially, the people of Russia had much to face before a downfall of the Tsar was to be brought about. Nicholas had an undying persistence to continue the autocratic `dynasty' of the Romanovs. Through this state of mind, he was recurrently blinded by his officialdom towards the standard of living among the workers and peasants. This large issue is evident through his reluctance to narrow the economic and cultural gap between his upper class and the peasants and proletariat. As the population grew more literate their eyes opened to the inequality present. As a result they became educated in different social policies and then became convinced that differing policies were superior to that of an autocracy. As this knowledge spread, so too did the wish to reform.
Nicholas ignored the uprising against food shortages, unsanitary living conditions and low wages and continuously overlooked the seriousness of the situation. The population's growing dissent and lack of faith in the Tsar; this was demonstrated thro...
