Similarities Between Tsar Nicholas II and Joseph Stalin

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A comparison of two opposite types of governments and how they enforced strangely similar tactics while ruling the country and the results that followed with each ruler.

2,575 words () | 12 sources | 2001 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the similarities between the tsarist system under Tsar Nicholas II and the policies of Joseph Stalin in the communist Soviet Union. The author examines the mishandling of the military, use of secret police, and exploitation of the peasant community. The author also compares the results of their similar policies.

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'The political ideals of communist Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin could not be farther from those of Russia under Tsar Nicholas II. Yet, when analyzing the actions of each leader, the policies of each government and conditions of the country are strangely similar. Both leaders are known for their incompetent rule of unprepared militaries in the World Wars, their cruel treatment and exploitation of the peasant community, and use of force to instill fear and obedience throughout the country. It is intriguing how the Soviet communist regime could mirror the actions of the Russian monarchy, a system perpendicular to the Soviets, which they had overthrown."

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Similarities Between Tsar Nicholas II and Joseph Stalin (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Comparison-Essay-Similarities-Between-Tsar-Nicholas-II-and-Joseph-Stalin/2852

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"Similarities Between Tsar Nicholas II and Joseph Stalin" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Comparison-Essay-Similarities-Between-Tsar-Nicholas-II-and-Joseph-Stalin/2852>