LibGuides: History: Decline and Fall of the Romanovs

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Databases

World Book Online has a great range of resources available for your research.

JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books and primary sources. To gain access students must create an account. This database is particularly useful for senior students wanting to access academic journals for authoritative content.

Books in the CBL

Take a look in the Christopher Brennan Library for books that will supplement your learning and understanding of Tsar Nicholas II's leadership and its contribution to the 1917 Russian Revolution.

Chronicle of the Russian Tsars by David Warnes Discover the facts behind the reputations of rulers such as the last tsar, Nicholas II, vainly endeavoring to cope in a period of devastating change.
The Last Tsar: The Life and Death of Nicholas II by Edvard Radzinsky
Russia in the Age of Modernisation and Revolution, 1881-1917 by Hans Rogger Hans Rogger's study of Russia under the last two Tsars takes as its starting point what the Russians themselves saw as the central issue confronting their nation: the relationship between state and society, and its effects on politics, economics and class in these critical years.

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Alpha History - The Russian Revolution
Alpha History is a free, ad-supported online textbook for history teachers and students. It spans eleven different historical period. It contains thousands of invaluable resources including topic summaries, documents, images, maps, timelines, biographical profiles and historiographical information.
BBC History - War and Revolution in Russia 1914 -1921
Encyclopedia Britannica - Russian Revolution of 1917
The February Revolution 1917
History Channel - The Russian Revolution
The History Guide - Lectures on 20th Century Europe: Russian Revolution Resources
Russian history in general is particularly well-represented on the Internet. Websites dedicated to the Russian Revolution, however, are far fewer in number. While what follows is far from an exhaustive list, there are enough websites here to at least get you going on more advanced research on the events of 1917. Here you will find a variety of links to primary sources, pages dedicated to the House of Romanov, e-texts, as well as interpretative essays on the Revolution itself.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Russian Revolution
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia
Nicholas II ruled Russia from 1894 and was commander of the army from September 1915 until his abdication in March 1917 amidst popular demonstrations against bread shortages, the war and autocracy. Historians dispute the relative importance of modernisation, the autocratic system, wartime dislocations and Nicholas’ personality in the monarchy’s collapse.
Nicholas II and the Revolution of 1905 (Book Chapter)
FROM THE BOOK - Russian Monarchy: Representation and Rule by Richard Wortman (2013)
Russian Revolution: February 1917
#Romanovs100
#Romanovs100 is an online educational narrative — a research into history through the visual language of photography combined with the digital reality of social media.
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The Romanovs were pioneers of photography — in the early 20th century they owned the world’s first portable Kodak cameras and captured almost every meaningful event in their lives.

This resource has merged a large set of visual data with transmedia storytelling to piece out the big picture of a “lost Russia”. This is the story of the Empire’s last royal family through thousands of their own photographs.

History: Decline and Fall of the Romanovs