Compare the impact of Stolypin and Rasputin on the stability of the tsar(TM)s government after 1905.

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Compare the impact of Stolypin and Rasputin on the stability of the tsar’s government after 1905.

After the revolution in 1905 there were many reasons that could have caused the tsar to be in a vulnerable position as there were changes that were made that could have jeopardised the authority he had over Russia.

Both Stolypin and Rasputin effected the government in positive and negative ways, and due to the tsar’s disinterest in politics they both had a huge influence over major decisions that should have been made by the tsar as he went to both for advice. It seems that the tsar was easily lead into believing their views were the best ones, therefore giving Stolypin and Rasputin influence over his government. This posed a problem as they were both around mainly at the same time and due to their differing views on what should be done, much conflict arose.

     Respect for the tsar was demeaned due to the fact most of the decisions that were supposed to be made by him were made by Stolypin and Rasputin, who were disliked by the people of Russia therefore causing them to dislike and respect the tsar less.

Stolypin caused the majority of people in Russia to abhor his actions when in the third Duma he put forward the rule that only people that owned property could vote, which were mainly people who supported the tsar and his government anyway. This perhaps stabilised the tsar’s government as it almost guaranteed he would stay in authority as the majority of the people who were able to vote shared his views, however it also caused the peasants in particular to believe his actions were unreasonable, and as they made up 82% of the Russian population the vast amount of Russia were against Stolypin’s actions.

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Rasputin discredited the regime, as he was seen to be a peasant himself, and his behaviour did not show that of someone who was working for the tsar. Rasputin believed that the more sins you commit the more you can be forgiven, and therefore the more likely you are to go to heaven, these views caused his pleasures to include drunkenness, stealing and womanising, and on top of all this, he claimed to be a holy man. People of Russia had little respect for him and many questioned why someone like the tsar, who was supposed to be in control ...

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