the empire of russia was a absolute monarchy
Had the Russian Revolution not happened is a difficult historical concept. The removal from power of the Monarchy is obviously a pre requisite of a Republic. There is much in Russian history to suggest that had the Revolution not happened then the monarchy there would now be extremely powerful.
Austro-Hungary and the Russian Absolute Monarchy was already in decline.
No, it did not. If you're on Castle Learning and one of the choices is the Black Plague led to labor shortages, that's the answer.
Ryurik, a Viking Lord, founded Novgorod in 862 AD, and established himself as the "Grand Duke of Russia". This is generally considered to be the birth of the Russian state.
Catherine the Great referred to Russian government as Enlightened in the Nakaz. What she really had was an absolute monarchy.
Prior to the 1905 revolution there was an absolute monarchy. Afterwards, a parliamentary body was created... and was disbanded not much later.
NO
absoloute power or the Czar
Bolsheviks
The autocracy in Russia was effectively established by Ivan III, also known as Ivan the Great, in the late 15th century. He centralized power, expanded the territory, and laid the foundations for the Russian state, which paved the way for later rulers to adopt autocratic governance. This tradition was further solidified by his grandson, Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, who proclaimed himself Tsar and expanded the autocratic nature of the Russian monarchy.
it brought down the Russian Monarchy