Posted on Oct 13, 2018
'The Romanoffs' Feels Like A Short Story Collection Made For The Screen
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Each episode looks at a different person who is, or claims to be, a descendant of the infamous Romanov clan — the czar and his family who were killed by Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution of 1918.
'The Romanoffs' Feels Like A Short Story Collection Made For The Screen
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"Infamous". The Romanovs didn't kill 60 million people like the Bolsheviks did.
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Over the centuries of different forms of Romanov rule, how many millions of their own dead do you suppose the Romanovs were responsible?
And about 90% of the population was in poverty. Simply, awful leadership.
And about 90% of the population was in poverty. Simply, awful leadership.
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SSG Diane R.
SGT (Join to see) you are applying modern standards of governance to people who lived centuries ago. In fact the standards of living in Russia between 1890 and 1914 were Rising dramatically with an annual growth rate over 7%.
A huge new middle class was being created. Literacy increased over 50% during this period, which is astounding.
Had the Russians avoided the first World War and bolshevism not arisen, the 20th century would have been 'the Russian century'.
A huge new middle class was being created. Literacy increased over 50% during this period, which is astounding.
Had the Russians avoided the first World War and bolshevism not arisen, the 20th century would have been 'the Russian century'.
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SSG Diane R. - respectfully, your assessment of my statement is as incorrect as your interpretation of history. Allow me to explain.
What modern standards was I applying? Poverty? Allow me to clarify. Most Russians under the Romanovs lived under a brutal regime where abject poverty and starvation were commonplace. The Romanovs were alloofly extravagant, even by the standards of their own era. Their people were starving, even by the standards of their own era. When the hammer dropped, the European monarchies (many were direct relatives, by the way) didn’t swoop in and save the day.
In the 20th century alone, the Romanovs were responsible for killing 1-1.5 million Russians. Additionally, The Japanese-Russo war was a complete failure, and the 1905 revolution was a trial run for the big one just over a decade later. Yes, they already had a major revolution, well before WWI. One of the main reasons was that economy was a dumpster fire.
Furthermore, your correlation to literacy is irrelevant. (Literacy rate in Cuba is above 99%. The 21st century hasn’t exactly been the Cuban Century).
If you believe that without WWI, the 20th century would have been the ‘Russian Century’, please provide citations or evidence. Please note, Anatoly Karlin isn’t exactly a credible/reputable source.
What modern standards was I applying? Poverty? Allow me to clarify. Most Russians under the Romanovs lived under a brutal regime where abject poverty and starvation were commonplace. The Romanovs were alloofly extravagant, even by the standards of their own era. Their people were starving, even by the standards of their own era. When the hammer dropped, the European monarchies (many were direct relatives, by the way) didn’t swoop in and save the day.
In the 20th century alone, the Romanovs were responsible for killing 1-1.5 million Russians. Additionally, The Japanese-Russo war was a complete failure, and the 1905 revolution was a trial run for the big one just over a decade later. Yes, they already had a major revolution, well before WWI. One of the main reasons was that economy was a dumpster fire.
Furthermore, your correlation to literacy is irrelevant. (Literacy rate in Cuba is above 99%. The 21st century hasn’t exactly been the Cuban Century).
If you believe that without WWI, the 20th century would have been the ‘Russian Century’, please provide citations or evidence. Please note, Anatoly Karlin isn’t exactly a credible/reputable source.
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