The French And Russian Revolutions - 1598 Words

The French and Russian Revolutions featured hated monarchies, fascinating rumors, and allusive innuendos which made them both very interesting. In fact, in both revolutions, the murder of the royal family was one of the more historic events of the war. In France at the time of the revolution, the rulers were Marie Antoinette-born Marie Antoine-from Austria, and Louis XVI-born Louis-Auguste. The two were married when Marie Antoinette was fourteen and Louis was fifteen. In Russia at the time of their revolution, the rulers were Victoria Alix Helena Louise Beatrice- also called Alexandra Feodorovna-whose entire family, with the exception of her sister, Ella, died from a disease and was then subsequently raised by Queen Victoria, and Nikolai†¦show more content†¦Interestingly, both monarchies treated the peasants kindly and generously as well. For example, Marie Antoinette adopted children to help give them better lives, and the Tsarina of Russia helped out at charities. Additi onal similarities included the feelings of hatred the peasants had of their monarchies, the peasants’ desire to emulate the beauty standards of Marie Antoinette and her outlandish hairstyles, and the harsh and savage treatment of the monarchies after the war. Some differences included the leadership skills of the monarchies, or lack thereof, the methods of each execution, and the paths the countries took after the revolutions, for example, Russia took a communistic path and France took a dictatorial path. These parallels and contrasts present remarkable insights into the relationships between the revolutions. Before the French Revolution and Russian Revolution, the general public of each country thought about their rulers and their ruler’s actions in a certain way. For example, people in France thought (and knew) that Louis XVI of France was â€Å"... not raised to be a king.† In fact, Louis XVI’s older brother was supposed to take over the kingdom, but h e died leaving Louis in his place. Similarly, the leadership skills of Nicholas of Russia were questioned from an early age. Many knew that â€Å"People acquainted with Nicholas were, in fact, alarmed