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Revolutions in Russia Part I: The Revolution of 1905

Revolutions in Russia Part I: The Revolution of 1905. Global II: Spiconardi. The Revolution of 1905. Causes Autocratic Rule of the Czars Alexander III Wanted a uniform Russian culture Private letters monitored by government All teachers sent reports to government on each student

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Revolutions in Russia Part I: The Revolution of 1905

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  1. Revolutions in Russia Part I: The Revolution of 1905 Global II: Spiconardi

  2. The Revolution of 1905 • Causes • Autocratic Rule of the Czars • Alexander III • Wanted a uniform Russian culture • Private letters monitored by government • All teachers sent reports to government on each student • No free speech • Used secret police to spy on people • Supported pogroms

  3. The Revolution of 1905 • Nicholas II • Completely clueless to the Russian people’s dismay with the current conditions • Raised taxes to have the capital to pay for the build up of Russian industrial factories • Factory Working Conditions • Unsafe • Low pay • Unions illegalized • Growth of the Communist Party in Russia • Mensheviks  moderates; supported a grassroots revolution • Bolsheviks  radical; wanted a small group of dedicated revolutionaries to seize power using force w/the aid of peasants and workers

  4. Peasant Conditions Peasants were living in a nearly feudal state Extreme poverty Demanded more land The Russo-Japanese War Japan’s defeat of Russia in 1904 lowered the morale of the Russian people The defeat was a major shock & blow to Russia The Revolution of 1905

  5. Bloody Sunday (January 22, 1905) 200,000 march on czar’s winter palace in St. Petersburg (Czar & family were on vacation) Petitioned for Better working conditions More personal freedoms Elected national legislative/representation Soldiers fire on crowd Hundreds killed Over 1000 wounded Provokes waves of strikes and violence across Russia The Revolution of 1905

  6. The Revolution of 1905 • Results • October Manifesto • Czar Nicholas promises more freedoms & granted some civil rights • Creation of the Duma • Duma  Russia’s first parliament • Led by moderates who wanted a constitutional monarchy modeled after Great Britain • Nicholas unwillingly to share power and be publicly criticized by duma members • Dissolves duma after a mere 10 weeks

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