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The Russian Revolution

Explore the growth and challenges of the Russian peasant population, literacy advancements, and key concerns of Bolsheviks and Mensheviks regarding political freedoms, education, workers' rights, and nationalities. Discover the push for universal suffrage, workers' protection, and cultural rights.

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The Russian Revolution

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  1. The Russian Revolution

  2. The Peasants • The peasant population grew from 50-75 million from 1860-1900. Resulted in growing shortage of land • Until 1906, peasants did not have right to own their own land • 2 out of 3 households were unable to feed themselves w/o going into debt

  3. Changes Among Peasantry • The literacy rate in Russia rose from 21% to 40% between 1900 and 1914 • By 1904, 9 of 10 peasant recruits into the army from Moscow and St. Petersburg were considered literate • By 1911, more than half of all peasant children were attending primary school

  4. Issues of Concern (Among Bolsheviks and Mensheviks) • Political Freedoms • Education • The Rights of Workers • Nationalities and Minorities

  5. Political Freedoms • Sovereignty of people in elected assembly • Universal suffrage (right to vote) • Regional and Local self government • Unrestricted freedom of speech and the press • Elimination of class privileges

  6. Education • Free and comprehensive education for all children at government expense • Provisions from state for food, clothes, and school supplies for poor children

  7. The Rights of Workers • Limit working day to 8 hrs. • Complete ban on overtime work • Prohibition of child labor • State insurance for workers against old age • Criminal responsibility of employers who violate laws intended to protect workers

  8. Nationalities and Minorities • Elimination of class privilege by race or nationality • Right to learn in one’s own language • National self-determination for all nations

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