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Europe in an Age of Conflict and Co-Operation c.1890-1991

The 1905 revolution and the fall of tsarism

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St Petersburg Soviet, stolypin's approach to order and to reform and wager on the strong.

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How successful was the Stolypin land reform?

Key term

What were the long-term causes of unrest in Russia before 1905?

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How did the war with Japan contribute to revolution?

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  1. 1

    What were the long-term causes of unrest in Russia before 1905?

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    Land hunger and redemption debts in the villages, appalling conditions in the new factory towns, no national representation, and the repression of national minorities.

  2. 2

    How did the war with Japan contribute to revolution?

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    Defeats on land and the destruction of two fleets discredited the government, disrupted the economy and shattered the belief that the regime could at least provide order.

  3. 3

    What happened on Bloody Sunday?

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    In January 1905 troops fired on a peaceful procession of workers led by Father Gapon, who were bringing a petition to the tsar, and hundreds were killed or wounded.

  4. 4

    Why was Bloody Sunday so damaging?

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    It destroyed the popular belief that the tsar was the protector of his people against bad officials, and turned loyal petitioners into revolutionaries.

  5. 5

    What forms did the 1905 revolution take?

    Model answer

    Strikes and a general strike, peasant land seizures, mutinies in the fleet, national risings in Poland and the Baltic, and the appearance of workers' councils.

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    What was the St Petersburg Soviet?

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    The council of workers' delegates formed during the strikes of 1905 to co-ordinate the movement, which lasted about seven weeks before its leaders were arrested.

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