-Rationing leads to starvation -Nicholas II leaves St. Petersburg to war front and loses battle. March revolution -1917- protest spread through St. Petersburg and the royal palace is taken over. -Czar abdicates -Provisional government ( Duma ) takes control lead by Alexander keresnky. -Provisional gov unpopular after decision to stay in WWI October ( Bolshevik ) revolution- 1917 -Bolshevik are Marxist ( communists ) -Lead by VI Lenin " peace‚land‚and bread" -Won support of people
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Brief History of the Soviet Union‚ 1917-1944 In the February Revolution of 1917‚ Czar Nicholas II abdicated his position as leader of Russia‚ ending the nation’s imperial rule under the Romanov Dynasty. For more than half a year after the czar’s abdication‚ an ineffective provisional government ran the vast empire. During that time‚ Lenin returned from exile and regrouped his strength and support. Lenin saw in the army’s dissatisfaction with the provisional government an opportunity to gain control
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To what extent were the aims of the 1905 Revolution achieved? To a certain extent the aims of the 1905 Revolution were achieved. Every class had grievances with the government and their main aims were political reforms‚ land reforms‚ civil liberties and industrial reforms. The October Manifesto partially addressed most of the factors concerned‚ yet a year after the mandate‚ the Fundamental Laws were passed and it made the October Manifesto redundant in many aspects. The general populace wanted
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How accurate is it to say that the growth of reformist groups in the years from 1881 was the main cause of the 1905 Revolution? There were many different causes of the 1905 Russian revolution. These included; the growth of different reformist groups‚ rapid industrialisation‚ the Russo-Japanese War and ‘Bloody Sunday’. However some were more influential than others. Firstly there was the Social Democrats who wanted to use and implement the radical ideas of Karl Marx to inspire the transformation
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The Russian Revolution was one of the most important revolutions in history. Just like the French people‚ Russians got tired of being treated unfairly by the Higher classes‚ and so decided to revolt against them. However unlike the French‚ they could not be satisfied‚ or entertained for long by a single revolution‚ reason why they did many revolts. Each time retreating at its middle‚ until they finally were annoyed and determined enough to overthrow the Government and change their lives as they knew
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Why Was There A Revolution In 1905 The Revolution in 1905 happened for many reasons‚ some reasons are long term and some short term. A long-term cause of the 1905 Revolution was the continuing dissatisfaction of both peasants and landowners to the Emancipation Edict of 1861. Although this piece of legislation had brought an end to serfdom‚ peasants still remained tied to the village commune called the mir and were angry at the redemption payments they were expected to pay in return for the land
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It is certain that the revolutions of both 1905 and 1917 were greatly influenced by the economic situation at the time as the ruins of the economy in 1905 left by the Russo-Japanese war meant that many Russians became dissatisfied with the situation and wanted change. The revolutions were a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread throughout the Russian Empire and included worker strikes‚ peasant unrest‚ and military mutinies. However it could be argued that other factors such as war
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details of the change and on learning of Alexander’s death he proclaimed Constantine emperor at St. Petersburg‚ at the same time as Constantine in Warsaw was proclaiming Nicholas. For nearly three weeks in December 1825 the throne remained vacant. Russian officers and troops had come into contact with currents of liberal thought‚ with new social conditions‚ and with new political institutions in western Europe during the struggle against Napoleon. Upon their return home they saw that the idea of the
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Both the French and Russian revolutions occurred because of two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused both of these revolutions. Although they were both similar‚ they also had differences. A difference between the two is that the Russians had an unsuccessful "pre-revolution" in 1905. Another difference between these two revolutions is the fact that the French turned towards a democracy
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The 1905 Revolution was caused primarily because of the events of the Bloody Sunday. How far do you agree with this statement? (10) Although the Bloody Sunday was the immediate cause that kick-started the 1905 Revolution‚ there were many long-term and short-term causes that led up to it. The long-term causes include the weak rule of the Tsar‚ the large empire‚ and inequalities in the Russian society. The economic depression of 1900-1904 and the Russo-Japanese War were some of the short-term causes
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