How well was Russia ruled in the 20th century
How well was Russia ruled in the 20th century
In 1905 all the tensions in Russia culminated in a revolution that nearly swept the Tsar from power. He had started a war with Japan in the hope that a quick victory would bring a surge of patriotism; however a series of humiliating defeats brought just the opposite. There were strikes in the factories and street demonstrations. In January 1905 a demonstration was fired on by the Cossacks and many were killed, this day is now known as Bloody Sunday. There were mutinies within the navy. Revolutionaries, including Lenin and Trotsky, returned from exile. Workers councils were formed in the cities. Whilst in the countryside, peasants murdered landlords and took over their land.
With these intimidations from the people the Tsar promised change in Russia and how it was run. He promised the right to form political parties, free speech for the people, and an elected parliament, the Duma. All of this is known as the October Manifesto. The people’s prayers had been answered and protests cooled off, for now. The Tsar used this hiatus in the revolt to crush it. After serious fighting, soldiers restored order in the cities and many peasants were executed or exiled. Along with peasants, revolutionary leaders were also executed or exiled. And in the end over 1,000 people were executed and 20,000 exiled. The secret police, spies and censorship were restored to the country.
The Tsar survived the 1905 revolution, but some serious questions remained. The most serious was the possibility of another revolution. If he was to prevent this, Nicholas needed to reform Russia and satisfy at least some of the discontented groups that had joined the revolution in 1905. The Duma deputies who gathered for its first meeting in 1906 were hopeful that they could help to steer Russia on a new course. They were soon disappointed (see the source by the Duma deputy). The Tsar continued to rule without taking any serious notice of them. The first and
In 1905 all the tensions in Russia culminated in a revolution that nearly swept the Tsar from power. He had started a war with Japan in the hope that a quick victory would bring a surge of patriotism; however a series of humiliating defeats brought just the opposite. There were strikes in the factories and street demonstrations. In January 1905 a demonstration was fired on by the Cossacks and many were killed, this day is now known as Bloody Sunday. There were mutinies within the navy. Revolutionaries, including Lenin and Trotsky, returned from exile. Workers councils were formed in the cities. Whilst in the countryside, peasants murdered landlords and took over their land.
With these intimidations from the people the Tsar promised change in Russia and how it was run. He promised the right to form political parties, free speech for the people, and an elected parliament, the Duma. All of this is known as the October Manifesto. The people’s prayers had been answered and protests cooled off, for now. The Tsar used this hiatus in the revolt to crush it. After serious fighting, soldiers restored order in the cities and many peasants were executed or exiled. Along with peasants, revolutionary leaders were also executed or exiled. And in the end over 1,000 people were executed and 20,000 exiled. The secret police, spies and censorship were restored to the country.
The Tsar survived the 1905 revolution, but some serious questions remained. The most serious was the possibility of another revolution. If he was to prevent this, Nicholas needed to reform Russia and satisfy at least some of the discontented groups that had joined the revolution in 1905. The Duma deputies who gathered for its first meeting in 1906 were hopeful that they could help to steer Russia on a new course. They were soon disappointed (see the source by the Duma deputy). The Tsar continued to rule without taking any serious notice of them. The first and