On January 22‚ 1905‚ however‚ this image would be destroyed after soldiers fired into a crowd of unarmed protestors marching towards the Winter Palace . The protestors consisted of workers‚ but also women and children‚ who desired reform in the form of higher wages and better working conditions. This massacre of over a hundred innocents would come to be known as “Bloody Sunday.” The Tsar would even earn the nickname “Nicholas the Bloody” for his readiness to arrest and execute
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How far was the Tzar´s government weakened by the First World War? The tzar government was affected by the First World War. There are two possible answers to this statement. -Tzar government was significantly weakened by FWW- Before 1914‚ Russian society was very unhappy with the Tzar government. Surprisingly‚ Russia participation in the war woke up Russian people patriotism and people disagreement on Tzar´s government remained in the background‚ almost forgotten. This was the first time in many
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revolution of 1905 was perhaps the most obvious example to demonstrate that the revolution of 1917 was not caused by WWI‚ because the desire to rebel was fully entrenched in society by 1905. The disturbance was cause by real problems and concerns such as hunger and human rights violation‚ exacerbated by revolutionaries‚ and was unsuccessful because the real problems of the agrarian and industrial sectors did not peak at the same time. Postcards commemorating the event‚ particularly Bloody Sunday‚ represented
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"War is the midwife of revolution" It isn´t just an unlicky coincidence that both‚ the 1905 revolution and the 1917 revolution(s)‚ took place slightly after the Russo-Japanese War in the first case‚ and during the Great War in the second one. Both cases prove that "war is the midwife of revolution" and that it is a direct cause for this uprisings. In 1904 Russia went to war with Japan. They were fighting for control of Korea and Manchuria in the Far East. Right from the start of the war the
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Revolutionary Party is founded 3. 17 November 1917‚ RSLDP splits into Bolsheviks and Mensheviks 4. 8 February 1904‚ Russo- Japanese War begins 5.3 January 1905‚ Workers Strike in St‚ Petersburg 6. 9 January 1905‚ Bloody Sunday 7. 28 May 1905‚ First Soviet is formed during a textile strike 8. 14 June 1905‚ Mutiny of the Potkemin 9. 5 September 1905‚ End of Russo-Japanese war‚ Russia end up as losers 10.23 April 1906‚ First Duma called‚ but it was dissolved about 3 months later 11. 30 July 1914
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How far was the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 responsible for the outbreak of the 1905 revolution? This essay will be arguing the impact of the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 on the outbreak of the 1905 revolution. I believe that other factors were more significant in the start of revolution which will be outlined throughout the essay. On one hand the Russo-Japanese war did contribute to the outbreak of revolution to a large extent. Russia was an expansionist power and wanted to increase their control
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solders no longer wanted to serve the Tsar. So‚ the concession the Tsar made in 1905 wasn’t as significant as the army that remained loyal. In 1905‚ a
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In June‚ 1905‚ the Potemkin Mutiny took place and industrial workers all over Russia went on strike. In October‚ 1905‚ the railwaymen went on strike which paralyzed the whole Russian railway network. Later that month‚ Leon Trotsky and other Mensheviks established the St. Petersburg Soviet. Over the next few weeks over 50 of these soviets were formed all over Russia. Witte‚ the new Chief Minister‚ advised Nicholas II to make concessions. He eventually agreed and published the October Manifesto
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How accurate is it to say that the growth of the reformist groups in the year 1881 was the main cause of the 1905 revolution? In 1905‚ Russia was gripped by revolution; it involved strikes and riots across the country after years of Tsarist rule and the loss of the Russo Japanese war. The Tsar had lost the backing of his people; this caused Russian people to want the Tsarist and Feudal system gone or reformed. It could be argued that growth of reformist groups after 1881 was the main cause; however
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and large foreign loans. He hoped to modernize Russia and make it competitive with other great powers. These policies by and large continued after Witte was dismissed in 1903 and were expanded by Witte when he returned to government as premier in 1905-1906‚ and by his successors. So‚ through this Russia did thoroughly improve and slowly began catching up with the western powers through economic development and industrialization. However‚ despite the massive step forward‚ some argue that the situation
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