Strike at Petrograd On January 9th‚ 1917‚ 140‚000 workers went on strike in Petrograd to commemorate Bloody Sunday. Bloody Sunday was on January 22nd‚ 1905‚ more than 3‚000 unarmed‚ peaceful demonstrators‚ led by Father Gapon‚ were marching to present a petition to Czar Nicolas II. The Imperial Guard fired warning shots and then fired directly into the crowd‚ killing 96 and injuring 333. Later on February 14th‚ 1917‚ over 140‚000 people went on strike in Petrograd because of food shortages‚ which
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In my opinion the failure of the revolution in 1905 was caused by many different contributing factors‚ however the key reason for the failure‚ was the success of state authority and the Tsar retaining control. If the Tsarist state had collapsed‚ as in 1917‚ the revolution would have inevitably been successful. A revolution means to forcibly overthrow a government. In February 1905‚ 400‚000 workers went on strike due to the response of the bloody Sunday; the strikes were organized by the unhappy workers
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peasants feeling cheated. The Russian Revolution of 1905 failed to solve the land issue‚ reaction of the government in trying to suppress the grievances of the peasants helped less. Economic and social changes in Russia from 1905 affected the peasants. The Russo-Japanese war of 1905 humiliated the Russians and increased the economic downturn. The defeat increased the unpopularity of the Tsarist regime among the generals as also did the Bloody Sunday and World war One. “The Russian Revolution is an
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had consolidated their authority in the country by Lenin’s death in 1924?” Between February and October in 1917‚ two revolutions occurred due to the Governments failing to fulfill the needs of the Russian people. With the Tsar in power during Bloody Sunday that formed riots and Government unrest and also the Russo-Japanese War and World War One that left the Russian people humiliated and in disarray. The reign of the Provisional Government was short due to failures to provide land and food to the
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eventually forced to create an elected legislature (Nicholas II). Nicholas was not trained nor inclined to rule‚ which did not help the autocracy he sought to preserve in an era desperate for change (“Czar Nicholas II Abdicates”). His poor handling of Bloody Sunday and Russia’s role in World War I led to his and his subjects abdication and execution in Yekaterinburg‚ Russia (“Nicholas II”). Nicholas the II was born Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov on May 6‚ 1868 in Pushkin‚ Russia. He was the first born child
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agrarian did not help this factor‚ as the people were not seeing any improvements in the growth of Russia as an economy. The Tsar poor leadership and unpopularity was too a leading factor to the growth of revolutionary activity‚ especially after bloody Sunday‚ the people needed a strong leader and felt that the tsar was not one. The fact that the countries military was weak did not provide comfort to the people as it became hard for Russia to stand as one united nation. The long-term inequality
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the reasons for the 1905 revolution in Russia. Assess the reasons for the opposition and unrest in Russia from 1894 to 1905. How serious were the problems facing Tsar Nicholas II from 1894 to 1905? • The Tsar believed in autocracy and absolute power • The Tsar was not prepared or cut out for ruling Russia • Tsarist government • Backwardness of Russia • Witte’s economic policy • Grievances of the peasants • Russo-Japanese war in 1904 • Bloody Sunday Why did the 1905 Revolution fail to
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How far was Tsar Nicholas responsible for his own downfall? In 15th March 1927 Tsar Nicholas of Russia abdicated in this essay I will be analysing to what extent it was his fault and what extent he had no control over His mistakes The first reason that it was his fault is that he was a weak character who was not fit to rule a large nation such as Russia as we can see in source 12 “He keep saying that he was wholly unfit to resign…. But he was not. ” This is a very reliable source as it is his sister
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Though it happened in parts‚ the Revolution was incredibly important to the world’s course. There were many key events in the Russian Revolution‚ the ones that most stood out‚ were the “Bloody Sunday”‚ the “February Revolution” and the “October Revolution” also known as “October Manifesto” or “Bolshevik Revolution”. All those events led to Russia being a communist country. Some of the main historical figures in this battle being Vladimir Lenin
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