Causes of the 1905 Russian Revolution
- Created by: Sophie Hurford
- Created on: 13-05-13 16:57
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- Causes of the 1905 Revolution
- Long Term
- Power and independenceof the zemstva had been undermined by Land Captains
- There was an increase of social unrest because of the appalling working and living conditions of the workers
- Failure of Vyshnegradsky and Witte to confront the chronic problems of Russian agriculture contributed to growing unrest in rural areas
- Growth of rural poverty as a result of redemption payments and indirect taxation by Vyshnegradsky
- Short Term
- Illegal strikes increased (more than 400,000 workers went on strike in January alone)
- Instances of arson between 1903-04 "Years of the Red Cockerel" 15% manors of nobility destroyed, from Jan-Oct army was used 2,700 times to put down peasant uprisings
- Competent men like Witte were treated with suspicion and he was dismissed in 1903
- Use of repression- but still weak
- Catalyst
- Russia vs. Japan war in 1905. Proof that Nicholas was incompetent. Russia was severely weakened and price of food increased.
- Trigger
- Bloody Sunday. Demonstrated the Tsar's cluelessness about Russia and what his people wanted. Tipped Russia into complete chaos
- Long Term
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