fall of tsar
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- Created on: 17-05-19 14:15
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- Reasons for the fall of the tsar/ power transfer to dual authority due to discontent in russia
- WW1
- food shortages: labour shortages due to men conscripted peasents hoarded rather than sold grain food prioritised for army food couldn't be transported to towns due to use of railways for war
- soaring living costs: gov't raised taxes for war shortages of manufactured goods and food led to higher prices-inflation unemployment increased as non military factories forced to close
- soldiers were under equipt and morale was low and were so obviously weak and losing
- nicholas' personality
- he believed he had complete divine authority to rule
- he was stubborn and didn't like to share any of his real power w the duma- meaning Nicholas remained responsible for Russia's problems
- he liked to take the approach of putting faith in god instead of fixing probelems
- he undermined his ministers to stop anyone challenging his authority
- opposition to Tsar
- liberals
- a loose collection of groups that favoured reform and constituti-onal monarchy inc. cadets and octobists
- SRs
- represented peasants
- suffered from internal divisions, some were extremists and believed in political assassination
- SDs
- represented proletariat
- split in 1903 into mensheviks and bolsheviks
- liberals
- Alexandra and Rasputin
- Rasputin was trusted by the royal family and Alexandra encouraged Nicolas to listen to his advice
- he became more powerful than some ministers at court, angering people
- he had a reputation for sexual promiscuity, rumours of an affair spread, damaging Nicholas' authority
- WW1
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