1905 Revolution
Causes
Russo Japanese war suffered defeat
Industrial recession & bad harvest
Instead of listening to petition attacked no longer little father
Denying freedom of religious & political expression
Tsar promised things but nothing had changed
Dissatisfaction
Government response
Reforms
october manifesto civil liberties
Repression
union of Russian…
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Tsar supporters final change
Concequences of the 1905 Revolution
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LONG TERM CAUSES:
Social & Economic causes:
80% population = peasants, most living in poverty - rapid population growth led to land
hunger
harvest failures 1892, 1898 & 1901 led to widespread famine - peasant reacted w/ violence
agriculture remained backwards, economy grew rapidly
towns & cities population grew rapidly…
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Mutinies:
armed forces = key to success/failure of revolution
not widespread but received publicity & helped undermine Tsar's authority
at no time during the revolution was the army likely to turn against the regime
St Petersburg Soviet:
product of general strike, Oct 1905 - assembly of workers
groups of workers…
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Fundamental Law, 1906:
Tsar survived revolution & issued `Fundamental Law' - became constitution of Russian
Empire
created national parliament, Lower House (Duma) = elected, Upper House (Council of
State) = partly elected & partly nominated by Tsar
Article 87 gave Tsar right to govern by decree, thus ignoring parliament
Tsar…
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