Russia before Stalin 1
- Created by: rebeccareasbeck1
- Created on: 29-01-15 10:33
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The collapse of Tsarism
- Tsars simply ignored, exiled or executed radicals who called for reform
- 1905, a year of revolution revealed the vunerability of the Tsars position
- End of year, Tsar Nicholas II forced to concede
- Promised limited civil rights and an elected Parliamnet (the Duma)
- New laws soon reasserted the Tsars supreme power
- 1914, Tsarism seemed secure
- The outbreak of WW1 rallied Russia's people behind their Tsar for a short while
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