Russia in Revolution, 1904 - 06

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  • Created on: 07-05-15 21:53
Battle of Mukden
One of the largest land battles to be fought before World War I and the last and the most decisive major land battle of the Russo-Japanese War
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Black Hundreds
Ultra nationalist movement
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Bloody Sunday
Name given to the events of Sunday 22nd January 1905 in St Petersburg where unarmed demonstrators led by Father Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Nicholas II
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Concession
A thing that is granted, in response to demands
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Duma
A legislative body in the ruling assembly
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Father Gapon
Russian Orthodox priest and a popular working class leader before the Russian Revolution of 1905
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Fundamental Laws
Basic law of a political unit
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Mutiny
Open rebellion against proper authorities
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October Manifesto
The Manifesto was issued by Emperor Nicholas II, under the influence of Count Sergei Witte, on 30 October1905 as a response to the Russian Revolution of 1905
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Plehve
Minister of the Interior
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Potkemkin Battleship
Pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet
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Port Arthur
A battle in the Chino-Japanese War 1894
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St Petersburg Soviet
The Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputieswas a city council of Petrograd (Saint Petersburg)
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Stolypin's Necktie
Hangmans Noose
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Treaty of Portsmouth
Great peace negotiation, ended the Russo Japanese War and marked the emergence of a new era of diplomatic negotiations
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Black Hundreds

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Ultra nationalist movement

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Bloody Sunday

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Concession

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Duma

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