Revolutions in Russia Part I: The Revolution of 1905 Global II: Spiconardi

The Revolution of 1905 Causes Autocratic Rule of the Czars Alexander III Wanted a uniform Russian culture Private letters monitored by government All teachers sent reports to government on each student No free speech Used secret police to spy on people Supported pogroms

The Revolution of 1905 Factory Working Conditions Nicholas II Completely clueless to the Russian people’s dismay with the current conditions Raised taxes to have the capital to pay for the build up of Russian industrial factories Factory Working Conditions Unsafe Low pay Unions illegalized Growth of the Communist Party in Russia Mensheviks  moderates; supported a grassroots revolution Bolsheviks  radical; wanted a small group of dedicated revolutionaries to seize power using force w/the aid of peasants and workers

The Revolution of 1905 Peasant Conditions The Russo-Japanese War Peasants were living in a nearly feudal state Extreme poverty Demanded more land The Russo-Japanese War Japan’s defeat of Russia in 1904 lowered the morale of the Russian people The defeat was a major shock & blow to Russia

The Revolution of 1905 Bloody Sunday (January 22, 1905) 200,000 march on czar’s winter palace in St. Petersburg (Czar & family were on vacation) Petitioned for Better working conditions More personal freedoms Elected national legislative/representation Soldiers fire on crowd Hundreds killed Over 1000 wounded Provokes waves of strikes and violence across Russia

The Revolution of 1905 Results October Manifesto Creation of the Duma Czar Nicholas promises more freedoms & granted some civil rights Creation of the Duma Duma  Russia’s first parliament Led by moderates who wanted a constitutional monarchy modeled after Great Britain Nicholas unwillingly to share power and be publicly criticized by duma members Dissolves duma after a mere 10 weeks