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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

7. 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