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Russia
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What is Russia like in the 1800s?
Largest, highest population in Europe Part Asian and part European
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Dilemma Does Russia give up autocratic govt., so it can advance economically? What does it have to do to do this?
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Social Structure Nobles control land Want old order
Serfs bound to land Why improve?
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Fear stops change Kings stop change when the nobles stop support
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Crimean War Russia fails in taking Crimea from Ottomans – Epic Fail (sorry)
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Response to Crimean failure
Protests for change 1861 – serfs freed (date ring a bell?) Moved to cities – land too small and $$ Zemstvos – elected assemblies Local level self-government Trial by jury Eased up on censorship Encouraged industry
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Alexander II assassinated
Pushed too far, so took back reforms Socialists agitated workers Radicals responded
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Alexander III More oppressive Secret police root out liberals
Censorship Exiles to Siberia Russification – suppress culture of nonRussians (fair?) Persecuted (guess who)
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Alexander III
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Attacks on Jews Limits on education and those in professions
Pogroms – mob attacks on Jews Became refugees – fled homeland – went to US
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Industrialization Nicholas II
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How industrialized Railroads (failure in Crimea) Foreign capital
Trans-Siberian Railroad Same problems faced as Europe Socialism workers Nobles cities
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Bloody Sunday
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Fought over? Constant loses in Russo-Japanese war
Workers – better wages, hours Constitution Government reforms
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What they wanted Marchers in St. Petersburg went to Tsar’s Winter Palace - petition for freedom and justice
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Results Tsar feared and escaped Soldiers shot at crowd
People lost faith in Tsar
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Aftermath Strikes, revolts throughout Russia Took over government
Took land Nationalism Assassinations Nicholas calls Duma (Assembly) to make changes
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Results Moderates happen with call for changes
Socialist wanted more, now Protestors argued
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Peter Stolypin Prime Minister – brought back pogroms and executions
Land reforms Improved education Too little, too late 1911 – assassinated 1914 – WWI 1917 – Russian Revolution, Nicholas assassinated
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