1. By Mr Crowe www.SchoolHistory.co.uk
Russia

2. Alexandra and Alexei

3. Rasputin

4. Russia in 1914 A huge country Ruled by the Romanovs
Emperor in 1914 was Nicholas II
His German wife was Alexandra
His son Alexei suffered from haemophilia

5. The Russian People
Many Russian people were peasant farmers – they were poor and illiterate
Most of the land was owned by the nobility
There was a growing URBAN population which worked in the factories – they lived in poor conditions
So for most Russians life was hard

6. The Ruling class The Tsar was an AUTOCRAT – he held power
He ruled with the support of
The nobility
The secret police – OKHRANA
The army

7. The Duma
This was a type of Parliament set up in 1905 after a revolution
Nicholas II paid little attention to it

8. Into World War 1 In 1914 Russia entered the war
It had a massive army BUT faced problems!
It was badly equipped
It was badly led by poor generals
Supplies and communications were slow in Russia

9. Nicholas II takes charge of the army