10. opposition: ideas and ideologies Flashcards

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what added to numbers favouring more representation and rule of law

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spread of education and emergence of stronger middle class as a result of industrialisation

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: why was liberalism particularly strong in the zemstva

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  • reputation enhanced by actions taken in face of gov incompetence during Great Famine 1891-92
  • resentments galvanised by reduction zemstva powers under AII
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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: how did Tsar dismiss Tver Zemstvo’s petition to set up an advisory body

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as senseless dreams

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: liberal noble who continued to demand creation of an all class zemstvo at district level and a national assembly

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Prince Lvov

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what happened when Ivan Shipov tried to set up an ‘All Zemsto Organisation’ in 1896

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it was immediately banned

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what did banning of ‘all zemstvo organisation’ encourage some liberals to do

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establish Beseda Symposium in 1899

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what did Beseda Smyposium meet in secret to discuss

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matters of liberal interest eg judicial reform and universal education

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: why did beseda symposium assume leadership of liberal movement in 1900

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gov ordered dismissal of hundreds of liberals from the zemstva

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: who did Beseda symposium attract a wide range of support from when they assumed leadership of the liberals

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public figures, town leaders, members of legal and teaching professions and industrialists

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what was founded in 1903 under Struve

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union of liberation

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: why did struve defect from the Marxist movement

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opposed its commitment to violent revolution

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what did struve believe Russia needed

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a period of peaceful evolution in which to adapt to its new industrialising status

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what system did struve want to see implemented

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constitutional system through which workers could campaign legally to improve their conditions

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what did struve believe Russia needed to adapt to its new industrialising status

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period of peaceful evolution

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: who attended unions grand meeting of 1904

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reps of zemstva and other professional societies

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what did members declare at unions grand meeting

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intention to work for establishment of a constitutional gov and arranged series of society banquets

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what political influence did they have

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limited

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: what were they fortunate to escape

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closer attention of police

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growth of liberal opposition to 1905: why were they main beneficiaries from 1905 revolution

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one of their aims, duma, established

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: when were ideas of agrarian socialism revived

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after great famine 1891-92

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: when was SR founded

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1901

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: what did SRs become a rallying point for

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those who wished to appeal to peasantry through a commitment to land socialisation and decentralised government

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: who was SRs most influential theorist

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Viktor Chernov

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: how was SRs a fairly loose organisation

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comprised of groups with a wide variety of views

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: why did SRs put forward idea that peasants and workers should work together to bring down autocracy and bring about land redistribution

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they saw their views as identical

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: what emphasis of SRs set them apart from pure Marxists

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emphasis on peasantry and land socialisation rather than land nationalisation

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: what did SRs develop in terms of support

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wide national base with a large peasant membership

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: how were SR tactics similar to earlier populists

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tried to stir up discontent in countryside and strikes in towns and to disrupt gov by political assassinations

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: how many political assasinations did SRs carry out between 1901-05

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2000

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: which ministers of internal affairs did SRs assassinate

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Dmitri Sipyagin and Von Plehve

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: how did SRs play an active role in 1905 revolution

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developed full programme in Nov 1905 and forming a separate combat organisation which attracted many students to carry out assassinations

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: when did SRs assassinate Stolypin

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1911

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development of socialism and the emergence of the SR party: how did police hinder SRs progress

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foiled some activities and was successful in infiltrating the movement at its highest levels

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: what helped make Marxist theories more attractive to Russian intellectuals from late 1890s

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industrial takeoff

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: which group grew

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Georgi Plekhanovs emancipation of labour group

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: what were attracted by Marxist ideas

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discussion circles, workers organisations, illegal trade unions, and other groups

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: when was SD party set up

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1898

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: what happened at first congress of Russian SDs

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chose name, elected 3 man central committee and produced a manifesto

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: what did SDs manifesto assert

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working classes had and were been exploited by their masters and that the future of Russia would be the product of the class struggle

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: what did SDs manifesto make clear that impetus for change had to come from

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working men themselves

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: why did SDs get off to promising start

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first congress broken up by Okhrana agents who promptly arrested 2 of committee

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: who came to play a prominent part in development of party

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lenin

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: when did second party congress take place

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1903

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: what was considered at second party congress

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variety of propositions as to how party should move forward but were divided on these

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: what did lenin argue in favour of

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strong disciplined organisation of professional revolutionaries to lead proletariat

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: what did others like Martov believe

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their task should be to develop a broad party with a mass working class membership

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: how did lenin win vote towards more centralise party structure despite not having mass support in beginning

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number of reps withdrew and lenin claimed his supporters were majority

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: what was there continued argument and rivalry between in SDs

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nature, timing, and organisation of rev

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influence of Marxism and development of SDs: what were Bolsheviks and mensheviks by 1906 and why

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essentially 2 separate parties because division hardened so much

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Trade unions: why may a reduction in working class discontent have been expected after excitement raised by 1905 revolution

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Revolution and legislation of trade unions

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Trade unions: what did the state continue to fear despite some reforms for working class

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Independent working class activity and potential for revolutionaries to work through trade unions

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Trade unions: how many TUs closed town and how many denied registration 1906-1910

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497 closed down

604 denied registration

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Trade unions: what were unions that survived mainly

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Those of the better paid male skilled workers

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Trade unions: what reduced any opportunity for union action from 1907

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Economic depression, rise in unemployment and political clampdown

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Trade unions: what provided new impetus

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Shooting of unarmed demonstrators at Lena Goldfields in April 1912

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Trade unions: what gave Skills labour more bargaining power in market place from 1911

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Economic recovery

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Trade unions: where was trade union activity mainly confined to

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St Petersburg and surrounding area

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Trade unions: what added to anger and opposition

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Bitter resistance of employers and repressive measures taken to break strikes

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Trade unions: how was danger to autocracy of pre war strike movement less than it seemed

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Gerogespically limited, only 12% enterprises experienced a strike and even GS in St Pt only brought out a quarter of manufacturing labour force

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Other opposition groups: why was moderate liberal opposition largely appeased by

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Tsarist concessions 1905-06 and tried to cooperate with duma sustem

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Other opposition groups: why was there no single, strong opposition among the nationalisites after 1905

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  • apart from poles and Finns none wanted outright independence
  • Ukrainians and Belorussians, combo of policies of assimilation and respressiln enjoyed success
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Other opposition groups: why were SRs and SDs weakened after 1905

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  • exile of leaders
  • damaging split within SDs
  • rivalry between SRs and SDs
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Other opposition groups: what were ideological divisions within SRS AND SDS compounded by

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Disagreements over appropriate response to 1905 defeat and use parties should make to work in Dumas

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Other opposition groups: how did srs and SDs suffer from secret police activities

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Agrents effective in smashing rev cells

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Other opposition groups: what made organisation of srs and SDs difficult

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Industrial depression 1907, lack of finance and shortage of secret printing presses

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Other opposition groups: what happened instead of establishing national, regional or even all city organisations

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At best they maintained underground organisation in individual factories and workshops

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Other opposition groups: how was there a revival in Bolshevik fortunes in 1912-14

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Succeeded in taking over many legal labour institutions in st pt and moscow from Mensheviks and gained 6 workers deputies in elections to fourth duma

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Other opposition groups: when did Pravda launch

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April 1912

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Other opposition groups: how had bolsheviks been helped in fourth duma elections

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By SR boycott

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Other opposition groups: who did bolsheviks enjoy no success with

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Army and navy

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Other opposition groups: what became nothing of Bolshevik promise

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Launch general pol strike, provoke mass street Demos and recreation soviet of workers deputies on 1905 model

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Other opposition groups: how did opposition in Russia appear before 1914

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Weak and demoralised

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Other opposition groups: why did coming of war in 1914 further diminish support for action

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Patriotic fervour swept through all political save for bolsheviks

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Other opposition groups: why did Lenin favour defeat

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Believed it would bring Russia closer to rev he sought