1917 Revolution Flashcards
Why were revolutionaries less successful after the October manifesto?
Some people were lulled into a false sense of security, the opposition was split Stolypin’s repressive actions prevented rebellion, agricultural reforms, SD’s split into the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks.
When and what was the Lena Goldfields Strike?
1912: North East Siberia, miners strike over work conditions (hours/wages) , reported to the police and were massacred.
When and what was the General Strike?
1914: July, 10,000 workers go on strike in St. Petersburg, increasing to 135,000 in 3 days. Protesters demand the abolition of the monarchy, only ending when WW1 began.
What did the recurrent recessions of 1910 cause?
Disappointingly low wages.
How many strikes were there between January and June 1914?
3,000
What did Kerensky see WW1 as?
An opportunity for unity and therefore revolution
How many men were lost in the first year of WW1?
4 million
What was the zemstvo union formed?
August 1914 (treated wounded soldiers)
Who was left in charge of Russia during WW1?
Tsarina Alexandra, she was unpopular as she was German and so there was suspicion over her loyalties during the war, she appointed less threatening, often incompetent ministers to replace those who knew how to govern and who could pose a threat to Nicholas.
What was the Progressive Bloc and when was it formed? (And what happened as a result)
June 1915: alliance in the Duma, demanded the formation of a “ministry of confidence”, the abolition of restrictions on nationalities and faiths and the freedom of trade unions.
What did the negotiations of the Progressive Bloc cause?
The suspension of the Duma in September 1915.
When and what was the Putilov Steel Strikes?
February 1917: 40,000 workers in Petrograd, was a centre of radicalism.
What were the February days?
People wore red ribbons to show their support for the revolution, a time of unity hope and anarchy, images of the Tsar were burned, the Cossacks disobeyed the Tsar when he ordered them to attack. People felt the Tsar had betrayed them all.
When did Nicholas II appoint himself as commander in chief?
1915
What were the main 4 problems with the provisional government?
They weren’t elected, meaning they had no legitimacy in the eyes of the people; the war continued, with left wing SRs and Bs wanting to end it; the land question, the peasants wanted a redistribution of the land but that would be against the prov govs middle class liberal views; the national minorities were demanding independence which were demands that the Liberals weren’t willing to meet.
