condition of russia before the march and february revolution 1917 Flashcards
what was the majority of russia’s population living as
peasants
what was industrialisation like before ww1
rapid
what were the liberals frustrated about
frustrated by the autocratic system that shut down any opportunities to share power
who were the tsarist secret police battling with
radical groups who plotted to overthrow the Tsar
what was the 4 reasons that weakened nicolas authority
nicholas personality
alexandra and rasputin
nicholas and the state duma
nicholas and russia’s problems
what did nicholas believe in completely
his divine right to rule
what did he see advice as
he was stubborn and saw advice as criticism
what did nicholasdo to his ministers
he undermined them to stop anyone challenging his authority
what did rasputin have a reputation for
his sexual promiscuity
why was rasputin trusted by the royal couple
he helped their son, aleksei, who suffered from haemophillia
why was rasputin trusted by the royal couple
he helped their son, aleksei, who suffered from haemophillia
what did alexandra encourage nicholas to do
to listen to rasputin’s advice
what was especially damaging to Nicholas authority
rumours about rasputin and alexandra
what did nicholas and alexandra believed
that there was a religious bond between the Tsar and the people
russia should put its faith in God and tradition
what was the problem with the tsar believing that russia should put their faith in god
this meant that nicholas didnt actively try to solve russia’s problem, believing instead that they were in God’s hand
