Historiography Y12 FP1 Flashcards
How did an anonymous source describe Tsar Nicholas II?
“Not fit to rule a villiage post office.”
How did Tsar Nicholas describe himself in the year ascending to the throne (1894)
“I am not prepared to be Tsar. I never wanted to become one, I know nothing of the business of ruling.”
How did Stolypin describe having for Rasputin?
An “Indescribeable loathing for the vermin sitting opposite [him]… the man posessed great hypnotic power.”
How did Figes describe Petrograd at the end of World War 1?
“By early 1917, Petrograd was a powder keg of dispair.”
How does Lynch view Tsardom at the start of 1917?
“The truth was that by the beginning of 1917, it was too late to save Tsardom.”
What did an Ohkrana report say about the people in 1917?
“Every day more of them demand, ‘either give us food or stop the war’, they have nothing to lose from a disadvantageous peace.”
In a speech to the Duma, how did Vladimir Purishkevich describe the reshuffling of government positions? 1916
“Ministeral Leap Frog.”
What analogy did Chris Reed use for describing the state of Russia in February 1917?
A bottle of fizzy water and in February 1917 the lid pops off.
How did the Tsar see the revolution of February 1917?
“A protest or two.”
How does Indy Neidell describe the raid of the Bolshevik headquaters?
“Political Dynamite.”
What did Lenin say about the time period leading up to the October Revolution 1917?
“Inevitable.”
“The time is fully ripe.”
How did Catherine Merridale describe March of 1917?
“The Russian People’s spring.”
How did Catherine Merridale describe the state of the Soviet?
“Unwashed, exhausted, chaos everywhere.”
How did Catherine Merridale describe Dual-power?
A “Clumsy Compromise.”
“Brute Infusion of Reality.”
How did Catherine Merridale describe Kerensky’s style of leadership?
“A fine impression of energy.”
What did Catherine Merridale say about the October Revolution concerning Trotsky?
“The October Revolution, Lenin’s revolution, would have been unthinkable without Trotsky.”
What did Lenin say about the First World War?
“A war between bankers, a war for profit.”
What did Catherine Merridale describe Kornilov as having?
A “heart of a lion” but a “brain of a sheep.”
What does Catherine Merridale regard the 10th of October as?
“The most important night in Bolshevik history.”
What did Catherine Merridale say about Kerensky’s rule leading up to the October Revolution?
“Kerensky was already doomed.”
His leadership was “visually impotent.”
