how serious was the opposition to Nicholas II from 1894 to 1905 Flashcards
why was a rise in opposition a problem for the tsar
it meant there was greater pressure to make reforms which took away some of the Tsars autocratic powers
what were the main ways the tsar dealt with opposition
issuing of the fundamental laws and physical force
what were the three main political groups which opposed the tsar
populists, Marxists and liberals
which groups made up liberal opposition
kadets and octobrists
what was the intention of liberal opposition
they wanted Russia to be governed in the same way as the western democracies
how much threat did liberal groups pose
little - they displayed loyalty to the tsar but wanted to bring about reform to the government
which group made up the populist opposition
the social revolutionaries
what was the belief of populist groups
that agricultural communes would provide a base for capitalism
what was the intention of the social revolutionary group
to improve the working and living conditions for the lower class people
what did the SRs spilt into
a radical left side group and a moderate right side group
what were the left SRs repsponsible for
2000 political killings
what were the right SRs responsible for
working with other political parties to gather large scale support for revolution in 1905
who did the right SRs appeal to
peasants
who did the left SRs appeal to
industrial workers
how much of a threat did the SRs pose to the Tsar
large threat - they were able to gain support from the largest groups of Russian people workers and peasnts
