Opposition from political parties Flashcards
Who were the main opposing Political parties under the Tsars?
-The Populists/ Narodnik’s
-The people’s will
-the social revolutionaries
-The social democrats
-The Liberals
-The Kadets and the Octoberists
Populists aims? ALEX II
-own brand of socialism
What book did Populist Chernyshevsky publish and what did it entail?
‘what is to be done’
-how poor Russians could be released from their misery
What large event did Pytor Lyvov organise? (Populist)
‘-going to the people campaigns’ (1873-4)
-4000 students going to countryside to politically educate peasants.
When did the populist movement become more organised?
-When it turned into the land and liberty movement
-Failed because of disagreements on violence (black repartition).
Leaders of the Populists?
-Nikolai Chernyshevsky and Pytor Lyvov
The People’s will aims? ALEXANDER II
-Spark violent revolution and kill the Tsar
How many attempts did the people’s will make on Tsar?
-Four before he was killed in 1881.
SR’s aims? NICHOLAS II
-improving the living conditions of the poorest in society.
What were the SR responsible for?
-2000 political killings including grand duke Sergei.
-right of party appealed to peasants, left to industrials
-biggest threat to Tsardom- getting momentum past revolution
SD aims? (eventually became Bolc and Mench) NICHOLAS
-encouraging working class consciousness.
Who was the leader of the SD?
-George Plekanhov
Since the workers showed no interest in Marxist theory, what did the SD’s focus on?
-improving pay and working hours.
Liberal aims? NICHOLAS
-constituent assembly
-freedom
-justice.
Who founded the libertarian party?
Pytor Sturve
Kadets and Octoberist aims?
-constitutional monarchy.
Who led the Kadets?
-Paul Milyukov
Who led the Octoborists?
-Alexander Guchyov
What did the Octoberist and Kadets both support?
-Nicholas II October manifesto.
Who opposed the Provisional Government?
-The Bolchevicks
Who was deemed to be a bigger threat to the provisional government than the Bolsheviks?
-Strength of workers committees in Petrograd. (of whom supported Bolsheviks)
What evidence shows that the Bolshevik opposition was substantial?
-won the majority of elections in the PG.
How many votes/ seats did the Bolshevik government gain in the provisional government?
9.8M votes and 175 seats.
What did Lenin believe about elections?
-there would be no consolidation of power with elections.
What opposition did Lenin initially face in terms of his party?
-Left SR’s saw him as a traitor to the revolution and a German collaborator.
