political developments by 1914

Question 1

in the following years it seemed as though?

Answer 1

autocracy had largely recovered form the events of 1905

Question 2

stolypin helped to restore order in?

Answer 2

the countryside

Question 3

what did Stolypin establish in August 1906?

Answer 3

he established court-martials led by senior military officers to deal with crimes deemed to be political

Question 4

in these courts

Answer 4

all cases had to be concluded within two days
accused not allowed a defence counsel, while death sentence carried out within 24 hours

Question 5

how many people were convicted and executed by this court system between 1906 and 1909

Answer 5

over 3000

Question 6

Stolypin combined this intolerance and ruthlessness with a belief in what was the best strategy for resisting revolutionary demands

Answer 6

belief in radical reform of agriculture as the besgs strategy

Question 7

by 1914

Answer 7

the agrarian situation was improving

Question 8

with dumas weakened to being almost meaningless, what did this mean?

Answer 8

future looked brighter for the traditional governing class

Question 9

revolutionary groups which had led the opposition were

Answer 9

much weakened partly because of police activity and partly because of internal quarrels

Question 10

none of the issues that had sparked 1905 troubles had been fully resolved and from 1912

Answer 10

labour troubles resurfaced once again

Question 11

what was the only party which Nicholas showed any sympathy to?

Answer 11

the union of the russia people = reinforced the belief in the unassailable (unquestionable)bond that existed between himself and his people

Question 12

the court’s distance from reality is perhaps epitomised by?

Answer 12

the peasant-bor Rasputin=’faith healer’

Question 13

by the time Rasputin drifted to st Petersburg in 1903 what was he claiming?

Answer 13

special spiritual powers
-interest in spiritualism, astrology and the occulr strong among those of high society

Question 14

Rasputin

Answer 14

-peasant from western siberia
-spent months in monastery never took vows
-joined a mystical act
-wandered through Russia, living off charity + displaying talent for faith healing
-seemed to exert hypnotic power
-enjoyed dissolute private life - accepting bribes, gifts , sexual favours + drank heavily

Question 15

Alexandra (tsar’s wife) attitude to Rasputin

Answer 15

discovered raputin to be able to lessen pain felt by her haemophiliac son Aleksi
-she was persuaded that he was indeed a ‘man of god’ sent to answer her powers

Question 16

what damaged the reputation of the tsar?

Answer 16

nichlas’ failure to take action despite rasputins obvious misdeeds and damaged caused to royal family

Question 17

What caused damage to the royal family + ruined the reputation of the tsar

Answer 17

Nicholas’ failure to take action despite Rasputin obvious misdeeds
- damaged reputation of the tsar with those very people whom he relied upon to prop up monarchy=politicians inside + outside court,civil servants, orthodox bishops + army officers

Question 18

Rasputin scandal

Answer 18

More symptom than cause of position of tsarist autocracy by 1914 = certainly showed whatever 1905 revolution achieved , it failed to alter the tsars outlook