Political Developments By 1914

Question 1

How had autocracy been recovered since 1905 revolution?

Answer 1

-Stolypin restored order in countryside
-aug 1906 est court martial to deal with crimes deemed political in intent

Question 2

What happened in the court martial?

Answer 2

-cases had to be concluded in 2 days
-accused no pt allowed defence counsel + death sentences carried out within 24 hrs
-over 3000 convicted + executed between 1906-09

Question 3

What did Stolypin combine these court martials with?

Answer 3

-combined this with belief in radical agri reform for resisting revolutionary demands
-by 1914 agri situation importing
-Duma’s weakened to meaningless + rev opposition also weakened by police activity

Question 4

What was the revival plan?

Answer 4

-slavism effected opportunities for revival of patriotism which deflected public attention from troubles at home

Question 5

Why weren’t the issues from the 1905 revolution fully resolved?

Answer 5

-court turned its back + believed all could continued as it always had
-this distance from reality epitomised by rise of Rasputin

Question 6

What was the rise of Rasputin?

Answer 6

-1903 claimed special spiritual powers
-found receptive audience among high society who preferred to turn backs on political problems
-tsarina found he could lessen pain endured by son with haemophilia — Rasputin was her ‘man of god’