Political Parties Timeline

Question 0

October Manifesto: acceptance of political parties by Nicholas II

Answer 0

1905

Question 1

Formations of Socialist Revolutionaries (SRs)

Answer 1

1900

Question 2

Fundamental Laws

Answer 2

1906

Question 3

Parties legalised.

Revolutionary left: SRs, SDs. Constitutionalists: Kadets and Octobrists.

Answer 3

1906

Question 4

Kadets and SRs confronted government in First Duma

Answer 4

1906

Question 5

Kadets and SDs in conflict with government in Second Duma

Answer 5

1907

Question 7

Parties more compliant in Third Duma

Answer 7

1907-12

Question 8

Parties more active in Fourth Duma

Answer 8

1912-17

Question 9

All left wing parties opposed involvement in First World War

Answer 9

1915

Question 10

Formation of Progressive Bloc by Kadets and Octobrists

Answer 10

1915

Question 11

Influence of SRs and Mensheviks on revolution; Kadets and Octobrists behind formation of Provisional Committee of the Duma

Answer 11

1917 (March)

Question 12

Formation of Petrograd Soviet (SRs, Mensheviks and other moderate socialists)

Answer 12

1917 (March)

Question 13

Return of Lenin to Petrograd

Answer 13

1917 (April)

Question 14

Failure of Bolshevik inspire uprising against Prov. Gov. ( July Days)

Answer 14

1917 (July)

Question 15

Growing strength of Bolsheviks

Answer 15

1917 (August to October)

Question 16

Bolshevik majorities in Petrograd and Moscow Soviets

Answer 16

1917 (October)

Question 17

Bolsheviks seized power assisted by the left SRs and Menshevik internationalists

Answer 17

1917 (October)

Question 18

Lemons dissolution of Constituent Assembly

Answer 18

1918 (January)

Question 19

Constitution of RSFSR establishing a one party state

Answer 19

1918

Question 20

Change in electoral system reduced size of left in Duma

Answer 20

1907