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emancipation of the serfs

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1861

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russification definition

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imposing russian culture on all ethnic groups in the empire

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3
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when was the Lena goldfields massacre and what were the casualties

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1912
520 casualties

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4
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how many factory workers were there by 1913

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6 million

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how big was the railway by 1914?

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62000km

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how many workers were on strike in 1912

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2000

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how many workers were on strike 1913

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24000

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how many workers were on strike on the anniversary of bloody sunday? (1917)

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150,000

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how many workers were on strike by the 25th feb?

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250,000

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10
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who warned the tsar of the revolution? and what happened

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rodzianko sent a telegram, which was ignored and the duma was dissolved the next day

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11
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what did the bread ration change to in 1917?

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2.7lbs to 1.8

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12
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what % of the population was mobilised for war?

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8.8%

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13
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how many rifles did soldiers have in 1914

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2 for every 3 soldiers

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what offensive did russia win at a huge cost?

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the brusilov offensive
500k-1million casulties

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15
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how long did russia take to mobilise in ww1?

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10 days

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16
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impact on wages, food and fuel prices in ww1

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wages x2
food and fuel x4

17
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how much fuel did moscow and petrograd receive?

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1/3 of what they needed

18
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evidence that the tsar caused the feb rev

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  • feared modernisation, the great spurt 1992-1902 wasn’t enough (8% per year)
  • saw self as supreme autocratic leader (fundamnetal laws 1905)
  • took charge of the army 1915
  • ignored telegram from rodzianko
19
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evidence that ww1 caused the feb rev

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  • industry problems: fuel, trans-siberian railway not complete 1914, rifle shortage
  • cost of winning - mostly peasants conscripted, 1916 brusilov
  • economic difficulties - 1.5bn spent, food and fuel

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