Romanovs Definitions Flashcards
Okhrana
Secret Police that dealt with all the Tsar private matters
Abdicate
Resign from political ruling
Cossack
Group of Russians with a history of fighting
Police State
Regime under government that uses police to severely limit its peoples freedom
Feudal
Medieval social system where privileged nobles control hard-working peasants
Marxism
Social, political and economic theory based on the writings of Karl Marx
Capitalism
Economic/political system in which the country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit rather than state
Revolution
Fundamental change in a way a country is controlled
Proletariat
Industrial workers
Bourgeoisie
Employers and people who run large companies and exploit the working class
Socialism
Set of state beliefs that all people are equal and should share equally in a country money
Communism
Classless society and production are owned and controlled by everyone.
When did Nicholas become Tsar?
1894, 26 years old - When his father died unexpectedly
What year was bloody Sunday
22nd January 1905
What years was the Romanov family in power?
1613 (Time of Troubles) -1917
What was the diversity like in Russia throughout that time?
- 70 distinct nationalities
- 126 million (68 were ‘Great Russian’ - 54%)
- 200 different nationalities
What connections did Russia have with other Foreign Powers?
- Nicholas First Cousin (King Geroge V - was King of Great Britain)
- Alexi Grandmother ruled Germany
How much land was suitable for farming?
5%
What was the class system in the 1900s?
The Tsar
The Nobility
Middle class - Businessman, Civil servants, intelligentsia
Lower Class - Proletrarist and peasants
Reasons why it was hard to govern Russia?
- Peasent Populations
2 Population diversity - issues with communication (language barriers, limited infostructure)
- Strict social hierarchy
- Immense size
- Lack of industrialization
- New ideas and reforms were occurring
- Discontent with civil rights, working conditions and the state of poverty
