russia- stolypin- october revolution Flashcards
when was Stolypin prime minister between
1906-1911
how did Stolypin maintain control
by using force- 3000 peasants killed between 1906-1909 under his court
what was Stolypin’s goal and why
reform agriculture to make kulaks who would be loyal to the tsar and act as a bulwark against rebellion
what were Stolypin’s achievements(3)
made kulaks able to buy land without Mir, tried to get basic education and factory rights for workers, economic growth( foreign investment and industrialisation)
what were Stolypin’s failures(4)
killed 3000 peasants and exiled 20k, conditions still appalling, profits going to French capitalists, killed in 1911
when was the 300th anniversary of Romanov rule
1913
how long had it been since the tsar last appeared in public before the anniversary of Romanov rule
8 years
how many people died in the Lena goldfields massacre
500 strikers
what did Rasputin heal
Alexei’s haemophilia
why did the tsar and tsarina favour rasputin
they believed he was the only one who could heal their son
why didn’t the Russian court like Rasputin
they didn’t understand why he had so much power over the tsar
why did most Russians dislike Rasputin
they believed he was teaching the wrong religion
why was Rasputin so powerful in 1915
Tsar was on the front lines so Rasputin could sack unloyal ministers and replace them for ones who were loyal to him
how did Rasputin ruin the tsar’s reputation(3)
accepted bribes, having orgies, spread rumours of him and the tsarina
why did many not like Rasputin and the tsarina ruling during a war with Germany
Rasputin was seen as unholy and debauched while tsarina was German
what did nobles think killing Rasputin would do
solve the problems as the Tsar would be out of his spell and Russia would be great again however the blame ended up shifting to the Tsar
why was the decision to go to war in WW1 so popular
people believed it would be a quick win
how many were dead/wounded by 1914
1 million
what happens in sept. 1915
Tsar takes personal control of the army
what happens as a result of the tsar taking personal control of the army(2)
Rasputin advised the tsar to take personal control so Rasputin now basically runs Russia, failures blamed on Tsar not his generals
how were peasants affected by WW1(5)
state pensions being required but not always received for widows, badly lead and poorly treated, didn’t have enough equipment, not enough peasants to work the land, 13 mil conscripted leads to discontent and support for Bolsheviks
how were workers affected by WW1(5)
stopped striking, 3.5 million more jobs but no wage increase, overcrowding, not much food and fuel(couldn’t get it into the cities), could only buy about 1/6 of pre war food
how was the middle class affected by WW1(3)
unhappy with treatment of the wounded, set up medical organisations, duma dismissed after asking for more support from the Tsar
how was the aristocrats affected by WW1(4)
tsar blamed for failures(1915 onwards), junior offices took devastating losses, fewer workers for land, tsarina and Rasputin in charge which was very unpopular
