T1 Downfall of Tsar Nicholas 2 Flashcards
1
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Richard Pipes’ view on the downfall of Tsar Nicholas II?(Conservative)
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- Pipes argues that the downfall of Nicholas II was not inevitable but a result of poor leadership.
- Quote: “There was nothing preordained about either the fall of tsarism or the Bolshevik power seizure.”
- Pipes views the revolution as a violent and illegitimate seizure of power.
2
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Orlando Figes (Revisionist)
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- Figes attributes the fall of the Tsar to deep-seated social grievances and the Tsar’s own failures.
- Quote: “Nicholas was the source of all the problems. If he had been a more competent ruler, he could have saved himself.”
- He argues that the monarchy collapsed because Nicholas refused to modernize Russia.
3
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Vladimir Lenin (Pro Revouloution)
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“The revolution was a historical necessity.”
3
Q
By 1916, what percentage of the Russian army was without rifles?
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50%
4
Q
When did Tsar Nicholas II abdicate?
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March 2 1917
4
Q
How many workers protested in Petrograd in March 1917?
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200,000
5
Q
how many shots were allowed
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4 bullets
