The Nature, Decline, and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Flashcards
Who was in the Royal family?
Tsar Nicholas II
-Olga (eldest daughter)
-Tatiana (second daughter)
-Maria (third daughter)
-Anastasia (the youngest daughter)
-Alexi (the only son)
What were some of the conditions of Russia?
-80% of Russia’s people out 130 million people were Peasants
-living and working conditions decreased in quality, as it was unregulated, dangerous, and poorly managed
-Autocracy ruled
-Tsar Nicholas II was an autocratic
What were the background and characteristics of Tsar Nicholas II
-Nicholas II was born in 1868
-Many attempts of assassination on Nicholas, his death occurring in 1881 where he died to a bombing
-Nicholas was unable to prepare himself at this unexpected role
What did the Russian empire try to do with Tsar’s power and why?
They wanted to limit or at least try and change the way of Tsar’s powers, as the Russian empire was being neglected from the harsh conditions.
What did Russia produce way more than any other nation?
Oil
Was Russian isolated from the development of the industrial revolution and stayed the same in the sense of society and politics? True or False
True
What does autocracy mean?
one person with absolute power
What was introduced to Tsar while he was on his autocratic rule, and did he reject it?
the idea of democracy, and he rejected it and stayed as an autocratic ruler
What was the main form of economy for Russia?
Farming
What is russification
giving up culture and language in favor of the Russian culture and the Russian language
What were some of the variables that happened during the industrial revolution. 1900?
-50% of the population was uneducated
-any growth from industrial revolution went to the industries
-85% of the nation did agriculture work
-produced the most oil in the world
-still, had awful conditions for workers
-terrible pay, overtaxed, less land for farmers which gave to the nobles
-the government sent spies to silence workers who would complain instead of fixing the issue
What are the main political features of the Russian Empire in 1900s?
-Nicholas ruled through divine right and supported by the Russian Orthodox Church
-Secret police “Okhrana” targeted opposition groups and forced many politically active Russians to flee the empire
-No free media (news papers)
-society was censored since they were dangerous or anti-Russian
-Everyone MUST follow Russification, meaning all other religions and cultures most of been converted to
What is Marxism?
a theory in which removing class struggle and divide is the central element in achieving social change in Western societies. It’s the system of socialism.
