Tsarist Russia

Question 0

Between which years did Tsar Alexander III reign?

Answer 0

1881 - 1894

Question 1

Between which years did Tsar Alexander II reign?

Answer 1

1855 - 1881

Question 2

Between which years did Tsar Nicholas II reign?

Answer 2

1894 - 1917

Question 3

When was Peter Stolypin assassinated?

Answer 3

1911

Question 4

When was the emancipation of the serfs introduced?

Answer 4

1861

Question 5

When was the ‘Great Spurt’?

Answer 5

1892

Question 6

Who was the Great Spurt aided by?

Answer 6

Sergei Witte

Question 7

What did the Great Spurt lead to?

Answer 7

The creation of the Trans-Siberian railway which ran across the entire of Russia

Question 8

When was the first Duma established?

Answer 8

1906

Question 9

How long did the first Duma last before dissolution?

Answer 9

72 days

Question 10

When was the second Duma established?

Answer 10

1907

Question 11

When was the third Duma established and how long did it last?

Answer 11

Late 1907 until 1912

Question 12

When was the fourth Duma established?

Answer 12

1912, and it lasted until war in 1914

Question 13

Who was the immediate leader of the Provisional Government from February to July 1917?

Answer 13

Prince Lvov

Question 14

Who led the Provisional Government from July to October 1917?

Answer 14

Alexander Kerensky

Question 15

Which Tsar was known as the ‘Tsar liberator’?

Answer 15

Alexander II

Question 16

When were redemption payments abolished and by whom?

Answer 16

Stolypin abolished redemption payments in 1906

Question 17

What was one of the factors of the 1905 revolution?

Answer 17

Failures & humiliations in the Russo-Japanese war

Question 18

What did the 1905 revolution result in?

Answer 18

The October manifesto

Question 19

When were Zemstvo introduced and by whom?

Answer 19

Alexander II introduced the Zemstvo in 1864

Question 20

Who makes up 80% of the Russian population?

Answer 20

Peasants

Question 21

What techniques did Stolypin use to keep the peasants loyal to the Tsar?

Answer 21

Repression and reform

Question 22

What was the event called where peaceful protestors were shot dead by Tsarist troops in front of the Winter Palace?

Answer 22

Bloody Sunday