Unit 3: The Russian Revolution AOS 1: Causes - Quotes

Question 1

“I conceive ______ as a landed ______, of which the proprietor is the ____, the administrator is the ________, and the workers are the _________. - Tsar ________ __

Answer 1

“I conceive Russia as a landed estate, of which the proprietor is the tsar, the administrator is the nobility, and the workers are the peasantry. - Tsar Nicholas II

Question 2

“It was as if the greatest ______in the world…were an __________ construction without _______unity, held together by _____, all of which ________ in the person of the ______.” - Richard _____

Answer 2

“It was as if the greatest empire in the world…were an artificial construction without organic unity, held together by wires, all of which converge in the person of the monarch.” - Richard Pipes

Question 3

“It was not a ‘________of ____’ that was the undoing of the last ____ but, on the contrary, a _______ _____________to rule from the ______ despite the fact that he clearly ______ the necessary _________ to do so.” - Orlando _____

Answer 3

“It was not a ‘weakness of will’ that was the undoing of the last tsar but, on the contrary, a willful determination to rule from the throne despite the fact that he clearly lacked the necessary qualities to do so.” - Orlando Figes

Question 4

“No revolution in the past has ________ such a mass of _______ energy while yielding such _______ ________ _______…” - Leon _______

Answer 4

“No revolution in the past has absorbed such a mass of popular energy while yielding such minimal positive results…” - Leon Trotsky

Question 5

“The ____revolution had destroyed the people’s _______ to their ‘______ ______’ the tsar” - Stephen _____

Answer 5

“The 1905 revolution had destroyed the people’s loyalty to their ‘little father’ the tsar.” - Stephen Smith

Question 6

“Although the ______ succeeded in restoring order, it could not hope to put the _____ ____, ____ changed _______ for good.” - Orlando _____

Answer 6

“Although the regime succeeded in restoring order, it could not hope to put the clock back, 1905 changed society for good.” - Orlando Figes

Question 7

“The ____ Revolution had exposed the vulnerability of the _________, but it also rekindled the _________ energies of the ___________.” - Stephen _____

Answer 7

“The 1905 Revolution had exposed the vulnerability of the autocracy, but it also rekindled the reformist energies of the bureaucracy.” - Stephen Smith

Question 8

“The regime [used] the _________ as a temporary __________… it had always intended to return to its old __________ ways once the ______ had passed…” - Orlando _____

Answer 8

“The regime [used] the Manifesto as a temporary concession… it had always intended to return to its old autocratic ways once the danger had passed…” - Orlando Figes

Question 9

“Since there seemed to be no way of __________ reconciling the _________ interests of ______’s 150 million inhabitants, another __________ was a distinct possibility.” - Richard _____

Answer 9

“Since there seemed to be no way of peacefully reconciling the divergent interests of Russia’s 150 million inhabitants, another revolution was a distinct possibility.” - Richard Pipes

Question 10

“a little __________ war to stem the tide of __________” - Minister of the ________, Vyacheslav ______

Answer 10

“a little victorious war to stem the tide of revolution” - Minister of the Interior, Vyacheslav Plehve

Question 11

“There is no ___ any longer. There is no ____.” - Father Georgi _____

Answer 11

“There is no God any longer. There is no Tsar.” - Father Georgi Gapon

Question 12

“The slogan of “_______” must become the slogan of __________activity. There is no other way of ______ the state.” - Sergei _____

Answer 12

“The slogan of “freedom” must become the slogan of government activity. There is no other way of saving the state.” - Sergei Witte

Question 13

“A ____________ is given, but the _________ remains. Everything is _____, and nothing is _____.” - Leon _______

Answer 13

“A constitution is given, but the autocracy remains. Everything is given, and nothing is given.” - Leon Trotsky

Question 14

“I created the ____, not to be ________ by it, but to be _______.” - Tsar ________ __

Answer 14

“I created the Duma, not to be directed by it, but to be advised.” - Tsar Nicholas II

Question 15

“___________ first and then, and only then, ______.” - Pyotr ________

Answer 15

“Suppression first and then, and only then, reform.” - Pyotr Stolypin

Question 16

“_______ will not _______ us if we do not take _____ now” - Vladimir _____

Answer 16

“History will not forgive us if we do not take power now” - Vladimir Lenin

Question 17

“For the sake of the nation’s ____, it is necessary to ______ the army’s will to ___!” – Alexander ________

Answer 17

“For the sake of the nation’s life, it is necessary to restore the army’s will to die!” – Alexander Kerensky

Question 18

“Although it is customary to speak of two _______ ___________ of ____ only the first ________ the name.” - Richard _____

Answer 18

“Although it is customary to speak of two Russian Revolutions of 1917 only the first deserves the name.” - Richard Pipes

Question 19

“Our tactics, absolute ________, no support for the ___________ __________” - Vladimir _____

Answer 19

“Our tactics, absolute distrust, no support for the provisional government” - Vladimir Lenin

Question 20

“The ________ are ________, the might of holy ______ will crush them.” - Tsar Nicholas II

Answer 20

“The Japanese are infidels, the might of holy Russia will crush them.” - Tsar Nicholas II

Question 21

“The __________ did all it could to _____ the power of the ____” - David _________

Answer 21

“The government did all it could to limit the power of the duma” - David Christian