Long term Causes of Russian Revolution:
Long term Cause:
Explanation
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Size of Russia
Too big to rule(Russia). By 1913 its territory stretched from
Europe to Alaska, which was 4,000 miles. 125 million
people lived in Russia.
Most of Russia was not industrialized and most of its
people were peasants.
Military was weak, lost war to Japan in 1904.
I wonder if Russia ever considered dividing up
the country and having people look over each
territory to make it easier to rule.
Why didn’t Russia industrialize?
Wasn’t technologically advanced
Weak military
Not United
Autocracy
Proletariat
Middle Class
Revolutionaries
Peasants
Tensions between classes
Russia was so big many of its people had different
nationalities, languages, and religions
Czar Nicholas ruled over Russia’s government all by
himself. It was too much work for just himself.
Russia began industrializing and its workers were poor and
oppressed. They went on a peaceful march to ask for help
from the Czar, but he ordered his soldiers to attack them.
Representatives of new middle class called themselves the
Kadets, wanted a constitution like England’s. Started
revolution that caused Czar Nicholas to create Duma
Mensheviks wanted peaceful change and Bolsheviks
wanted a revolution, committed acts of terrorism like the
murder of Prime Minister Stolypin in 1911
Peasants freed in 1861, given small amount of land. Were
uneducated and didn’t know how to improve the land they
were given. Envious of upper class and their huge estates.
Middle class began to grow as Russia industrialized,
Most of Russia’s citizens were uneducated
peasants with no militaristic experience; they
wouldn’t make a good army.
People of all different cultures aren’t going to
want to mix with people of different cultures.
Did anyone aid him in ruling the country?
this may have caused the most upset among
the Russian people because the Czar ordered
for his troops to fire into the peaceful
demonstration, killing many innocent
Russians.
The new middle class caused tensions
between the social classes. It was no longer
just rich and poor Russians.
Which group would be more influential in the
Russian revolution and overthrow of the
autocracy?
Land that peasants were given basically went
to waste because they didn’t know what to do
with it.
Tensions among social classes led to conflicts
Failure of 1905 Revolution
tensions between upper, middle, and lower class grew.
Tsar said he would recognize civil rights of everyone and
promised a create a Duma, but by 1907 the Duma had
been changed to weaken any opposition
http://www.johndclare.net/Russ3_Culpin.htm
http://facstaff.bloomu.edu/mhickey/lecture%20overview%20of%20Russian%20Revolution.htm
and fights
This also must have caused the greatest
amount of upset among Russians because the
only form of representation they had was
taken away from them.