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BEFORE THE REVOLUTION
The government was autocratic
the tsar had unlimited
power
authority
he was considered to have a divine right to govern
Civil rights
were not recognised
political parties
were repressed
their members had to meet
emigrate to other countries
in secret
The economy was semi-feudal
agricultural land was
owned by a wealthy minority
worked by a peasant majority
Around 1890,
industrialisation began
giving rise to the formation of
a small bourgeoisie of business owners
a proletariat
Industry was concentrated in
St Petersburg
which helped the proletariat to become organised
Moscow
There was social unrest
three-quarters of the population
were peasants
who
lived in poverty
paid high taxes
Both the
peasants
factory workers
suffered hard working conditions
with low wages and long working days
In 1917
the Russian Empire
went through a revolutionary process
which put an end to the autocratic government
of Tsar Nicholas II
