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BACKGROUND TO THE SOVIET REVOLUTION - Coggle Diagram
BACKGROUND TO THE SOVIET REVOLUTION
TSARIST RUSSIA
there was great dicersity of nationalities, people and cultures
economy was based on agriculture
industry started to develop
poverty was widespread
Russia was an autocratic monarchy
tsar had absolute power
by divine right
it was supported bu the airstocracy
Orthodox Church
corrupt bureaucracy
political opposition to tsarims grew
end 19th century
Marxist-inspired the creation of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party
they thought the working class should carry the revolution
In 1903 the RSDWP separated into two groups
Mensheviks
moderate
favoured an alliance with reformist liberals
leader Julius Martov
later will supporte the Duma
Bolsheviks
defended the seizure of power
thanks to a committed working-class minority
leader Vladimir Lenin
later will support the Sovients
FROM THE REVOLUTION OF 1905 TO THE GREAT WAR
Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
Russian and Japanese Empire fought for
Korea
Manchuria
Russia was defeated
the weakness of the tsarist regime was revealed
led to decline
economicaly
politicaly
socialy
lots of strikes went on
Rupture between the people and the tsar
in the Bloody Sunday
context
two forces opposed to the regime
peaceful demonstrations where done
triggered the revolution
the repression of a peaceful demonstration by the tsar
in the Winter Palace in St Petersburg
more than thousand victimis
Creation of the first Sovient
prerevolutionary situation
strikes where the main weapon
created to coordinate the strikes
in St. Petersburg
they were workers, peasants and soldiers
1905 the tsar implemented some reforms
revolutionaries did not take power
creation of Duma (National Legislative Assembly)
in theory was like a parliament
was controlled by the tsar
start of an agrarian reform
distribution of lands
cancelled because of the assassination of
Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin, in 1911
establishment of limited individual and citizens’ liberties.
1914
World War I began
after some defeats
Tsar Nicholas II took controll of the army
collapse of the front and breakdown of civil power
consecuences
economical and social problems
poor living conditions
demoralisation of the army
led to a new revolutionary outburts
The Trans-Siberian Railroad
from the Western Empire to the Pacific Ocean and from the Arctic to Afghanistan
connect the European part with the most remote regions of the Russian Empire.
GRIGORI RASPUTIN (1869–1916)
during this crisis of the tsarist regime
he emerged as a symbol of declining Russian autocracy
he was assassinated in 1916
he was a mystic that cure Alexei
tsar's oldest son
he then started gaining influence
as an advisor of the tsarina
he was acussed of
manipulating the appointment of government positions
being a German spy
influencing the tsarina in favour of Gemans
