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04 Background To The Soviet Revolution
Tsarist Russia
Russian empire had around 150 million inhabitants
Economy based on agriculture
slowly beginning to develop industrially
Russia was and autocratic monarchy
Tsar absolute ruler
Political opposition to tsarism
Marxist-inspired Russian Social-Democratic Worker's Party
This party felt that working class should carry out revolution
In 1903 RSDWP split into two groups
Mensheviks
moderated and favoured an alliance
Leader: Julius Martov
Bolsheviks
defended the seizure of power
Leader: Vladimir Lenin
From The Revolution Of 1905 To The Great War
Russo-Japanese war
Russia was defeated
Tsarist weakness was revealed
Economic, political and social crisis
Forces opposing Tsarism
People begged the tsar for improve the living conditions
Tsar repressed thousand of demonstrations
Thousands of victims
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