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04 BACKGROUND TO THE SOVIET REVOLUTION
TSARIST RUSSIA
Russian Empire
great diversity of nationalities, peoples and cultures
autocratic monarchy
exercised his power
absolute ruler
Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party
split into two groups
Bolsheviks
defended the seizure of power
committed working-class minority
Leader Lenin
Mensheviks
more moderate and favoured an alliance
liberalism
Leader Martov
FROM THE REVOLUTION OF 1905 TO THE GREAT WAR
Russian and Japanese imperialism competed for control of Korea and Manchuria
Russo-Japanese War
Russia was defeated
added
economic, political and social crisis
many strikes
massacre of men, women and children, known as Bloody Sunday
first Soviet
Soviet consisted of workers, peasants and soldiers
Duma or National Legislative Assembly
was the equivalent of a parliament
controlled by the tsa
start of an agrarian reform
distribution of lands
serve to create a social base of support for the liberal regime
establishment of limited individual and citizens’ liberties
Tsar Nicholas II
control of the army
Trans-Siberian Railroad
managed to connect the European part with the most remote regions of the Russian Empire
