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5.04. BACKGROUND TO THE SOVIET UNION
Tsarist Russia
the Russian Empire
in the 20th century
150 million inhabitants
with great diversity
economy
beginning to industrialise
poor living-standard
based on agriculture
autocratic monarchy
leader?
total ruler
the tsar by divine right
backed by
feudal nobility
Orthodox Church
corrupt government
political opposition
tied to cultural elite
RSDWP
Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party founded
end of the 19th century
believed that
working class should rebel
to eliminate injustice
to eliminate inequalities
in 1903
split in 2 groups
Mensheviks
defended alliance with reformist liberalism
moderate
Julius Martov leader
Bolsheviks
defended a seizure of power
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radical
Vladimir Lenin
Grigori Rasputin
who was he?
a mystic called to palace
to cure Alexei
the tsar's son
after curing Alexei
strated to have great influence
even been accused of
distorting the government positions' election
how did he die?
in 1916
he was assassinated
