history sac 3 quotes

the tsar on not wanting to rule

I am not prepared to be a tsar. I never wanted to become one.

russia being so large

russia is not a state, but a world

personification of the provincial governor historian

personification of tsarist oppression and despotism - orlando figes

beating japan with icons - russo japanese war

the japanese are beating us with machine guns, but never mind: we’ll beat them with icons - russian commander

impacts of the russo japanese war historian

revealed the incompetence of the Tsarist regime and undermined its authority - orlando figes

bloody nicholas

and this is the work of our little father, the tsar - father gapon

tsarism after the 1905 revolution

although with a few broken ribs, tsarism came out of the experience of 1905 alive and strong enough - trotsky

constitution and absolutism - fundamental laws

we have been given a constitution, but absolutism remains

tsar cursing the duma

curse the duma. it’s all witte’s fault

witte on the tsar’s lack of willpower

he lacks will power

shortages during ww1

I have no rifles, no shells, no boots! - grand duke nikolai

rasputin on the tsar lacking guts

he’s a sad man, he lacks guts

pavel miliukov - progressive bloc - stupidity + treason

is this stupidity? or is this treason?

russia’s inability to adapt to ww1 conditions historian

the tsarist system proved much too rigid and unwieldy - orlando figes

tsarina - feb rev - hooligan

this is a hooligan movement

rodzianko on the paralysis of the govt after feb rev

the government is paralysed

the bolsheviks becoming an alternative historian

became the political alternative for the disappointed and disenchanted - rex wade

dual authority - weakness of prov govt. historian

weak to the point of impotence - w.h chamberlain

power and authority during dual authority - kerensky

the soviets had power without authority; the provisional government authority without power

declaration of war aims - bolsheviks discrediting prov. govt - historian

presented the bolsheviks with a marvelous opportunity to discredit the provisional government - james white

kornilov’s personality general alekseev

a man with a lion’s heart and the brain of a sheep

trotsky on the outcome of the moscow state conference

it created nothing and decided nothing

red army kornilov affair - trotsky

The army that rose against Kornilov was the army-to-be of the October revolution

lenin on seizing power on behalf of the soviets

if we seize power today, we seize it not in opposition to the soviets but on their behalf

the tsar lacking qualities historian

clearly lacked the necessary qualities - orlando figes

july days showing bolshevik power historian

it was a vast display of bolshevik power - neil faulkner

historian interpretation of the aftermath of bloody sunday

The revulsion following the slaughter soon engulfed the whole nation - alan wood