1905 Revolution

What years did the famine in the Volga region occur between?

1891-2

How many regions did the Volga famine spread to?

17

How did the government deal with the famine?

it didn’t

What did the Volga famine cause a rise in the belief of?

the power of members of society

What happened in the countryside before the revolution?

revolts

What was the peasant led arson known as?

the years of the red cockerel

Where were the peasants revolts the worst,why?

Central provinces, most traditional

Who dealt with the peasant revolts, how?

Stolypin, Stolypin’s necktie

Who inspired the workers to take strike action?

Marxist Social Democrats

How many assassination were carried out by revolutionaries between 1901-1905?

2,000

How did they attempt to provide a channel for worker’s complaints?

control them via police to prevent radical socialist unions

What did Father Gapon set up?

Assembly of St Petersburg factory workers

How many people were in Father Gapon’s union?

12 branches with 8000 members

What trade union led to a strike in Odessa?

Zubatov

What were strikes like in 1894 compared to 1904?

17,000 to 90,000

How many workers were on strike by January 1905?

more than 400,000

Who was the Tsar at war with?

his own people

What happened in February 1905?

Strikes spread to other cities

What happened on the 4th February 1905?

Archduke sergei assassinated

What happened in March and May 1905?

defeats of russian navy and army by Japanese

What happened in June 1905?

Potemkin mutiny

What happened in May and June 1905?

different groups demand change

What happened in June and July 1905?

riots in the countryside

What happened in September 1905?

Peace treaty signed with Japanese

What happened in October 1905?

all opposition groups unit to demand change

What happened on the 26th October 1905?

St petersburg soviet of workers deputies formed

What happned on the 30th October 1905

October manifesto signed

Who persuaded the Tsar to sign the October Manifesto?

Sergei Witte

What did the October manifesto promise?

Duma, civil rights, uncensored newspaper and new political parties

WHat did the Liberals think of October manifesto?

happy, stopped protesting

What happened in December 1905?

All troops back in Russia

What happened when the troops returned to Russia?

Tsar Nicholas used them to crush uprisings and close down at Petersburg Soviet

Who made up the black hundreds?

Landowners, rich peasants, bureacrats and merchants

What did the black hundreds do?

Conduct raids against revolutionaries and jews

What did the black hundreds believe?

Support orthodoxy, Russian nationalism and autocracy

What years were the black hundreds active between?

1906-1914

Who unofficially approved of the black hundreds?

The government

When were the fundamental laws passed?

April 1906

What did the fundamental laws assert?

The Tsars authority

What did the fundamental laws control?

The Duma

When were trade unions legalised?

1905

When were safety inspectors introduced in factories?

1912

What did workers begin to benefit from?

Employee insurance schemes

When was the Lena gold fields massacre?

1912 (LGF)

What did the Lena goldfield massacre emphasises?

The great levels of discontent

Who killed hundreds of Lena goldfield protestors?

Army and police