The autocratic rule of the Tsars
was replaced by the Provisional
members elected were a mixture of Impacts of the
Gov which ruled along classically
landowners, urban dwellers and peasants Revolution on The
liberal lines- it issued decrees on
based on property qualifications Government of Russia
political amnesty and freedom of
Strengths speech
Zemstva could feed regional issues back
to central government- challenge the
policies of the Tsar lack of success was associated by
Alexander II with the War- in
Creation of Zemstva particular the failure of serfdom
Councils tended to be dominated by the
nobility and professional classes
Emancipation Edict of 1861 allowed
for greater entrepreneurialism in
Zemstva were located only in areas agriculture
considered to be a part of Great Russia Weaknesses The effects of
the Crimean
War, 1853-1856
Modernisation of military as the
Not all province were eligible for peasants had less of an obligation to
representation were covered by the
conscript in the army.
Zemstva
Emancipation forced changes to be
Russia and Japan had
Japan attacked port Arthur and made to the way localities were
quarried for many years governed.
sparked the Russo-Japanese War
over Korea and Manchuria
Limitations of Reform- war did not lead to
Tsar and Gov were blamed for loosing The impact of War and
Russia's any major changes in ideology and
the war to a country considered inferior revolution on the
relationship structure of the central government-
development of the
with Japan Alexander II aim was to preserve autocracy.
Russian Empire and the
before 1904
Restrictions being imposed on USSR- Tsars
Zemstva activity by Alexander III as a
WWI was necessary if
result of members voicing too many
The effects of the autocracy in Russia was
complaints about how the Tsar ruled. going to disappear.
Russo-Japanese War,
1904-1905
Nicholas Published Military failures resulted in
Duma appears to be a
the October economic challenges +
revolutionary measure-
Manifesto which social unrest
Fundamental Laws
introduced a more
1906- Tsar would retain
repressive form of
autocratic control.
Good- Duma war resulted in errors of
judgment by the Tsar.
Optimists
Nicholas II was
series of strikes
forced to abdicate The Petrograd The scale and degree of co-
and protests led to
on March 2 1917 + Garrison February ordination required of the
workers being
Provisional decided to join Revolution military forces and industry
fired upon by
Government the protestors 1917 were such that authorities
troops.
formed as a result. struggled to cope.
The result was the formation of
The First the provisional government. Op.
World War, believe it was a positive
1914-1918 development.
The war was not the turning
point as the tsars had been
struggling to deal with
demands for decades.
Worker opposition to the Gov
Pessimists increased during the war and
had also gathered momentum
well before the war began.
Pessimist view emphasises the
importance of the efforts of
workers over time.
was replaced by the Provisional
members elected were a mixture of Impacts of the
Gov which ruled along classically
landowners, urban dwellers and peasants Revolution on The
liberal lines- it issued decrees on
based on property qualifications Government of Russia
political amnesty and freedom of
Strengths speech
Zemstva could feed regional issues back
to central government- challenge the
policies of the Tsar lack of success was associated by
Alexander II with the War- in
Creation of Zemstva particular the failure of serfdom
Councils tended to be dominated by the
nobility and professional classes
Emancipation Edict of 1861 allowed
for greater entrepreneurialism in
Zemstva were located only in areas agriculture
considered to be a part of Great Russia Weaknesses The effects of
the Crimean
War, 1853-1856
Modernisation of military as the
Not all province were eligible for peasants had less of an obligation to
representation were covered by the
conscript in the army.
Zemstva
Emancipation forced changes to be
Russia and Japan had
Japan attacked port Arthur and made to the way localities were
quarried for many years governed.
sparked the Russo-Japanese War
over Korea and Manchuria
Limitations of Reform- war did not lead to
Tsar and Gov were blamed for loosing The impact of War and
Russia's any major changes in ideology and
the war to a country considered inferior revolution on the
relationship structure of the central government-
development of the
with Japan Alexander II aim was to preserve autocracy.
Russian Empire and the
before 1904
Restrictions being imposed on USSR- Tsars
Zemstva activity by Alexander III as a
WWI was necessary if
result of members voicing too many
The effects of the autocracy in Russia was
complaints about how the Tsar ruled. going to disappear.
Russo-Japanese War,
1904-1905
Nicholas Published Military failures resulted in
Duma appears to be a
the October economic challenges +
revolutionary measure-
Manifesto which social unrest
Fundamental Laws
introduced a more
1906- Tsar would retain
repressive form of
autocratic control.
Good- Duma war resulted in errors of
judgment by the Tsar.
Optimists
Nicholas II was
series of strikes
forced to abdicate The Petrograd The scale and degree of co-
and protests led to
on March 2 1917 + Garrison February ordination required of the
workers being
Provisional decided to join Revolution military forces and industry
fired upon by
Government the protestors 1917 were such that authorities
troops.
formed as a result. struggled to cope.
The result was the formation of
The First the provisional government. Op.
World War, believe it was a positive
1914-1918 development.
The war was not the turning
point as the tsars had been
struggling to deal with
demands for decades.
Worker opposition to the Gov
Pessimists increased during the war and
had also gathered momentum
well before the war began.
Pessimist view emphasises the
importance of the efforts of
workers over time.
