Russia 1894-1941 timeline
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Witte's economic reforms
- he was appointed minister for finance
- mostly focused on industrial reforms over agricultural
ones
- by 1892 the majority of russia's economy came from agricultural
production
-he placed Russia onto the Gold Standard which stabilised russia finacially
-his actions provided the base for The Great SpurtKey
blue = additional info/ other factors
Red = political
Green= economic
Pink= socialSocial Democrats
- funded the All-Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party
- though few workers had the interest in joining, or paying much
attention to it
Bolsheviks
- led by Lenin
- 1901 introduced a pamphlet "what is to be done"
- outlining a complete overthrow of the tsarist system
- through early activities such as small crimes etc werent taken seriously
- though membership did range from 5,000- 10,000 people
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Mensheviks
- wanted to continue to work with and for political, social and economiSocial Revolutionaries
- formed from the failed populist movement
- formed in 1901 under Victor Chernov
left:
caused 2,000 political killings
set up the people's will that caused the death of
alexander IIRusso-Japanese War 1905
the origins:
impact of warStolypin's reformsDuma 1
1906 April- JulyDuma 2
1907 February - JuneDuma 3
November 1907 - June 1912Duma 4
November 1912 - February 1917Nicholas is made to abdicate
due to pressures of the Progressive BlocLiberal Party 1894
- there was a divide within the liberals due to
separate views of how the country should be run
- Westernisers wanted Russia to become a democracy
- Slavophiles wanted to continue autocracyLiberal party divide once again
Kadets and Octoberist
- The Kadets were led by Milyukov, wanting a
constitutional monarchy
- octoberists were led by Alexander Guchkov
- they supported the october manifesto, which
led to critisim from other opposition groupsPopulists- formed in 1870
- they argued for agricultural communes and
co-op workshops
- this would help to develop the economy for russia
leading to capitalism
-didnt pose much of a threat to nicholas as they
failed to gain much large scale support- due to his reforms iron and steel increased sevenfold, from 1890s to 1905
-new tech was introduced in the oil and chemical industries
-income from industry rose from 42 million to 161 million in 4 years
despite these changes there were some cons
- Witte focused so much on industrial reforms neglecting anything else
- increased reliance on foreign investing than on homegrown talent
-the implementation of the Trans-Siberian line though would bring prestige
as well as be used for transports, it wasn't fu1905 RevolutionGrouping
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Ascension of Tsar Nicholas IINicholas' Character:
- based on his diaries her can be seen as the type
of person to show a meticulous approach to things
- often would be very private
- strictly religious
- didn't like confrontation
-would spend more time over mundane things than
the social issues of RussiaNicholas' Ability:
- his ability was often hindered by his attituded to tsarism
-he was a weak ruler due to the way he would act
-though he was able to instigate reforms firmlyNicholas' attitude
- put all his faith into god
- stating his duty was to uphold the principle of
autocracy
- prioritised the maintenance of the Romanov Dynasty
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