Russia began to industrialize and although it remained a predominantly agricultural society,
there were growing numbers of workers in the larger cities
Growing pressure on the land from an expanding
rural population, mostly subsistence farmers
The defeat against the Japanese to the East led to
a series of incidents known as the 1905 revolution
The duna (parliament) was set up and appeared to offer hope of reform (nov 1, 1894 – jul 17, 1917)