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    The 1905 Russian Revolution was sparked by the country's humiliating defeat in the Russo-Japanese War. In January 1905, unarmed workers marched to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to demand better living conditions, an end to the war, and a parliament. Soldiers fired on the crowd, killing 500 people in what became known as "Bloody Sunday." This triggered a wave of riots and strikes across Russia and further undermined the Tsar's popularity. In October 1905, the Tsar issued the October Manifesto promising basic civil liberties like freedom of speech and the establishment of an advisory parliament called the Duma, but he failed to follow through on many of these promises. As a result, the 1905 Revolution ultimately failed to

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    The 1905 Russian Revolution was sparked by the country's humiliating defeat in the Russo-Japanese War. In January 1905, unarmed workers marched to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to demand better living conditions, an end to the war, and a parliament. Soldiers fired on the crowd, killing 500 people in what became known as "Bloody Sunday." This triggered a wave of riots and strikes across Russia and further undermined the Tsar's popularity. In October 1905, the Tsar issued the October Manifesto promising basic civil liberties like freedom of speech and the establishment of an advisory parliament called the Duma, but he failed to follow through on many of these promises. As a result, the 1905 Revolution ultimately failed to

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    The 1905 Revolution

    By Mr Osborne
    www.SchoolHistory.co.uk

    The 1905 revolution


    Results
    Tsar becomes more
    unpopular

    Background
    In 1904/05 Russia
    and Japan fought
    for control of Korea
    and Manchuria
    The Tsar expected a
    quick victory
    Russia suffered
    defeats on Land and
    sea. Japan
    destroyed the
    Russian Navy

    Russia is humiliated

    War with
    Japan

    Government seen to
    be weak and
    incompetent
    Conditions for the
    people get worse
    price rises food
    shortages and
    unemployment

    The 1905 Revolution


    Events
    Jan 1905 200,00
    unarmed workers
    march to the
    Winter Palace
    Demands - Better
    living and working
    conditions - end to
    war - a parliament
    Soldiers fire on
    crowd killing 500

    Results

    Bloody Sunday

    Tsar undermined
    in the eyes of the
    people
    Support grows for
    revolutionaries
    set off a wave of
    riots, strikes and
    murders

    Results of 1905 Revolution


    The October Manifesto promise of freedom of speech, right to form political

    parties
    Establish a Duma
    No new laws without consent of the Duma
    Broken Promises
    Voting system was unfair rich had more influence than the
    poor
    Duma had little influence over the Tsar and new laws
    First two Dumas were dismissed for demanding reforms
    Further changes introduced to excluded socialist

    Why did the Revolution fail?


    Japan released prisoners to aid the Tsar
    Most of the armed forces stayed loyal to the

    Tsar
    October Manifesto divided the opposition
    The workers strikes and the peasants
    uprisings were not co-ordinated
    No clear leader for the opposition

    Russia 1906 - 1914


    The Rule of Stolypin
    Aim of stability
    1. Repress the revolutionaries
    2. Introduce reforms to improve living

    conditions
    1911 - Stolypin assassinated

    Results of Stolypins actions


    1. Great reduction in activities of the

    revolutionaries
    2. Richer peasants (Kulaks) now run farms for
    profit
    3. Kulaks now loyal to Tsar
    4. Cities have more food
    5. Conditions for some workers improve though
    many remain discontented. 1912/14 many strikes
    6. Revolutionaries like Lenin learn to adopt new
    more tactics

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