7. Poltical Authority, Revolution And The Duma Flashcards
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What was nII brought up to believe any concessions or signs of weakness were indications of
Cowardice or failure on his part
Who were NIIs beliefs installed by
Pobedonostev his tutor
What did NII declare shortly before his coronation
He was resolved to maintain the principle of autocracy just as firmly and unflinchingly as it was preserved by my unforgettable dead father
What retained its powerful influence due to NIIs commitment to orthodoxy
The church
What ensured NII was no more popular with ethnic minorities than his father
Continued Russification and support for Black hundreds and anti Semitic ideas
Demands for change and gov reaction: what had happened to Russian society since years of great famine of 1891-92
Society had become more politicised
Demands for change and gov reaction: how did tsarist gov cope with crisis
They failed which left zemstva and voluntary organisations to provide the necessary relief work
Demands for change and gov reaction: what effect did tsarist govs failure to deal with famine have
Greater public mistrust of the govs competence and a firmer belief in the power of ordinary members of society to play a role in nations affairs
Demands for change and gov reaction: which groups had developed a wider support base by 1900 than ever before
Reformist groups
Demands for change and gov reaction: what were outbursts in universities met by
Increased use of okhrana
Demands for change and gov reaction: why was nickname years of the red cockerel coined
So many instances of arson in rural communities
Demands for change and gov reaction: where was unrest in countryside at its worst and why
In central Russian provinces, where landlord/peasant relationship was still at its most traditional
Demands for change and gov reaction: what did peasants do in years of the red cockerel
Set fire to landlords barns, destroyed grain, seized woodland and pasture, physically attacked landlords and officials
Demands for change and gov reaction: how did stolypin deal with unrest in countryside
Peasants flogged, arrested and exiled and shot in their thousands
Demands for change and gov reaction: why did it become referred to as stolypins necktie
Gallows in such constant use
Demands for change and gov reaction: industrial strikes increase 1894-1904
17000-90000
Demands for change and gov reaction: what did Zubatov set up in 1900 in an attempt to control proliferation of illegal unions
His own police sponsored trade unions with the approval of the Governor General of Moscow
Demands for change and gov reaction: what was the idea of police sponsored trade unions
Provide official channels through which complaints could be heard in an attempt to prevent workers joining the radical socialists
Demands for change and gov reaction: why did zubatovs experiment only last under 1903
Zubatov dismisses and exiled after one of his unions became involved in a general strike in Odessa
Demands for change and gov reaction: what was the name of the union that was formed on the Zubatov model and who was it formed by
Assembly of st Petersburg factory workers by father gapon
Demands for change and gov reaction: who was the assembly of st Petersburg factoriy workers approved by
Plehve (minister internal affairs) and had support of Orthodox Church
Russo Japanese war: what did plehve encourage the tsar to respond to with a ‘short, swift, victorious war’
A Japanese assault on the Russian far eastern naval base at port Arthur in January 1904
Russo Japanese war: what did plehve say the short, swift victorious war would detract from
The tide of unrest at home
Russo Japanese war: how were the Russians unprepared
They had little idea of enemy and inadequacies of their own forces
