ELLA RUSSIA REVISION Flashcards
(48 cards)
Russia was a huge county covering…
1/6 of earths surface
in 1914 how many people lived in Russia
125 million
there was a variety of langueges and customs so…
made it difficult to rule
when did the romanox rule Russia
1613 to 1917
they called the leader of Russia and his wife what
tsar and his wife tsarina
what did they call the heir to the throne
tsarvich
what did the tsar believe
power came from god
the tsar were autocratic what does autocratic mean
one ruler in complete power
tsar believe there what
always right
people called the tsar what
little father
what was two trates of the Russia orthodox church
dominating religion and very closely linked to the state
when did the structure of society not really change
1855-1917
1855-1917 was when there was ???peasants
84% where peasants
until 1861 peasants where actually what
slaves calles serfs
where did slaves (serfs live)
wooden huts which they shared with animals in winter
what were two of the slaves struggles
produced just about enough food, not enough land as rich had so much
who was the last tsar
Nickolas II
when was Nickolas II and his whole family murdered
17th July 1918
who murdered the tsars
bolsheviks
what did the bolsheviks do
took over Russia after the revelation
why was the Russia revolution caused
poverty, autocratic rule of the tsar and problems caused by ww1
who was the heir to the Russian throne
Alexei
what did Alexei suffer from that his mother {Alexandra} passed on to him
haemophilia
she believed the only people who could help her was…
monk Rasputin
