Emergence of more radical opposition groups

Question 1

What emerged in Nichols II’s reign

Answer 1

Emergence of more radical opposition groups

Question 2

What happened in 1901?

Answer 2

Karpovich assassinated the Minister of Education, Bogolepov.
Karpovich had been inspired by The People’s Will, the group who assassinated Alexander II and collapsed shortly afterwards.

Question 3

Name two key opposition groups which emerged in Nicholas II’s reign and what years they were established

Answer 3

1898- Russian Social Democratic Workers Party

1901- Social Revolutionaries

Question 4

What did the SRs do from 1901

Answer 4

Carried out 2,000 political assassinations
Including government Minister of the Interior
Plehve (1904)

Question 5

What did this emergence of radical opposition show?

Answer 5

The government struggling to maintain authority