Russia AOS1

Question 1

When was the communist manifesto published, by who?

Answer 1

1848, Karl Marx

Question 2

_______ will not forgive us if we don’t _______ now. Fill in the gaps and state the person who said the quote

Answer 2

History, take power. Vladimir Lenin

Question 3

What is the main difference between Marxism and Marxist Leninism?

Answer 3

Marxist Leninism believe that you can force a revolution to happen by awakening class consciousness while Marxism believe a revolution must happen naturally. Marxism Leninism believe that you can skip stages such as capitalism and go straight from feudalism to communism. Marxist Leninism believe that professional revolutionaries must lead the Revolution.

Question 4

When did the Edict of Emancipation happened and what was the effect of it?

Answer 4

1861, Serfdom abolished.

Question 5

When did the famine crisis happen, how many people were killed?

Answer 5

1891, 400,000, mostly due to typhus and cholera

Question 6

When was the Khodynka fields massacre?

Answer 6

18th May 1896

Question 7

How many people were killed in the Khodynka fields massacre, what was the significance of it?

Answer 7

1300 were killed and 1300 injured. It damaged the Tsar’s reputation due to he did not went and visit the victim immediately after the tragedy happened.

Question 8

When was the time of Witte’s industrial spurt

Answer 8

1893-1903

Question 9

What was the achievements and limitations of Witte’s industrial spurt

Answer 9

Achievement is that he started to build the trans-Siberian railway, which improved Russian infrastructure. However, it failed to improved the livelihood of workers and peasants. Furthermore, it led to high interest rates, rising prices and indirect taxes to everyday goods.

Question 10

What caused the Russo-Japanese war?

Answer 10

Rising influence of Russia in Manchuria caused the tension between Russia and Japan, Russia believed in their racial and religion superiority which can help them win against Japan and Russia seeking a victorious win to lower enthusiasm of revolution energy. Russia wanted to acquire a warm water port

Question 11

When was the Russo Japanese war?

Answer 11

February 1904- August 1905

Question 12

What was the losses of Russia in the Battle of Mukden?

Answer 12

90000 men lost

Question 13

What was the loss of Russia in the Battle of Tsushima

Answer 13

11 Battleship, 7 cruisers and 7 destroyer

Question 14

When was the treaty of Portsmouth? What does it consists of?

Answer 14

23 August 1905. Russia removing all of it’s military from Manchuria.

Question 15

When did the sailors of Potemkin mutinied?

Answer 15

14 June 1905.

Question 16

When was the date of Bloody Sunday and how many people were killed or injured?

Answer 16

9th January 1905, 200 people killed and 800 injured.

Question 17

What nickname did Tsar Nicholas the second gain after bloody sunday?

Answer 17

Bloody Nicholas

Question 18

What events triggered the 1905 revolution?

Answer 18

Russo-Japanese War, Bloody Sunday

Question 19

When did the October manifesto published?

Answer 19

17/10/1905

Question 20

What did the October manifesto consist of?

Answer 20

Promise of elections, legislative and elective parliament of duma was granted. Promise of civil freedom such as freedom of conscience, speech, assembly and association.

Question 21

When was fundamental law published?

Answer 21

23/04/1906

Question 22

What was Article 86, Article 87 and Article 105 of Fundamental law representatively?

Answer 22

Article 86: New laws had to be approved by the Emperor.
Article 87: In extraordinary circumstances the state council could take legislative actions with approval of the Emperor.
Article 105: The Duma can be dissolved by decree of the Emperor.

Question 23

How many days did the first Duma last?

Answer 23

73 days

Question 24

When was the first duma formed and when was it dissolved?

Answer 24

27/04/1906 form
03/07/1906 disband

Question 25

Why did the Tsar disband the first Duma?

Answer 25

The Dumas were not conservative like Tsar Nicholas hoped and they called for changes that were unacceptable to the Tsar.

Question 26

When was the second duma formed and when did it disband?

Answer 26

Form: 20th February 1907 Disband: 3rd June 1907

Question 27

Why did the Tsar disband the Second Duma?

Answer 27

Members of the Duma accused of plotting to overthrow tsarist regime.

Question 28

When was the Electoral law change?

Answer 28

3rd June 1907

Question 29

What are the changes Stolypin made to the electoral law in electoral law change?

Answer 29

Before: 2000 landowner, 90000 peasants or workers for one vote. After: 230 landowner, 60000 peasants or 125000 workers for one vote.

Question 30

What were the impacts of Stolypin's electoral law change?

Answer 30

The Duma became more conservative after the electoral law change. For example, Octoberists gaining influence.

Question 31

What is some of the reforms of Stolypin?

Answer 31

Allowed and encouraged peasants to leave their land commune which allowed to consolidate strip farm into larger piece of land. Allowed establishment of the land bank.

Question 32

What is Stolypin's guiding principle?

Answer 32

Suppression, and then, and only then, reform.

Question 33

When was the Battle of Tannenburg and the Battle of Masurian Lakes?

Answer 33

Battle of Tannenberg: 13-17th August 1914 Battle of Masurian Lakes: 27th August-1st September 1914.

Question 34

What was the result of Battle of Tannenburg and Battle of Masurian Lakes?

Answer 34

Battle of Tannenburg: 70000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded. Battle of Masurian Lakes: 60000 Russian casualties. Both huge defeats for Russia.

Question 35

When was the Lena Goldfields massacre?

Answer 35

04/04/1912

Question 36

How many casualties in the Lena Goldfields massacre?

Answer 36

500 workers were shot

Question 37

What were the exact statistic of rifle shortage in the early stages of the WW1?

Answer 37

6.5 million men mobilized, 4.6 million rifle available.

Question 38

When was the Brusilov offensive?

Answer 38

22 May-31 July 1916

Question 39

What was the result of Brusilov offensive?

Answer 39

Defeat of Austria. 550000 Russian troops dead or wounded.

Question 40

When did the progressive bloc form?

Answer 40

August 1915

Question 41

Why did the progressive bloc form and what were their goals?

Answer 41

The war lead them became increasingly critical of government. The progressive bloc proposal included administrative and political reforms such as dismissal of incompetent ministers

Question 42

When did Tsar Nicholas II goes to the front?

Answer 42

22 August 1915

Question 43

What were the result of Nicholas going to the front?

Answer 43

Gets blamed on for military failures of Russia. Seen as abandoning his people in Petrograd.

Question 44

Why did the Tsar family trust Rasputin so much?

Answer 44

Rasputin was able to heal Tsar Nicholas the Second's only heir Alexei's hemophilia

Question 45

When did Tsar Nicholas abdicate?

Answer 45

2rd March 1917

Question 46

What are the trigger which contributed to the outbreak of February revolution?

Answer 46

Women protesting about lack of food in International women's day

Question 47

What was Soviet Order No 1?

Answer 47

Soldiers of Petrograd garrison were obliged to follow the directives of the government only in such cases as they do not conflict with the orders and resolutions of the soviet.

Question 48

What was the main slogan of Lenin's April Theses?

Answer 48

'Peace Bread Land' 'All power to the Soviets.'

Question 49

When was Lenin's April Theses?

Answer 49

04/04/1917

Question 50

When did the June Offensive start?

Answer 50

18th June 1917

Question 51

What were the results of June offensive?

Answer 51

Germany advancing frontline by 230 km. 170000 soldiers fleeing frontlines

Question 52

What was the direct trigger to the July days?

Answer 52

First Machine Gun Regiment refusing to be deployed at frontline to support June offensive.

Question 53

What was the date of July days?

Answer 53

16th-20th July

Question 54

What was the impact of July days?

Answer 54

Arrest of Bolshevik leaders, decrease in Bolshevik popularity.

Question 55

When was the Kornilov affair?

Answer 55

19th August 1917

Question 56

How did the Kornilov affair benefitted the Bolsheviks?

Answer 56

It made the imprisoned Bolshevik leaders got released. Bolsheviks were now armed and given out weapons. Bolsheviks gained popularity and were seen as savior of revolution.

Question 57

When was the formation of the Milrevcom?

Answer 57

16th October 1917.

Question 58

When Kerensky made his move against the Bolsheviks in the October Revolution and how did he do that?

Answer 58

Kerensky ordered to shut the bridges in Petrograd linking working class districts to the rest of the city. Kerensky also shut down Bolshevik newspapers. It happened on 23rd October 1917.

Question 59

When did the Bolshevik took back of bridges connecting the city and cut off communication in the October revolution?

Answer 59

24th October 1917.

Question 60

When did the Bolshevik officially took over the Winter Palace?

Answer 60

26th October 1917

Question 61

When was the Sovnarkon declared?

Answer 61

26th October 1917

Question 62

When did the Bolshevik and Menshevik split?

Answer 62

1903

Question 63

When was Kadets formed?

Answer 63

late 1905

Question 64

When did the Octoberists form?

Answer 64

October 1905

Question 65

When did the Social revolutionaries form?

Answer 65

1902

Question 66

What was the main ideology of the Octoberists and what were its support base

Answer 66

They were loyal monarchists but believe in liberal ideas. Were most conservative of liberal parties. Supported by civic minded industrialists and large landowners.

Question 67

What was the main ideology of the Kadets and what was their support base?

Answer 67

A constituent monarchy with democratic and constituent government. Supported by industrialists.

Question 68

What was the main ideology of the SR and what were its support base?

Answer 68

Main ideology is to get rid of Tsarism and push for land redistribution, trade union rights, and 8 hour work day.

Question 69

What was the ideology difference of Bolshevik and Menshevik?

Answer 69

Menshevik believe bourgeoise revolution must come before proletarian socialist revolution, however, Bolshevik believe that professional revolutionary can speed up the process of revolution.

Question 70

What were the support base of Bolshevik and Menshevik?

Answer 70

Industrial workers.

Question 71

“The 1905 revolution had destroyed the people’s loyalty to their “little father” the tsar.” Who stated this quote?

Answer 71

Stephan Smith

Question 72

“1905 changed society for good” Who stated this quote?

Answer 72

Orlando Figgs.

Question 73

“There is no God any longer. There is no Tsar.” Who said this quote under what circumstance?

Answer 73

Father Gapon. After Bloody Sunday.

Question 74

“Our tactics, absolute distrust, no support for the provisional government” Who said this quote?

Answer 74

Vladimir Lenin.

Question 75

“For the sake of the nation’s life, it is necessary to restore the army’s will to die!” Who said this quote?

Answer 75

Alexandra Kerensky, before June offensive.

Question 76

“I conceive Russia as a landed state, of which the ____ is the Tsar, the _____ is the nobility, and the ____ are the peasantry.”-Tsar Nicholas the Second. Fill in the gaps

Answer 76

Proprietor, administrators, workers.

Question 77

“We have been given a constitution, but absolutism remains.” Who stated this quote?

Answer 77

Leon Trotsky.

Question 78

“No revolution in the past has absorbed such a mass of popular energy while yielding such minimal positive results.” Which revolution is Leon Trotsky commenting on?

Answer 78

1905 Revolution.

Question 79

“I have no rifles, no shells, no boots.” Who said this quote?

Answer 79

Grand Duke Nikolai.

Question 80

“The government did all it could to limit the power of the duma” Who said this quote?

Answer 80

David Christian

Question 81

“The regime used the manifesto as a temporary concession… It had always intended to return to its old autocratic way once the danger had passed.” Who said this quote?

Answer 81

Orlando Figgs.

Question 82

“It was as if the greatest empire of the world… were an ________ without organic unity, held together by ______, of all which converged to the person of the monarch.” –______. Fill in the Gaps

Answer 82

Artificial construction, barged wires, Richard Pipes.

Question 83

“The country has everything it needs but cannot make adequate use of it.” Who said this quote, under what circumstances?

Answer 83

Mikhail Rodzianko. During WW1.

Question 84

How many Russian warships were lost within 24 hours of the Battle of Tsushima?

Answer 84

27

Question 85

During Ministerial leapfrog, how many Prime Minister, Minister of Education and Minister of War had been on the spot between September 1915 and February 1917?

Answer 85

4 Prime Minister, 4 minister of education and 3 war ministers

Question 86

By 1917 rouble only had how much of its value due to inflation compared to 1913.

Answer 86

30%

Question 87

Calorie intake of unskilled workers had fallen by how much and infant mortality had increased by how much compared to before war.

Answer 87

1/4 for the calorie intake, doubled for infant mortality.

Question 88

By 1916, how much Russian people lived under German occupation

Answer 88

23 million

Question 89

He defects as a ruler, especially as an autocratic and absolute ruler.” Who said this quote?

Answer 89

Sergei Witte

Question 90

By September 1905, how many workers were on strike?

Answer 90

2.5 million

Question 91

“The Lena shot broke the ice of silence, and the river of popular sentiment flows again.” Who said this quote?

Answer 91

Joseph Stalin

Question 92

“Curse the Duma, it is all Witte’s fault.” Tsar Nicholas the Second. Why did Nicholas said this quote?

Answer 92

Witte advised him to publish the October manifesto and form the Duma.

Question 93

By 1916, Petrograd and Moscow were only receiving how much of their usual food and fuel supplies.

Answer 93

1/3

Question 94

Between August 1906 to April 1907, how much people were executed by Stolypin’s tribunals?

Answer 94

1144

Question 95

How much peasants left mir to establish independent farms and how much accepted government support to migrate to Siberia in the Stolypin's reform?

Answer 95

2 million left their mir, 3 million migrated to Siberia.

Question 96

How many deputies from the 3rd duma are from the gentry?

Answer 96

60%

Question 97

When did the 3rd Duma form and disband?

Answer 97

November 1907 form and June 1912 disband. It sat its full 5 year term.

Question 98

Why did the Tsarina had such low popularity in Russia?

Answer 98

She was a German therefore was not welcomed in Russia.

Question 99

When was Rasputin murdered?

Answer 99

16th December 1916

Question 100

What is revolutionary populism?

Answer 100

Revolutionary propaganda would help to awaken the masses and through their influence lead to the liberation from Tsarist regime.