The Background

Question 1

When was Bloody Sunday?

Answer 1

9 Jan 1905

Question 2

When and why did the Tsar come to the throne?

Answer 2

1894 after his father’s death

Question 3

Who are the only ones that can make recommendations?

Answer 3

Imperial Council of Ministers

Question 4

What were the 3 main beliefs?

Answer 4

Autocracy, Orthodoxy & Nationality

Question 5

What was signed to introduce the Dumas and in what year did Dumas begin?

Answer 5

October Manifesto and duma was introduced in Apr 1906

Question 6

What year was the tercentenary celebrated?

Answer 6

1913

Question 7

What year did Rasputin come to Petersburg?

Answer 7

1903

Question 8

What type of person was Rasputin?

Answer 8

A Khylst, spiritual cult leader, rapist, thief and drunkard

Question 9

When was Rasputin invited to heal Alexei?

Answer 9

1906

Question 10

What year did his prediction that Alexei will survive come true?

Answer 10

1912 and he become extremely influential after this

Question 11

What did Rasputin believe?

Answer 11

He had to sin greatly to repent properly

Question 12

Why were people suspicious of Alexandra and Rasputin?

Answer 12

They suspected an affair

Question 13

Who tricked Rasputin into the basement and poisoned him with cyanide cakes, before shooting him 3 times?

Answer 13

Prince Yusopov

Question 14

When and why was St Petersburg changed to Petrograd?

Answer 14

1914 in spite of suspicion that Alexandra was a German spy

Question 15

When was the East Prussia advance?

Answer 15

Aug 1914

Question 16

When was the Tannenburg defeat and how many were killed?

Answer 16

26-29 Aug 1914, 170000 killed w/ suicide of Samsanov

Question 17

When was the Masurian Lakes defeat and how many were killed?

Answer 17

5-9 Sep 1914, 100000 killed

Question 18

When was the Austro-German offensive and how many km did they retreat?

Answer 18

4 May 1915, over 180km

Question 19

When was the General Brusilov offensive and how many died?

Answer 19

Jun 1916 and 1 mil died

Question 20

Why was there no one in charge of the country?

Answer 20

The Tsar was on the frontline and the Tsarina was not following the advice of the Duma

Question 21

Why was WW1 such a failure for Russia? (9)

Answer 21

Poor communication, bad transport, not enough factories
No books, coats, weaponry, medical supplies
Outdated tactics and Tsar with no military experience

Question 22

Who was Russification carried out on?

Answer 22

Subject nationalities like Poles and Ukrainians

Question 23

For what fraction of the population was Russian actually a foreign language?

Answer 23

6/10

Question 24

What was the life expectancy during Tsarist Russia?

Answer 24

Below 40 years

Question 25

In what years was there a bad famine and how many died?

Answer 25

1891- 1892, 500000

Question 26

Who was responsible for economic development?

Answer 26

Count Sergei Witte

Question 27

What percentage of people lived in the countryside?

Answer 27

85%

Question 28

Which parliament was for urban areas and which for rural?

Answer 28

Dumas and Zemstro

Question 29

Who was the leader of the SRs and who did they represent?

Answer 29

Alexander Kerensky and they represented peasants

Question 30

When were the SRs and SDs founded?

Answer 30

1901

Question 31

When did the SDs split into the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks?

Answer 31

1903

Question 32

What was different between the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks?

Answer 32

The Mensheviks wanted a spontaneous rev and Bolsheviks wanted an organised rev

Question 33

Who did the Octobrists represent?

Answer 33

Rich landowners

Question 34

Who did the Kadets represent?

Answer 34

Upper middle-class and landowners

Question 35

How often are Dumas dissolved?

Answer 35

As often as the Tsar wishes