The condition of Russia before the 1917 Feb/March revoloution Flashcards
(8 cards)
what sort of government did Tsar Nicholas II rule under?
autocracy
was Nicholas’ personality well suited to his position? why?
no
he was uninterested in the political and administrative side of being the Tsar
was joining the war an initially popular decision?
Initially yes, soon after the Russian people lost morale
which two battles damaged the Russians morale in ww1?
Tannenburg
Mesurian Lakes
what role did the tsar give himself to boost morale in September 1915? why was this an issue?
Commander in chief of the Russian army
gave people a figurehead to blame when things went wrong
what did the damages done to grain and industrial production cause? what caused this?
inflation, making money virtually worthless.
the war made it compulsory to conscript so there was a shortage of men in the countryside
due to bad living conditions, inflation, unemployment etc. how many people started striking in Petrograd and Moscow in January 1917?
Petrograd: 145,000
Moscow: 30,000
by February 1917 what was the general overall attitude towards tsarism and the tsar?
the majority wanted the removal of tsarism by this point, despite their patriotism, their everyday suffering and struggle for survival prevailed.
