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This image is a map i draw based on the description form the text book. i tried to incorporate all the things that they spoke about such as how the sun rise and sets at the same time in russia. i also included the winds and mountain areas.

This is an image of Nicholas II. The painting and clothes he wears shows his power and Autocracy.

C1 Russian empire · Large · So big sun rises and sts at the same time.

The land and climat · Much usless land · South has high mountains · Not good for farmingdue to cold winds from arctic · 5% of land is used for farming. · Much of Russia is frozen · Couldn’t trade by boat until spring · Built railroads in 1900 to accomadate

An empire of many peoples · 1900 ruled by tsar **Nicholas II** · 125 people in the empire with less than half Russian · most were pole and ukrain · most Russians lived in the 5 prcen of farming land · Was really over croweded in these areas

C2 The government The AutoCracy · Nicholas was **autocrat**(absolute power) · Had many servants to help him run different parts of Russia · Were in 14 different ranks with **ministers** at the top. The bottom was post office clerks etc · The collected taxes and enforced laws. However many would take bribes · People could not question him · Had secret policae called okhara. The sensord books and newspapers · Okhara could not deal in times of famine and the cossakcks had to help out · Were fierce mounted soldiers that would break up mobs by killing anyone not able to get away · **Russian orthodox church** taught people to respect the tsar

Nicholas and Alexandra · He was more into being an aristocrat than thinking about leading the country · His wife was strong willed she encouraged him to be an aristocrat · Had 5 children 4 girls 1 boy · The son had a blood disease and made nyone who knew sware an oath of secrecy

C3 Russian society · In 1900 **80% of people were peasents** · Until 1861 peasents were slaves for there land · Alexander freed them from this · But land ws given to a commune or mir · Had to pay yearly for the land · Land size got so small · Most newborns died by age 5

Town workers · Oeasents tried to go to work in the nearest town in factory · A million people went to st Petersburg to llok for work · They were not able to improve their conditions

The rich · Some were rich · 20 railway carrages were needed for Nicholas luggage · were only 1% of pop but owned 25% of land · capatilists were becoming rich · people started to hate them

C4 Opposing Tsar Terrorism · 1881 a bomb exploded under Alexanders carrige he was unharmed · he got out to see what had happened but someone threw a bomb at him and he bled to death · this assaination was by the peoples will · the successonrs did not let people oppose them

socialist revolutionary praty · aka the **SR’s** · wanted land for **mirs** for peasents · made ‘ fighting organizations’ which killed 3 gov officials in 5 years · peasent supported them

social democratic party · from ideas of karl marx who wrote the communist manifesto · this specialized for the working class · marx called this socialism · thought ppl need to work together · this gove was set up but soon split into **Bolsheviks and Mensheviks** · bol believed in a small party where mensh believe in a mass party · Lenin lead the bolsh group · Believed that the other way was too slow to have a revolution

Liberals · Some of tsar oppenents weren’t violent · They supported him but wanted him to share his power · Alexander II made plans for a Russian parliament but his son tore up those plans

C5 War with japan · 1904 russia war with japan · fighting for control of korea · Russians were loosing badly even with strong tactics japn was too strong · This caused lack of supplies back in Russia

Bloody Sunday · Sunday jan 22, 1905 200000 people gathered for better working cercumstances · They were led by father gapon · Met by soldiers and fights broke out so they opened fire but shot low · This massacre killed 500 people

1905 revolution · The crew of Potemkin three officers overboard and took control · Peasents were rebelling by killing landlords and burning there land · They set up the soviets to run the towns during times of strike · Nicholas issued the October mainifest in 1905 · Said Russia could have **duma**, elected parliament · The leberials rejoiced · Tsar cruched many revolutions killing many people · Nicholas made the fundamental laws

C6 After math of the 1905 revolution The dumas · Nicholas broke up a meeting about the dumas- 75 days · A 2nd duma was made in 1907-- 3 months · It contained all 3 prev mentioned groups · The 3rd duma made lasted 5 years · New priminister **Peter Stolypin**

Stolypin reforms · Killed many then realized this wont stop problems · He then helped peasents gain land to prevent rev · Conditions were improving

· Alexandra met a man of god(starets) · She believed he could help with hers sons illness · He saved the son after a fall on stairs · He became a member of their court · His nick name was Rasputin · He took part in wild orgies,was drunk a lot, and rpaed a nun · After pm death raspiun had an influnce on the government · Hatred of him grew he was disliked by all except the royals.
 * Rasputin**

Summary The vast Russian empire had much land but very little livable land. It was ruled by an auristocrat that wanted full power but many people didn’t like this. The opposed and rebelled eventually getting dumas. They could now have influence on the way the government was run

Questions 1. Describe the geography of Russia 2. What were the differences between the three duma? 3. Compare the SR’s to the social democrat party 4. What are the differences in the class of the Russian people? 5. What happened at bloody sunday