Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The 1905 Revolution
- A huge country over 4000 miles
wide with around 130 million
people.
- Made it difficult for the Tsar to
control such a large area and
different nationalities.
- 90% of the population were
peasants using very basic methods
of farming and were very poor.
- They were susceptible to famine
and there was anger at the wealth
of the land owners.
- Living conditions were awful, many
lived in dormitories with no privacy.
Factories were dangerous.
- There was frustration at
the awful conditions and
low pay. Strikes were
common.
- All decisions were made by the Tsar.
There was no parliament to represent
the people. Strict repression of any
challenge to the Tsar.
- There was anger (especially among
the middle class) at the lack of
democracy.
- Opposition groups such as the Socialist
Revolutionaries began to question the
autocratic system and poor living
conditions.
- Although it was still
illegal people were
frustrated enough to
challenge the Tsar.
- Economic Problems
- 1904 had been a bad year for
Russian workers with a massive
increase in the price of food. Their
wages effectively declined in value
by 20%.
- Russo-Japanese War
- Russia had been at war with Japan since 1904.
Japan was considered a less developed country,
however, they defeated Russia.People began to
criticise the Tsar and his government for the
failure. It was a hug embarrassment for Russia.