Zusammenfassung der Ressource
To what extent did Russia undergo
economic and political reform in 1906-14?
- Yes it did
- 1906-October Manifesto published
as a result of the 1905 revolution
- A way to appease the peasants and
appear as a revolutionary change
- Political activity now legal, political
parties now no longer needed to
remain secret; freedom of speech
also introduced with the introduction
of a state elected Duma.
- Truly changed very little,
banned trade unions and
newspapers, yet was a
bad to make the peasants
content and prevent
chances of another
revolution
- Opening of the 3rd Duma Nov.1907-June 1912, real
cooperation between the Duma and the Tsar
- Resulted in social reforms being passed improving areas, e.g. schooling for
all children, national insurance for industrial workers and modernised the
armed services
- Stolypin found 3rd Duma to be more
cooperative, allowed to introduce his land reforms
- 3rd Duma did question the Tsars ministers, especially
over state finances
- Predominantly right wing
parties who supported the Tsar
- Wouldn't try introduce laws to
undermine him, huge change
from first 2 Dumas
- 4th Duma opened Nov. 1912-Aug. 1914, still
voiced criticism of the Tsar's government
- Introduced a welfare state to help ordinary
people of Russia, main contribution
- No it didn't
- Dumas set up, powers seriously curtailed. Couldn't
pass laws or control finance, and minister were still
responsible to the Tsar and not the Duma.
- First Duma was so short lived due to the
passing of the fundamental laws
- These gave power to the Tsar to
dissolve the Duma at any point
and take back full autocratic
power in crisis of war.
- Thus, hampering any political reform
that was going to be made in this period.
- Second Duma also dissolved
- Due to high % of liberals & extremists that had
been elected, seen as a threat to the Tsar
- Immediately unpopular with Russian people, shown
the superficial nature of the Oct. Manifesto reforms
- Despite promising reform, little
changed, Tsar implemented martial
law within major cities to quell civil
unrest, reversing back to how
Russia was ruled before the
revolution
- Franchise limited, Tsar didn't like
types of government being formed, so
dismissed them, thus revolutionary
parties boycotted the Duma, left being
elected by a rich elite creating a
pro-Tsar government.