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16 Cards in this Set
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When was the First Duma appointed? |
April 1906 |
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What years did the Third Duma run? |
1907-1912 |
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Who was the leader of the Bolshevik party? |
Vladimir Lenin |
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Who built the Trans-Siberian railway? |
Sergei Witte |
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Lenin was first exiled to Siberia in which years? |
1895-1899 |
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When Lenin was released from exile, what was the name of the revolutionary newspaper he wrote? |
"Iskra" meaning Spark |
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In what year was St Petersburg renamed to Petrograd? |
1914 |
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What were Sergei Witte's aims for Russia? |
Aimed to modernise industry in order to improve Russia's military strength by attracting foreign capitals to invest in Russian industry and expanding the railway system to improve exports and trade. |
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What year was the Trans-Siberian Railway opened? |
1905 |
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What year was Pyotr Stolypin made Prime Minister? |
1906 |
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What were Stolypins views on Tsarism? |
Supported Tsarism but was a political realist |
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Who led the Bloody Sunday 1905 revolution? |
Father Gapon |
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When did World War I begin? |
1914 |
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When did the Russian Revolution officially begin? |
1917 |
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When was the October Manifesto released? |
October 1905 |
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When did the Tsar Nicholas II abdicate? |
March 1917 |
