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    At the Second Congress of the Russian Democratic Labor Party, it was agreed upon that Russia was in need of a revolution as the workers and peasants of the country were becoming dissatisfied with the Czar and the government. The end goal of the revolution was to be socialism. However, Congress split into two parties: the Bolsheviks (the majority) and the Mensheviks (the minority). The main disagreements revolved around party membership, with the Mensheviks arguing for a broad-based membership resulting in greater support, and the Bolsheviks, who sought only workers dedicated to the cause. However, the parties abandoned their differences in order to support strikes and protests known as the Russian Revolutions of 1905. To appease these workers,…

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    The historical events that took place prior and after the Russo-Japanese War are very important/significant to analyze the eloquent contribution towards the Russian Revolution of 1905. The Russian Revolution was not only based on the outcome to the Russo-Japanese War, rather a collective conflict which arose way before the war. Russia was no where near a perfect nation, more like a struggling nation. Their political ideology, and politics in general as well as their rising population created…

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    Bibliography David-Fox, Michael. “What is Cultural Revolution.” The Russian Review 58:2 (1999): 181-201. Daly, Jonathan W. Autocracy Under Siege: Security Police and Opposition in Russia, 1866-1905. Northern Illinois University Press 1998. Harison, Casey. “The Paris Commune of 1871, the Russian Revolution of 1905, and the Shifting of the Revolutionary Tradition.” History & Memory 19:2 (2007): 5-42. This book elaborates on the precursors to Russian Revolution by examining the link between the…

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    tragedies that began the Russian Revolution. Bloody Sunday began with a protest, leading to a massacre, which happened after the killing, ended with multiple tragedies that still affect the world today. On a Sunday morning on January 22nd, 1905, a group of nonviolent protestors were shot when they got close to the Winter Palace, starting what is known as “Bloody Sunday.”…

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    rapidly changing and evolving state of Russia. By 1905, many of the classes, particularly the peasants, urban workers and the reformist middle class were angered and politicized by Nicholas’ reactionary policies. The events of 1905 were preceded by a Progressive and academic agitation for more political democracy and limits to Tsarist rule in Russia. Nicholas II caused grievances for almost every class of people under his protection, to the extent that the gentry…

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    Causes of the Russian Revolution: The Russian revolution was the time when the country of russia were very upset about inequality and the bad treatment they were receiving. The leader of Russia, called the czar, was not treating his people nicely. He killed people because of theft religion. He changer the official language to Russian and lead a dishonorable government. They started to industrialize which made the peasants upset. This created diversify and nationalism which is what started the…

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    “The Capitalists will sell us the rope to which we will hang them” a quote by the infamous Vladimir Lenin, the leader and the founder of the Bolshevik (Communist) regime. Who destroyed Russia’s state of Monarchy to a state of Communism. It all officially started March 8th, 1917. Of course, this is only the official start date of the revolution, many other events have led up to this. The revolution. Better known as the February Revolution (Russia used the Julian calendar, thus the name “February…

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    and Korea. The war lasted between 1904 and 1905, and completed shocked everyone. The war resulted in the humiliation of the Russian people, and led them to not only lose confidence in their ruler, Tsar Nicholas II but caused great economic, political, and military conflicts for Russia. Due to this very reason, the war was held partially responsible for the outbreak. The war highlighted and showed the weakness of the Russian military and decreased nationalism within the country. According to…

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    How far was the failure of the Russian army in the Russo-Japanese War responsible for the outbreak of the 1905 Russian Revolution? Utkarsh Patel Word Count : 2183 Table of Contents Topic Page 1. Introduction Identification & Evaluation of Sources 2-3 2. Investigation 4-8 3. Reflection Challenges Faced & Results 9-10 Works Cited 11 Introduction : Identification & Evaluation of Sources (541 Words) The goal and purpose of this historical…

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    The Russian Revolution of 1917 The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most influential geopolitical events of the 20th century. The success of the Revolution resulted in the collapse of a centuries-old absolutist monarchy, the destruction of the Romanov dynasty, and promised a new state built upon the ideas of the dictatorship of the proletariat. However, this was not to be, as the legacy of the revolution turned out to be the rise of one of the most oppressive totalitarian regimes in…

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