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Russia, 1894-1917

ICSE · Class 12 · History

Summary of Russia, 1894-1917 for ICSE Class 12 History. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Nicholas II became Tsar in 1894 and ruled a vast empire that was socially divided, politically repressive, and increasingly unstable. Russia combined imperial grandeur with deep weakness: a huge peasant population, harsh industrial labour, political violence, and rising demands for reform. The defea

Key Concepts

Autocracy meant rule by one emperor

Autocracy meant rule by one emperor with supreme power. Nicholas II defended this principle firmly and did not want real sharing of power.

Russia in 1917 had 163 million

Russia in 1917 had 163 million people, only 40% of them ethnic Russian, and the empire included 104 nationalities and 146 languages.

About 80% of the population

About 80% of the population were peasant farmers. Many were poor, illiterate, and trapped in communal landholding through the obschina.

Textile workers often worked 12

Textile workers often worked 12 to 14 hours a day for about 12 roubles a month, with strict discipline and dangerous conditions. Strike action rose sh

By 1900 at least 100 political

By 1900 at least 100 political murders had occurred. Revolutionary parties, especially the Socialist Revolutionary Party, used assassination and terro

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the condition of Russia under Nicholas II at the start of his reign.
  • Explain the social and economic problems faced by workers and peasants.
  • Trace the causes and effects of political unrest and revolutionary violence.
  • Describe the impact of the Russo-Japanese War and Bloody Sunday.
  • Understand the creation and limitations of the Duma system.

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