Russian History Revision - 7

How many workers' votes were worth one gentry vote in the Russian electoral system of this time? Consider that it was fifteen peasant votes to one gentry vote at this time.

What was the largest party in the First Duma?

What did this party call for after the government refused their call for constitutional reform? Their appeal provoked little response.

What changed about the Third Duma that allowed for a Duma that was far more cooperative with the Tsar and far less demanding for reform?

Who was appointed Prime Minister in July 1906? He underwent a number of reforms.

What were peasants now allowed to withdraw from without needing its consent first?

What did property and land become for peasant families?

How many peasant families had left their communes by 1914? Whilst this may seem positive, consider that there was 161 million peasants by this point.

What part of Russia did 3 million peasants move to within this period?

How much did the number of primary schools almost increase by between 1905 and 1914 as a consequence of the Duma agreeing to a programme of educational reform in 1908?

Who vetoed Stolypin's attempt to bring about religious toleration despite it being passed by the Duma?

When was Stolypin assassinated?

How many members of the RSDLP were there in 1914? Consider that it was 150,000 in 1905.

In what year were the number of strikes lowest at 47,000? Consider that it was 2,863,000 in 1905 and 1,337,000 in 1914.

Where was there a significant strike in 1912 that saw troops fire on unarmed demonstrators, killing 200, that would lead to a storm of protest across the country?

What was the average annual growth rate between 1907 and 1914?

What was the budget revenue in 1913? Consider that it was 2.7 Billion in 1910.

What was the output of coal in millions poods in 1913? Consider that it was 1.5 Billion in 1910.

How many men did Russia lose in the first year of WW1?

How many times higher was prices in 1917 compared to prices in 1914?

Who was Nicholas' wife that poorly led the government and influenced Nicholas to make consistently bad decisions?

Who was the Russian holy man who held influence over the Tsarina and was the cause of major scandal?

There were successive strikes and marches throughout February that were peaceful and spontaneous. What was the day (it was also International Women's Day) that appeared to start to cause the February Revolution?

When was the Petrograd Soviet set up and the seizure of the Winter Palace and many government buildings, making it clear that the Romanov dynasty was about to be overthrown?

When did Nicholas II abdicate after he was blocked from entering St Petersburg by railway workers and forced to abdicate by his own generals and members of the new Provisional Government?