Russian Reform and Reaction

By stoltzfu194

  • Conditions in Russia

    Russia was the most populated nation and also had great world power. The tsars expanded into Central Asia. Russia had immense natural resources.

  • Crimean War

    It had broken out after Russia tried to seize Ottoman lands along the Danube River. The war ended in a Russian defeat. Many people thought dramatic changes were needed.

  • Freeing the Serfs and Reforms

    Alexander the second issued a royal decree that required freeing of the serfs.Many serfs were too poor to buy land. It made many peasants move to the cities.

  • Crackdown, Persecution and Pogroms

    Alexander the third wiped out liberals and revolutionaries, and he increased the power of the secret police, restored strict censorship, and exiled critics in Siberia. Official persecution encouraged mob attacks on Jewish people. Large numbers of Russian Jews went to the United States.

  • Bloody Sunday

    Marchers flowed through the streets of St. Petersburg toward the tsar's Winter Palace. The tsar's soldiers opened fire on the Marchers.

  • Revolution of 1905

    There were many strikes. workers took over local government in some cities. Some assassins were cheered as heroes by some Russians. Nicholas said no law would go into effect without approval by the Duma.

  • Revolution of 1905

    There were many strikes. workers took over local government in some cities. Some assassins were cheered as heroes by some Russians. Nicholas said no law would go into effect without approval by the Duma.

  • Results of the Revolution

    The manifesto won over moderates. The first Duma met, but the tsar quickly dissolved it when leaders criticized the government.