The+Troubled+Years,+1905-1914

Key Terms:

 * Revolutions || Peasant's revolutions of the Tsar, begin during 1905. Peasants were unsatisfied with their living conditions. ||
 * Peasants || Peasants were the people who work in the farm. They've got low social status and live in the countryside. ||
 * Inflation || The increase of consumer prices. This economic situation occur after WWI. This is one of the reason that led into the revolution. ||
 * Peter Stolypin || The prime minister of Russia that were chosen by the Tsar from 1906-1911. He was assassinated. ||
 * Grigori Rasputin || He lived from 1869-1916. He had a lot of influence to the Tsar. Rasputin predicted the fall of the Romanov Dynasty, and it comes true. ||

During 1905-1914, it was probably the most disastrous nine years in Russia. Inflation and revolutions occurred. The Tsar's failure of ruling his country led to his own downfall.

Peasants and the Economic Situation  Eighty percent of populations during 1905 were peasants. Peasant's life back then was miserable and they have poor living conditions. They suffered from overworking, and receive low wages. The wages that they have got are not even enough to buy bread. Most of the peasants back then were farmers. The inflation grow after the WWI, because all the money went to war supplies and Russia was suffering from the heavy loss. As the inflation grow, the farmers decided to keep the crops for themselves, and as the result the country was short of food. These problems led into the revolution in 1905.  

 The Bloody Sunday 

On January 9th 1905, around 110,000 people from non-nobility class gather at St.Petersberg asking for the government to improve their poor living conditions, reduce working hours to eight hours a day and increase their wages. Over 1000 people were killed and 2000 people were wounded. The Tsar survived from this revolution because he offered a parliament election. A parliament election give the people a freedom of speech and a right to form their own political party. The election was unfair and the Tsar putted on so many limitations that it doesn't change anything. The lower classes continued to protest against the Tsar, this was the first event that led into the 1905-1907 revolution. 

Peter Stolypin

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<span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 120%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">Rasputin also known as the "Mad Monk". He met the Romanov during 1907. Prince Alexis, the only son of the Tsar was suffering from hemophilia’s disease. Rasputin was the only on who can cured the prince's disease. This make the Tsar trusted Rasputin so much. The Tsar would do whatever Rasputin suggested and trusted his suggestion over ruling the country. Once, the Tsar leaves the country under the Tsarina, Princess Alexandra in control of the government. The Tsarina could not control the government, so she gave Rasputin the power. Within these reasons made other people in the government unsatisfied with Rasputin. Rasputin predicted his own death, he said that if he was kill by the loyal family, the Romanov dynasty would be destroy. He was assassinated by Prince Felix Yussov. According to his prediction the Romanov dynasty reaches downfall on 1917. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">//<span style="color: #000000; direction: ltr; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">"The boy is in such indescribable pain day and night that no one from among his closest relatives, though they do not spare themselves, has the strength to bear looking after him too long, not to mention his mother, with her chronically ill heart...His attendant...after a few sleepless nights filled with agony, becomes totally worn out and wouldn't be able to take it at all." (Steinberg, 306) // <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: #000000; direction: ltr; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">This qoute was from part of the doctor's letter that came to see Prince Alexis. Explaining his disease. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> <span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 120%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">

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 * 1) <span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 120%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">What are Stolypin’s failures and accomplishments?
 * 2) <span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 120%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">Why is Stolypin important to the year of 1950-1914?
 * 3) <span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 120%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> If you were the Tsar, Would you kill Stolypin for being too powerful?
 * 4) <span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 120%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> What do you think about Rasputin’s prediction?
 * 5) <span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 120%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> Why do you think the Tsar trust Rasputin so much?
 * 6) <span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 120%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 20pt; text-indent: -0.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> What do you think is the cause of the economic downfall?

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