Russian Tsars
This czar emancipated the serfs and instituted reforms that, arguably, gave more liberty and freedom to the people
Who was Alexander II?
The year Bloody Sunday occurred
What was 1905?
This was where the pale was located?
Where were the Polish provinces?
The October Manifesto split the liberals into these two parties leading to socialists gaining more power.
What are the Kadets and Octobrists?
This Tsar emancipated the serfs
Who is Alexander II?
Czar Alexander III launched a harsh crackdown against his father's reforms and employed this policy that tried to assimilate non-Russian peoples.
What is Russification?
The year serfs were emancipated
What was 1861?
Jewish people in Russia sometimes had to do this to get a fair ruling or keep from being arrested.
What is bribing?
In the beginning of October, Count Witte went to the Czar with a list of reforms, called this, that was signed by the czar.
What is the October Manifesto?
What is Russian Orthodox?
On January 9th of 1905, many people living in St. Petersburg peacefully marched to the Czar's palace, petitioning against economic grievances, leading to brawls between troops and protesters, which then led to more disagreements, looting, and rage on both sides. This led to the day being named this.
What was Bloody Sunday?
The year Alexander III became czar, and the year Alexander II was assassinated
What was 1881?
To go to school, Jews had to have this to help them prepare for school.
What is a tutor?
This general strike, the first in Russian history, was launched in these months of 1905
What is September and October?
Serfs lived in deep poverty because of this.
What is out dated farming techniques, short growing seasons, and/or, russian climate?
This czar, with the urgings of the people, instituted the October Manifesto which introduced freedom of speech, assembly, and association in Russia among other things.
Who was Nicholas II
These were the years intellectuals and students started "going to the people' meaning the peasants.
What was 1873- 1874?
Jews were discouraged from this practice that is common today, they were rejected and had a very low amount of acceptance compared to Gentiles.
What is schooling?
This political party was greatly upset in the 1905 revolution and ended up successfully revolting in 1917
Who were the Bolsheviks?
Russian peasant families were grouped into these, that consisted of between four and eighty households.
What are communes?
While the czar believed it would be better for this to be abolished by the people in power than lead to revolts against it, many nobles and Russian higher-ups were discontent.
What was the emancipation of the serfs?
This was the year Alexander II was elected and started the "beginning of the end of Russia."
What was 1855?
This girl was a small Jewish girl living in the Pale in 1890.
Who was Mary Antin
On Bloody Sunday, protesters marched on this palace of the Czar
What is Winter Palace?
Serfs were uneducated laborers who worked on the nobles' land for this.
What is rent?