HIST 246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Constitutional Democratic Party, Union Of October 17, October Manifesto
4 Mar 2017
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This lecture : on the eve of the war: whither russia, the war and its discontents, the unholy trinity: nicholas, alexandra, rasputin, the february revolution, dual power, conclusion: the meaning of the february revolution. The october manifesto (october 17, 1905: nicholas, who had been so resistant to calls of reform, is forced to concede, he issues a manifesto containing vague promises - promises to elect an elective legislative body - the. Duma - and to legalize political parties: from this moment, as a result of this manifesto, the first parliamentary body is born the duma. Disturbances in the countryside (17,000 between 1910 and 1914: peasant disturbances mostly directed at landlords, in the cities, workers are striking substantially. 1915: massive retreat: they"re forced to concede substantial territory (all of poland, etc. , theres no major breakthrough, though they start getting more supplies out.
