HIST 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Tsarist Autocracy, Mensheviks, Pyotr Stolypin
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I. 1905: war with japan, liberalism in russian context could of, and should of, been moderate middle between extremes of russian society reactionary of autocracy, and radical revolutionary aims of russian socialists and marxists. Hoped to engage both sides, offer radicals progressive change radicals seeking but offer regime some form of stability in reform. Lenin will use that: 1904-1905, change to prove themselves, should have been the opportunity to usher into new era of liberal russia. Years when russia was in transition, in turmoil, but looked like liberal ideas, right and law based society, representative government, constitution, all going to be fulfilled: 1905 russia"s last chance for compromise. Have to have revolution first, and get to why revolution of 1905 happened: lots of causes, major causes though that tip russia into instability give. How get nicholas to do that, have an embarrassing war: february 8th 1804 japan attacks russian naval base of port.
