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Russian Revolution Reading Questions

1. What were conditions like for serfs/peasants?

2. How did Alexander II modernize Russia?

3. In what ways, and with what consequences, did Alexander III roll back the reforms?

4. What events contributed to the migration of peasants to the cities?

5. What were the fundamental political differences of the Liberal Democrats, Socialist Revolutionaries and the Social
Democrats?

6. What were the most important results of the Revolution of 1905? Explain your response.

7. What was the “October Manifesto” and how was it received by various groups within Russia?
8. Who was Petr Stolypin and what reforms did he attempt to bring to Russia?

9. Some historians believe that if Stolypin had not been assassinated, and if his reforms has been given time, they
might have prevented the unrest of 1916 and 1917. What might lead these historians to make this claim?

10. How did World War I contribute to the downfall of the Tsar?

11. Who was Rasputin and how did he contribute to the downfall of the Russian monarchy?

12. What were the causes of the February Days and what role did soldiers play?

13. What was the significance of the “Dual Authority”?