Russia 1914 1917

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Russia 1914 - 1917
By Mr Crowewww.SchoolHistory.co.uk
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Alexandra and Alexei
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Rasputin
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Russia in 1914

• A huge country
• Ruled by the Romanovs
• Emperor in 1914 was Nicholas II
• His German wife was Alexandra
• His son Alexei suffered from haemophilia

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The Russian People

• Many Russian people were peasant farmers they
  were poor and illiterate
• Most of the land was owned by the nobility
• There was a growing URBAN population which worked
  in the factories they lived in poor conditions
• So for most Russians life was hard

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The Ruling class

• The Tsar was an AUTOCRAT he held power
• He ruled with the support of
• The nobility
• The secret police OKHRANA
• The army

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The Duma

• This was a type of Parliament set up in 1905
  after a revolution
• Nicholas II paid little attention to it

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Into World War 1

• In 1914 Russia entered the war
• It had a massive army BUT faced problems!
• It was badly equipped
• It was badly led by poor generals
• Supplies and communications were slow in Russia

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Nicholas II takes charge of the army