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[|ESSAY russia due wed.docx] =**Homework: Due 20th of July** = //Prompt:Father Gapon, not Tsar Nicholas II was responsible for the civilian deaths on Bloody Sunday // Neither Father Gapon nor Tsar Nicholas II were completely responsible for the civilian deaths on Bloody Sunday. Father Gapon wished to lead a peaceful protest to get the workers views across in a civilized manner. Although some could argue that Gapon had partially provoked the attack by forewarning the Tsar of the demonstration ahead this was not the case. Gapon had notified the Tsar of the demonstration and what the demands of the distraught protectors demands were. Be this as it will, If it were not for Gapon Tsar Nicholas may have still presided at the winter palace on the day of the protest. The Tsar was not the brightest tool in the shed but in knowing of his countries recent unrest he may not have ordered the mounties to fire upon the peaceful protesters. It does not take a genius to figure out that the people would be unhappy if their friends and family were shot at .The demonstration itself did turn out peaceful it was the ending that was bloody. This leads me to Tsar Nicholas II. If it were not for his inability to keep a suitable level of care and control over his country the demonstration would not have been needed. If he had made working conditions better and let people have a small amount of freedom the event of Bloody Sunday may not have happened. Therefore it was neither Father Gapon nor Tsar Nicholas that was fully responsible for the civilian deaths on Bloody Sunday, It was a mix of the two. // Prompt: // //Despite the losses, Bloody Sunday was a victory for the anti-tsarist movement // Although many lives were lost and others broken, Bloody Sunday was in fact a victory for the anti-tsarist movement. Because of Bloody Sunday the people of Russia lost faith in their Tsar to the point where they renamed him 'Nicholas the bloody'. It was he who was blamed for the deaths on Bloody Sunday. Because of this many went on strike, there were almost no intellectuals, no workers, no people willing to work and learn under the Tsars reign of being ignorant. The people of Russia wanted a constitutional monarchy, they were not only betraying history but the church and at the time, they did not care. The Tsar attempted to regain support of his people. From the advice of Witte, Tsar Nicholas II created the October Manifesto, a document that gave an impression that it relinquish power,grant rights, and create a national parliament (Duma)

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HOMEWORK DUE 27th July  First Duma The first Duma was established in April 1906. It consisted of 450 members, or as they were called deputies, whom most belonged to more conservative revolutionary parties as the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks had been persuaded to boycott the elections because Lenin believed the Duma to be a sham. From the very beginning, the Tsar and the Duma had conflict and even before the first Duma had met the Tsar had already broken his promise of being a constitutional monarch. The Duma put forward a list of reforms that in their eyes would benefit Russia as a whole. The Duma was refused the privilege and was told that majority of the list was not admissible. To this, the Duma reacted in an aggressive manner, attacking the government verbally and most retaliated, all except Stolypin. The Duma were furious, they gained public support by passing reforms that they knew the government would deny. Tsar Nicholas had expected a much more pliable Duma and did not think that they had the right to have such strong demands. Witte was dismissed and Stolypin was the now elected prime minister. The government retaliated and dissolved the Duma in June.

Second Duma The Tsar was still angry at the last Dumas grab for power and was prepared to fully remove the October Manifesto but Stolypin had other ideas. Hoping and praying that these Duma were more of a useful way of attaining information and having issues discussed openly, not a law reform body. To his dismay, these Duma were more radical than the first. This was due to the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks had taken part in this election. They made it impossible for both the Tsar and Stolypin to work with them, making more demanding suggestions and criticized everyone in their path. The 2nd Duma would not conform to what Stolypin wanted and they were dissolved in June.

Third Duma Before electing the third Duma, Stolypin cleverly changed the election process, narrowing down the privilege to the very wealthy, who were more likely to have the same opinions as the Tsar, Although this was not what the Tsar told the people. The resulting Duma brought along the 'Land owners Duma'. It was the first Duma to serve its full 5 year term. The third Duma consisted of the more conservative Octoberists, who believed that the October Manifesto was a signal to stop any opposition to the Tsar. There were also some Monarchist and Cadet deputies. Although the Tsar was happy, the people were not, They felt that the new Duma did not represent their interests. Stolypin, now with support of the Duma, made his land reforms.

Fourth Duma The Fourth Duma was the most conservative of the four. Consisting again of the more right wing conservative groups. The more moderate members did rise against the massacres.The Russian people became more and more agitated at the conservative Dumas and once again became more ani-tsarist. The fourth duma lasted almost two years.

HOMEWORK DUE 30th Of July 1.Rodzianko suggests that the Russian people will interpret the Tsar's decision to take command of the armed forces as a " Confession of the hopelessness of the situation and of chaos that has invaded the administration." 2. Rodzianko suggests that the Russian army will loose courage and confidence which in turn will make defeat inevitable. He also states that " within the country revolution and anarchy will then inevitably break out." 3. In total, this was a crucial mistake by the Tsar. Even if he had taken command the military and armed forces with the interest of the Russian people in sight no one was impressed. It was not new news that he had little to no military and had a complete lack of charisma so even for those who did hold something magical in the word 'Tsar' he could not inspire them. Because of this he was blamed for many military failures at the time, not only did he lack charisma

