November 1, 1905– A bloodthirsty mob in Odessa comprising some 300 men, set into a rage by rumors of Jews defiling religious icons and murdering Christians, meets a strong resistance armed with bombs and revolvers supplied by Social Democrat allies. … Continue reading →
Month: January 2017
Russia in 1905 and the Creation of The October Manifesto
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In 1905, Tsar Nicholas II (pictured above) issued the “October Manifesto.” The manifesto gave vague promises and fell short of what many revolutionaries wanted. The document had enough substance however, to calm some of the Tsar’s less radical opponents, allowing it to effectively split the revolutionary opposition. Though dividing the revolutionaries, it did not immediately … Continue reading Russia in 1905 and the Creation of The October Manifesto
Assimilation At Its ‘Finest’
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“Like Austria-Hungary, Russia was truly a multinational empire… at varying rates and intensity, minority discontent was steadily mounting, especially once Alexander III had made coerced assimilation, though unevenly applied, official policy” (Freeze, 256). Forced (AKA coerced) assimilation: A process of cultural assimilation of religious or ethnic minority groups that is forced into an established and […]
Japan & The 1905 Revolution
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The Russo Japanese War and the Revolution of 1905 overlapped, suggesting that perhaps the war emphasized some of the issues that were already fueling the revolution. Beginning in January 1904, the Russo-Japanese War lasted until September 1905. Although the island nation of Japan was known to have a fairly strong navy, Russia was known… Continue reading Japan & The 1905 Revolution →
Not All of Us are for the Revoltuion
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“1905 was a watershed in the history of the late imperial Russia.”(Freeze 252). During this time there was radical political and social changes across Russia. There were different elements of the revolution including peasant and worker up-rise, along with military rebellions. Instead of focusing on those against the Russian Empire during the 1905 Revolution, this […]
Neva Stop the Party
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The Russian Revolution of 1905 stirred a lot of change within the country. Political parties were not legal before the Revolution, but that did not stop them from existing as we know because they were the ones who stirred the Revolution pot. Under the Tsar, political parties were illegal before 1905. The idea of political… Continue reading Neva Stop the Party →
The Silver (Age) Linings Playbook
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No, this is not a blog about Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence’s chemistry in an incredible RomCom. (I wish)…. however, we can use media and the arts as a powerful way to address issues within society. Similarly to the impact of popular culture American society has seen through social media and the messaging of Hollywood, … Continue reading The Silver (Age) Linings Playbook
The Eve of Empire
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Second Blogpost Guidelines
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“Manifesto of October 17,” by Ilya Repin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Our second set of posts will focus on the development of a revolutionary movement in Russia and the revolution of 1905. You should start by reading Freeze (Chapter 8) and then develop one of the following topics:
1) Marxism / Leninism. Use the resources in the Marxist Internet Archive to examine the development of Marxism in Russia before the revolution of 1905.
Industrialization in a Rural Society
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The photo, Work at the Bakalskii Mine Pit, taken in 1910 by photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii depicts a Russian family engaged in … More
