The Vyborg Manifesto

Cards (4)

  • the vyborg manifesto did not cause a mass uprising, but was responsible for fueling some disruptions to the country
    any disruptions to the country
    were immediate disruptions to the Tsar and his rule
  • The Vyborg Manifesto was a response to the dissolution of the first Duma
    people were angry that he was going back on his word for a constitutional monarchy and democracy,
    and so the Kadets drafted the Vyborg Manifesto
  • The Vyborg Manifesto called for people to refuse military service and tax payments
    although, there was very little support for it
    the 200 Duma members who did sign it were put on trial and banned from future dumas
  • Following the Vyborg Manifesto, mutinies erupted, followed by violence in the countryside
    60,000 + people were jailed, executed or exiled in August 1906 alone
    in response, a state of emergency was declared in September 1906