Opposition to Tsarist rule

• LIBERALS -

  • Wanted western style democracy
  • Ideas supported by zemstva
  • 'Union of liberation' demanded fairer and more land distribution for peasants, representative assembly and improved conditions for industrial workers
• LIBERALS -EVIDENCE THEY WERE A THREAT

  • Democracy goes against autocracy and Tsar
  • Would take power away from nobles and tsarc
  • Could be well supported would improve conditions for industrial workers
• LIBERALS - EVIDENCE THEY WERE NOT A THREAT

  • Did not create any unrest
  • Believe in democracy so would need to be elected
• LIBERALS THREAT JUDGEMENT - 5/10 ideas are threatening to the autocracy but not enough evidence of support
• POPULISTS-

  • revolutionaries in 1870s
  • Wanted agricultural communism and Co operative workshops
  • Wanted to avoid capitalism
• POPULISTS -EVIDENCE THEY WERE NOT A THREAT

  • Limited support
  • Could have operated under tsarism (workers and farmers reform)
• POPULISTS JUDGEMENT- 2/10

  • Ideas weren't a fundamental challenge to the Tsar. Wanted limited reforms amd no reform to the political system.
• THE SOCIAL REVOLUTIONARIES-

  • Emerged from the populist movement
  • Wanted to improve living conditions.
  • In 1905 they split and the left side did 2000 political killings including tsars uncle. They also focused on industrial workers.
  • And the right side worked with other parties and gathered support post 1905 revolution.
• THE SRS EVEIDENCE THEY WERE A THREAT-

  • SR had the most support up until 1917.
  • Different factions appealed to urban proletariat and peasants.
  • Direction action showed they were willing to use force -danger.
• SRS JUDGEMENT- 9/10

  • Capable of mass harm -could lead to uprisings etc
  • Deterministic- not giving up SHOWED WILLINGNESS TO TAKE RADICAL
  • MASS SUPPORT