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Learning to Lead our Lives

Peace and Quiet, 1906. Reproduced with the kind permission of the David King Collection, London. The October Manifesto Promised freedom of speech and the right to form political parties Established a Duma (parliament)There were to be no new laws without the consent of the Duma. Reproduced courtesy of the David King Collection, London.

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Learning to Lead our Lives

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    3. The October Manifesto Promised freedom of speech and the right to form political parties Established a Duma (parliament) There were to be no new laws without the consent of the Duma

    6. Law and Order The Tsar appointed Peter Stolypin as Prime Minister to restore law and order to Russia. Although the towns settled quickly after 1905 the countryside remained unsettled. With a reputation for being tough, Stolypin set up military courts which could try a man on the spot and sentence him to death! The hangman's noose became known as Stolypin’s neck tie!

    7. The Secret Police (Okhrana) remained very active. All Russians had to carry internal passports and register with the police if they travelled away from home. Although freedom of speech and the press had been granted in 1905, newspapers were heavily fined for printing articles which upset the government and were sometimes censored. Law and Order continued . . .

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