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Death of a Dynasty:. The Road to the Russian Revolution. “Let all know that I, devoting all my strength to the welfare of the people, will uphold the principle of autocracy as firmly and as unflinchingly as my late unforgettable father.”
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Death of a Dynasty: The Road to the Russian Revolution
“Let all know that I, devoting all my strength to the welfare of the people, will uphold the principle of autocracy as firmly and as unflinchingly as my late unforgettable father.” • Define autocracy/absolutism-what do you know about this type of rule/government? • What can you infer from this statement about what life under the Czar might have been like? Do-Now
How did geographic and socioeconomic factors lead to the Russian Revolution and the fall of the Romanov Dynasty? Essential Question:
How can “problems” of geography factor into revolutionary attitudes or movements?
How might the socioeconomic issues of Russia have factored into the coming civil war/revolution? Social Classes
How do these images compare and contrast to one another? • What do they say about Russian life for the different classes? *Keep the class structure in mind as you view and analyze the photos in the slideshow. Photo Analysis
“It’s a hooligan movement, young boys and girls running about and screaming that they have no bread, only to excite- and then the workmen preventing others from work- if it were very cold they would probably stay in doors. But this will all pass and quieted down- if the Duma would only behave itself.”- Alexandra to Nicholas • What does this quote say about Alexandra as a ruler? • What is her attitude/how does she view the protest movements beginning in Russia? Closing-Exit Ticket