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The Russian Revolution and Stalin’s Regime. Tsar Nicholas II (in power from 1894-1917). Autocrat- What does that mean?. Problems Tsar Faced in Ruling Russia . How could people start to oppose the Tsar and realities of life? . Bloody Sunday (1905) . Russo-Japanese War (1904-5). Rasputin.
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Tsar Nicholas II (in power from 1894-1917) Autocrat- What does that mean?
How could people start to oppose the Tsar and realities of life?
Socialism and Communism Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)
Stats: Stalin vs. Tsar • Between 1937 and 1938, about 1000 people executed every day. Total of 1.2 million in two years. • Total people killed in Stalin Regime: 40+ million (20 million in WWII) • Tsarist governments killed under 4000 between 1895-1910. Less than one per week.
Dictatorship Dictator: a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.