On page 50 in your ISN:

• Write the words

• RUSSIAN REVOLUTION UNIT COVER• Then turn the page then write and respond

to the following:• Describe a time when something seemed

very unfair but you didn’t know what to do about it

Create a 4-door foldable

What are 5 interesting details you see in this cartoon?

Russian levels of society: Peasants• By the late 1800’s 90% of Russians were peasant

farmers• Traditionally, Russian commoners were serfs

(servants who farmed someone else’s land or paid rent to do so)

• Serfs had no legal rights, could not own land and were not free to move

• Serfdom ended in 1861; peasants were heavily taxed and lived in constant poverty well into the 1900’s

Intellectuals:• During the 1800’s the tsar was all powerful and

extremely wealthy• As the century passed, more educated individuals

began to write and talk about ways to improve Russia• Small class of educated thinkers and their students

became known as the intelligentsia or intellectuals• Most came from nobility and played an active role in

the tsarist government• Evenutally, the group was dominated by

revolutionaries working against the gov’t

Clergy:• Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity (aka Russian

Orthodoxy)• Dominant force in Russian society• In 1800’s life still revolved around church rituals and the

priest was a central figure in both cities and villages• Two groups: village priests (wore white robes) and

monks (wore black robes)• Priests could marry and have families, monks could not• Priests took care of parishes (churches) while monks

lived in monasteries and led lives of prayer• Russian people respected monks as sources of learning

and spiritual power; believed to perform miracles

Nobility:• During the 1800’s, the tsar and the Russian nobility made up

1% of the population• They controlled much of the land and wealth in Russia• Tsar and his family lived in incredible luxury and extravagance• Tsar personally owned millions of acres of land, over 1 million

serfs, and dozens of palaces throughout the empire• Tsar could do anything he wished with his resources• Previous tsars included:• Peter the Great (1700’s)• Ivan the Terrible• Catharine the Great• Alexander II (freed the serfs and forced nobles to sell their

land to former serfs)• Nicholas II

• They ruled for life and they ruled by divine right

Sensory figures

• Create 4 sensory figures (one from each level of Russian Society)

• And describe what each hears, sees, smells, tastes and feels every day

Watch this clip and write down the following:

• What is happening?• Who are these people?• Write down one adjective (describes a noun)

that sums up what you’ve observed

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Fold your paper hotdog style, fold it in half and cut the top crease to create 2 flaps

Causes Effects

Causes

• Conditions: New tsar crowned in 1894; Nicholas II, member of the Romanov dynasty that had ruled since 1613• Father had been the harsh but popular

Alexander III• Married to Alexandra (the tsarina) who was

considered overbearing • Had daughters and one son, Alexi, who had

hemophilia and was doted on by his mother

Causes

• Tsar’s Naivete’• He believed that Russia faced no serious threats

to its stability from inside the empire• He believed the state would continue to rule

itself without problems• Believed that dissent was limited to a few

radicals who should be dealt with harshly and quickly

• Believed all Russians loved him as their “Father” but he was clueless to the suffering of his people

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Act it out!

Effects• Politically Unstable Russia:• Russia’s political situation was terribly unstable– Middle class liberals wanted democracy– Repressed national minorities (Poles, Ukrainians and

Lithuanians) resented Russian domination & wanted independence

– Landless peasants called for sweeping social changes and land

– Workers began to demand better working conditions and the right to form unions

– In 1904, Russia suffered a humiliating loss in the Russo-Japanese war—the pathetic handling of the war by the tsar and his ministers exposed gov’t corruption and inefficiency.

3 sentence Essay!• Write 3 sentences (total) that explain the

following:– Summarize the causes – Summarize the effects– Predict what you think will happen

• You have 9 minutes• Use complete sentences!

For each of the following 4 images write down:

• 1. What is happening?• 2. What is the dominant emotion?

Conditions• Sunday, January 22, 1905• Father Gapon, a Russian Orthodox priest, led a

peaceful march of workers through the snowy streets of St. Petersburg toward the tsar’s Winter Palace

• Some workers carried religious banners and portraits of the royal family; others prayed

• Many workers had heard the radicals that the tsar’s regime was to blame for their poor living conditions

• But they still believed that he would protect them

•But on that Sunday, the tsar was not at the palace•Instead, the marchers encountered the palace guards•The guards formed defensive positions in front of the gates•The guards feared that the workers were going to revolt•The workers were unarmed•The guards opened fire•Several hundred workers were killed or wounded•This became known as Bloody Sunday•Sunday, bloody Sunday

Results• Bloody Sunday sparked a series of revolts throughout

Russia that’s collectively known as the 1905 Revolution

• News of Bloody Sunday spread quickly across the country – Workers went on strike– Sailors and soldiers mutinied– Peasants burned the land and holdings of the nobles

• Unorganized revolts rose and fell across the country until the fall of 1905

• In October, a strike by the typesetters sparked 10 days of strikes and demonstrations that halted all industry and transportation in Russia

HomeworkDue beginning of the period Friday

• Create a Venn Diagram that compares and contrasts the Storming of the Bastille with the events and outcome of Bloody Sunday– Must have at least 3 entries per section (total 9)