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The 1905 Revolution. “there is no god…there is no tsar!”. Aims: to examine the key features and the consequences of the 1905 Revolution. Key characters. Social Democrats – (Mensheviks and Bolsheviks) Liberals – Kadets Socialist Revolutionaries Demonstrators (including Maxim Gorky) Sailors
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The 1905 Revolution “there is no god…there is no tsar!” Aims: to examine the key features and the consequences of the 1905 Revolution.
Key characters Social Democrats – (Mensheviks and Bolsheviks) Liberals – Kadets Socialist Revolutionaries Demonstrators (including Maxim Gorky) Sailors Cossack Guards Interviewer (x2) Tsar Nicholas II Advisors to the Tsar Tsarina Alexandra ‘the whip’ Father Gapon Industrial Workers Peasants University Students
Scenes Scene 1: Shortly after the 1905 Revolution – Father Gapon and demonstrators give their account of the main events and their reactions. Cossack Guards give their version of events. Scene 2: Industrial workers and students describe conditions in the cities and their wishes for the future. Sailors describe the outcome of recent wars and their feelings towards the tsar. Peasants give their account of what is happening in the countryside. Scene 3: Back in the Winter Palace, Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina ‘Alexandra and the Tsar’s Ministers are interviewed and asked ‘what next for Russia?’ Scene 4: Representatives of the different political parties: Mensheviks, Bolsheviks, SR’s debate the future of Russia.
Resources Oxley: pages 47-63 Worksheets Lynch pages 34-50 Orlando Figes ‘A People’s tragedy’