On page 50 in your ISN:

1. 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

2. Create a 4-door foldable

3. What are 5 interesting details you see in this cartoon?

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

10. 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

12. 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 • video

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

14. 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

15. 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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17. Act it out!

19. 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.

20. 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!

21. For each of the following 4 images write down: • 1. What is happening? • 2. What is the dominant emotion?

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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)