Main features of Russian society and Tsarist rule in the early 20th century

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GCSE History (Russia) Mind Map on Main features of Russian society and Tsarist rule in the early 20th century, created by Dave Hatton on 21/03/2016.
Dave Hatton
Mind Map by Dave Hatton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Main features of Russian society and Tsarist rule in the early 20th century
  1. The Orthadox church
    1. Church controlled schooling
      1. Most families had pictures of saints or the Tsar in their house
        1. Supported the Tsars way of ruling
        2. Autocratic rule
          1. Until 1905 the Tsar had absolute power
            1. Dumas were established in 1905 but were merely a consultative body
          2. Restrictions on the people
            1. Unions of workers and strikes were forbidden
              1. Newspapers and books were censored by the government
              2. The difference between the rich and the poor
                1. Growing middle classes due to growing industry
                  1. 80% of Russia were peasants before 1917
                    1. Life expectancy of less than forty years
                      1. If harvests were poor, many died of starvation or disease
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