The problems and fall of the Tsarist Regime in Russia c 1900-1917

Some of the main causes took a long to develop into revolution, as peasants, industrial workers and the general general were really patient and downtrodden. The views of these groups all interlocked with apiece other. These include long and short term causes including the spark which signals when people had had enough.Conditions for the poor had worsened since 1891 when famine move through the southern region of Russia and forced millions of peasants to leave their families and village communities to search for work in towns. nigh of the industrial workers who worked in the factories were peasants and women. Women filled the textile factories in St Petersburg and Moscow, which was the poorest paying industry in Russia.The industrial workers were gaga at the poor living and working conditions. Living space was at a premium so workers had to occupy accommodation provided by the employers. There were ten to a room and a single mainsheet separated bedrooms. There was no privacy an d famine easily spread. Also there were no regulations on safety or hours of work, so some people died or were badly injured and had to work 12-15 hours per day. In addition they received extremely poor wages.The peasants had to pay very high taxes on grain and in addition on items such as alcohol and salt. The peasant farmers not working in the factories suffered two very poor harvests and it came to a point when they could barely survive. This proved too much for the peasants and they had enough. Russias population in 1900 was nearly 120 million at least eighty percent were peasants, so they formed a giving unhappy majority. Some peasants valued land to be divided out fairly and taken subscribe the centerfield class. The Social Revolutionary party also agreed with the peasants and wanted them to start a Revolution.The middle class shared the view that there needed to be a change but different the other groups in Russia they didnt feel the need to start a revolution. The m iddle class who came from well-educated backgrounds wanted the tzar to share his power, so the Russian people could benefit from the freedom and rights that people in Britain enjoy. out-of-pocket to working and living conditions worsening and wages remaining low, there was less call for trade and jobs and so many were left without income. This included widespread famine and hunger, which had dramatically increased.Agriculture was going downhill and Russia wanted to change its fortunes to develop its industry and remain an important military power. As Russia felt the need to remedy her industry she had to borrow money from other countries, though the main source of money came from the people of Russia. remuneration were kept low so money could be spent on industry and after a hardly a(prenominal) years people would be better off. Industry grew rapidly at first due to the achievement in iron, steel and the railways. In 1902 depression hit Russia and there was an industrial slump a nd thousands of people broken their jobs. Demonstrations and strikes were a regular occurrence and many peasants were starving. There were many violent acts and landlords houses were even burned down.To make matters worse there was a war with Japan. The Tsar Nicolas the 2nd thought it would be a safe idea to have a war because after a victory people would stop criticizing the government. notwithstanding Japan ended as easy winners and made conditions worse in Russia. Prices rose and the war caused deficit of food. The Tsar was humiliated as Japan defeated Russia with ease even though Russia was such a big country in comparison to the small size of Japan.This brought more protests about the ineffectiveness of the Tsar and his government.There were very many causes but the spark of the revolution was Bloody Sunday. Conditions in St Petersburg were scandalise and tension was at an all time high. As trade unions were banned and strikes illegal the Russian public decided to turn to a march. There were a crowd of 200,000 protesters and they marched to the Winter Palace to give a petition to the Tsar. The Tsar was not there and the Cossacks charged and the soldiers opened fire. It was a big day as the Russian public had lost respect for the Tsar.All theses causes contributed towards the Revolution. However, none is important enough to cause a revolution by itself. When these causes were combined together it only took one small short term upshot to provoke the people of Russia to revolt.