HIS331H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Baltic Governorates, Baltic Germans, 1905 Russian Revolution
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Revolution and war in the baltic, 1900 1918 (i) (required readings: andres kasekamp, a history of the baltic states. 94; georg von rauch, the baltic states: the years of independence. Estonia, latvia, lithuania 1917: london: c. hurst, 1974, pp. The 1905 revolution in the baltic provinces whats the chronology? helps memorize the events,but means nothing in nature we beging modern baltic history during this period watershed from russian empire and baltic provinces. Understanding of an absolute monarch -nicholas ii. Next to him was the nobility who had lots of privelleges. Russian army were kossak peasants, many were illiterate. Just after the economic crisis tsar nicholas new he had to do something to change and boost moral. The conflict was based on an expantionist idea towards the east. Strategic positions on harbors on korean shores. Korea was not just korea and was under interest of japan. Russia sent out a lot of infantry and navy.
