ISS 325 Lecture 1: Exam One Notes
7 Feb 2017
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Yet population, urbanization industry & trade increases significantly: declining death rate/ high birth rate, urban population doubles; migration to cities, more railways. Freed from landlords" direct, legal control (1861) 1874: military conscription reformed: maximum 7 years. Assassinated by people"s will: group believed social revolution impossible without political revolution. Decree for political police to operate without court involvement. Alexander ulyanov and others executed 1887 for planning tsar"s assassination. Alexander ii: emancipated the serfs, very into reform, his assassination was led by a woman apart of people"s will. Alexei romanov: the only son of nicholas ii he was a sick child with hemophilia. Emancipation of serfs: conditions of emancipation of serfs was worse because they had to pay for their land and were forever in debit, there was lack of food supply. Bloody sunday: a peaceful protest against nicholas ii led by a priest, the palace guards open fired and killed a lot of people.
