What are the political social and economic causes of russian revolution...
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The Social, Economic and Political Conditions in Russia before 1905
Political Conditions:
Russia at the time of the revolution was under the autocratic rule of Tsar Nicholas II who believed in the Divine Right of Kings. A system of governance unsuited to needs of modern times.
The Russian empire was vast and feudal. The bureaucracy was top heavy, inefficient and recruited from the privileged classes rather than on the basis of merit and ability. The Russian Tsars had built a vast empire by conquest of various nationalities. They were subjected to Russian culture and languages. The Tsar showed little concern to their sensitivity.
Social Conditions:
Russia before 1905 was still living in the old world, under the autocratic rule of the Tsar. Russian society was divided into three classes-the clergy, nobility and the working class. ,
Serfdom was abolished in 1861, but the peasants continued to live in misery.
(i) For small holdings peasants had to pay heavy redemption dues.
(ii) Vast estates were owned by the Russian nobility and the church.
(iii)Land hunger of the peasants was a major social factor in Russian Society.