What were the social economic and political conditions in russia before 1905 in points?
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The social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905 was backward:
SOCIAL CONDITIONS: 85% of Russia's population was agriculturist. The industry was existent, but rarely in which most of was privately owned. Workers were divided on the basis of their occupation. They mainly migrated to cities for emplyment in factories. The peasant community was deeply religious but didnot care much about the nobility. They believed that land must be divided amongst themselves.
ECONOMIC CONDITION:Russia was going through bad period economically. Prices of essential good rises while real wages decreased by 20% leading to the famous St.Petersburg strike. This strike started a series of events that are together known as 1905 Revolution.
POLITICAL CONDITIONS: Political parties were illegal before 1914. The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party was founded in 1898 by socialists who respected Marx's ideas. In 1903, this party was divided into two groups-Mensheviks and Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks, who were in majority, were led by Lenin who is regarded as the greatest thinker on socialism after Marx.