The October Manifesto
History: KS3, topic 17.2.3
The October Manifesto
The tsar was forced to compromise after the uprisings of 1905. He laid out his reforms in the October Manifesto.
The Duma
- To please the liberals, the tsar allowed the formation of a parliament, called the Duma.
- This was the tsar's main attempt to restore order.
- But on the 8th of July 1906, after the Duma had been running for 2 months, the tsar quickly dissolved it because it was too radical.
Additional reforms
- The Shidlovsky Commission was created to try to improve the lives of workers. The tsar cut taxes for the poorest people in Russia.
- He also had the Okhrana (secret police) find and arrest revolutionaries.
Test yourself on The October Manifesto
What was the tsar's aim in creating the duma?
What was the Okhrana?
What was the short-term result of the October Manifesto?