The document discusses the political groups that inspired the early stages of the Russian Revolution between 1905-1917. These included liberals, who wanted religious tolerance and limits on royal power, and radicals, who supported women's suffrage and opposed wealth inequality. Socialists believed private property should be socially controlled, as advocated by thinkers like Robert Owen and Karl Marx, who envisioned a communist society with common property ownership. Socialist ideas spread across Europe, with workers organizing associations in countries like Germany, Britain, and France to improve living and working conditions.

1. Prepared by
P K Sahadevan.
P G T History,
JNV Mahe.

2. • The Russian Revolution is the
collective term for the series of
revolutions in Russia in 1905-
1917, which destroyed the
Tsarist autocracy and led to the
creation of the Soviet Union.

3. The political groups who inspired
in its early stages.
• Liberals
• Radicals.

4. Liberals.
One of the group which looked
to change society.
Liberals wanted a nation which
tolerated all religions.
Liberals opposed uncontrolled
power of dynastic rulers.

6. Radicals.
 Wanted a nation in which government was
based on the majority of a country’s
population.
 They supported women’s suffragette
movements.
 They opposed the privileges of great
landowners and wealthy factory owners.

7. Suffragette movements.
A movement that give women the
right to vote.
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8. Conservatives.
Conservatives were opposed to radicals and
liberals.

9. Socialist.
They were against private property.
They believed that the property
should be controlled by society
rather than single individuals.

10. Early socialist thinkers.
 Robert Owen (1771-1858), a leading
English manufacturer- believed in the
idea of cooperatives. He sought to build
a cooperative community called New
Harmony in Indiana(USA).

12. KARL MARX(1818-1883) BELIEVED THAT TO FREE
THEMSELVES FROM CAPITALIST EXPLOITATION,
WORKERS HAD TO CONSTRUCT A RADICALLY
SOCIALIST SOCIETY WHERE ALL PROPERTY WAS
SOCIALLY CONTROLLED. THIS WOULD BE A
COMMUNIST SOCIETY.

13.  Socialist ideas spread through Europe.
 Workers in England and Germany began forming
association to fight for better living and working
condition.
 Eg: for Associations in Europe.
 1.Social Democratic Party(SPD)-Germany.
 2.Labour Party- Britain.
 3.Socialist party- France.