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What event led to Witte framing the October Manifesto?

  • The 1905 Russian Revolution

  • The February Revolution

  • The Bolshevik Revolution

  • The Rise of the Romanov Dynasty

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The October Manifesto was a decree issued by Russian Emperor Nicholas II on October 17, 1905, in response to the 1905 Russian Revolution. The manifesto promised civil liberties, including freedom of speech, assembly, and religion, and the establishment of a legislative assembly, the Duma. The manifesto was an attempt to appease the revolutionaries and avert further violence.
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