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Russo-Japanese War.
The defeat in Russia caused a strong social movement demanding reforms. He participated in the soviets, that years later would charge special importance. The unrest served as a trigger to the February Revolution of 1905. -
bloody Sunday
A peaceful demonstration of 200,000 workers in that city, men, women and children that Sunday concentrated January 1905 against the Imperial Palace. Naively trusting the Tsar, Nicholas II. They came to pay their claims. The troops opened fire on demonstrators, headed by a priest, killing hundreds of people: men, women and children. -
creation of soviets
played a huge role in the development of the 1905 revolution in Russia, the word "Soviet" simply means council or board, was a form of organization and combat the Russian working class created and played an important for the Russian proletariat role that befell the capitalist regime in 1917 and served as a basis for building a new society without exploited or exploiters. -
Imperial demonstration
Russia gives a similar Western democratic countries political regime. This meant:
1. The granting of civil liberties.
2. The extension of voting rights to all classes, ie universal suffrage.
3. The creation of a Duma (parliament or assembly) with democratically elected legislatures, thus theoretically the monarchy passed from absolute to constitutional. Autocracy gave way to a true democracy -
back to autocracy
Tsar fails to meet its commitments he manifests October and returned to rule, restoring its aboluto power. It was supported by the nobility, clergy, military and bureaucratic system of the State. -
First World War
Russia originated in the crisis of the Romanov Empire, against which a long and tenacious campaign was going, inside and outside the country, proclaiming elements the most advanced social and economic ideas. Repressed this somewhat, forces took the doctrines of Marx (Socialism) whose Russian supporters were divided into two groups, moderates and radicals, respectively, called Mensheviks and Bolsheviks -
The revolution of february of 1917
Began after the demonstration on February 23, his motto was summed up in "bread and peace", took place in St. Petersburg. Two days after a general strike broke out and 26 riots broke out in the barracks and the troops refused to fire on the strikers. -
Creation of the provisional government
On February 27 a provisional government, which Kerensky was the "leader" was created. I wanted a liberal political system and the Tsar was forced to abdicate. This government had no authority throughout the territory. The proletariat organized in soviets throughout the country, came to have its own armed militia (Red Guard). Soon gravitated towards the Bolsheviks who demanded off the war, improving the conditions of life of the workers, the distribution of land to peasants and the recognition of -
The revolution of October of 1917
Lenin, the Bolshevik leader returns from exile in April theses calls set the program to follow: withdrawal from the war, land distribution ... etc.
The Bolsheviks prepared a popular inurrección in July, but fracaaron and was exiled again. In September, the provisional government in a coup faced. In October the Bolsheviks tried to overthrow the government again and this time failed. The fall of the Provisional Government was consummated after the assault on the Winter Palace -
Civil war and "war communism"
Tsarist supporters and advocates of liberal political system tried to end the revolution by force. The counterrevolution created the White Army and the Bolsheviks the Red Army. The counterrevolutionaries had help from other countries for fear that revolutionary ideas would spread to their countries. The civil war lasted three years and ended with the victory of the Bolsheviks. To supply the front and the cities during the war "war communism" was invented. Lenin broke with the liberal state model -
NEP
It was created in 1921 to rebuild the ailing economy. Farmers were allowed to act freely and privately owned small and medium enterprises were allowed. The state retained control of transport, foreign trade, banking and big business. These measures led to increased economy. -
URSS
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In 1923 the Consitución was developed.
1. The republics obtained autonomy in internal politics.
2. The supreme legislative body was the Supreme Soviet, which elected the Presidium, whose president was the chief of state, and the Council of People's Commissars.
But in reality the political organization was controlled by the Communist Party (CPSU), whose central body was headed by Secretary General -
the rise of Stalin
Lenin died in 1924. The party leadership and the state became exercised by a group of leaders. Stalin was named general secretary of the CPSU in 1922. argued that Stalin had to abandon the idea of world revolution by "socialism in one country" had to concentrate all efforts on consolidating and strengthening the revolution in the URSS -
Stalin's dictatorship
Stalin's triumph over his adversaries opened a stage marked by the all-embracing and personalistic power of the new leader, who made use of repressive practices (arbitrary trials, deportations and killings) to remain in power.
