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Rule of the Czars
-Alexander ||| succeeded Alexander ||
-Halted all reforms in Russia
-Then Nicholas || followed
-Both believed in autocracy
Citizens of Russia didn't agree with being controlled by a single ruler when they got barely any say in what was happening in their communities -
Marxists Split in 2
-Mensheviks were more moderate and wanted a broad base of popular support
-Bolsheviks were more radical and supported a small number of revolutionaries. They were willing to sacrifice everything for change
Because of the split it allowed each group to express more of their individualized opinions and bring more uprisings. -
Bloody Sunday
-200,000 workers and their families carried a petition to the Czar's Winter Palace; the petition was for better working conditions, more freedom, and elected national legislature.
-1000+ were injured while several hundred were killed.
Bloody Sunday was a start to the revolution because the public was reaching out for help and the Czar turned to violence rather than negotiating. -
WW1 Photo
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WW1
-Nicholas || pulled Russia into WW1
-Russia was unequipped for the cost of war itself; they didn't stand a chance to Germany
-4 million + injured/killed/imprisoned
The war put Russia into debt and frustrated a good percentage of the inhabitants, hurt Russia more than helped. -
March Revolution
-Textile women began a strike in Petrograd, lasted for 5 days. Riots were caused from bread and fuel shortages.
-Soldiers agreed to shoot at the rioters but soon joined their side in the riot itself.
The continuation of strikes and uprisings pile up and cause more tension between the public and the officials when no changes are made. -
Czar Nicholas || steps down
-Duma (parliament) established a provisional government shortly after
-Workers became more radical and established the SOVIETS, the Soviets grew to have more control than Russia's government.
Drastic changes lead to drastic measures, when soviets were created and gained popularity havoc was expected to follow soon after. -
Lenin Returns
-After his return, he joined the Bolsheviks and gained control of the Petrograd soviet and others
-His return lead to the Bolshevik Revolution
Without his return the Bolsheviks wouldn't had progressed as quickly as they did for their revolution -
Bolshevik Revolution
-Armed factory workers stormed the Winter Palace in Petrograd, the Bolshevik Red Guards
-They took over the Government and arrested the leaders of the temporary government.
-Once they took over, Lenin ordered farms to be distributed out through the peasants and signed a truce with Germany
-March 1918, Russia and Germany signed a treaty that surrendered land to Germany and allies.
The Revolution was a huge step for change and was the biggest step made by the public.
