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Antecedents XIX Century
- Social inequality -Starving crisis -Very low minimal wage -Despicable living conditions -Romanov family in power for more tan 300 years
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Tsar Alexander II Assassination
Tsar Alexander II is assasinated in St. Petersburg, Russia in the Winter Palace in hands of Alexander Ulyanov -
Lenin's Exile
As retaliation for the tragic event, Tsar Nicholas II, leader after Alexander´s death, sends him on exile of the country 17 years after the event, in 1898. -
Division of the Marxist S.D Party
The Marxist Socialist Democratic Party was split apart in two different groups of its ideals followers, Year 1903.-
Mensheviks.- Social Democrats who wanted to follow the Western Model.
Bolsheviks.- Led by Lenin, they rejected capitalism, sought peace and to fulfill people´s needs. Main objective: Overthrow the provisional government. -
Bloody Sunday
Unarmed citizen demonstrators who were led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition request to Tsar Nicholas II.
This event was one of the main contributors to the sudden and imninent revolution to outburst and begin in some years in the future. -
Rasputin Influence in the Government
The heir to the throne of Russia, Alexei Romanov was sick with a severe disease and couldn´t inherit the power, so the Tsar appealed to Rasputin, a somewhat believed magician that had the ability to heal and cure.
As believed, Rasputin kept and redeemed his promise, the heir was now healthy and well.
Rasputin saw and seized the opportunity to by via the heir, have influence in the Tsar´s decisions and choices for the country -
February Revolution
Tsar Nicholas II abdicated
Factories closed and workers joined women.
General Strike.- soldiers joined demonstrators.
Lenin returns from Exile.
Provisional Government, led by Lvov and then Kerensky. -
October Revolution
Bolsheviks achieved a majority in Russia (Petrograd and Moscow).
Trotsky and Lenin seized power, provisional government collapsed.
Transfer of Power confirmed, they became the Communists. -
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Civil War
Opposition to Communist Regime.
Red Army (Bolshevik) V.S White Army (Anti-Bolshevik).
Disciplined
Revolutionary convictions
Cheka Police
War Communism.- bank and industry nationalization and centralization of state power.
(POLITICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG THEM)
Romanov Royalty Family was murdered. -
Victory of Red Army
Red Army triumphed and got control of Russia -
N.E.P
Lenin´s governement was failing to comply their promise to the people, only 20% of the factories were working and there was a mass agricultural disease.
Lenin adopted the New Economic Policy (NEP) a new capitalist system. -
USSR was borned
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, market improved and harvest flourished -
Lenin's death
Lenin´s death conducted to a struggle of power between the Poliburo members. -
Stalin's victory
Joseph Stalin won the struggle of power and established a dictatorship.
