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Russian Industrialization
In order to become a more industrialized Russia raised taxes and fought off forgeign investors, they were the fourth-largest producer of steel and the second-largest with petrolium. Population grew, and in order to keep up many lived in dorms that could barely support life and would eat in community meal-houses. Those who worked in the factories had very monotonous jobs which led to many injuries -
Russian Revolutionists
In response to the horrible working conditions, the Bolsheviks were extremists formed behind the guidance of Lenin. They organized strikes in hopes of overthrowing the czar, they followed the ideologies of Karl Marx -
Workers Strike
120,000 workers in St. Petersburg were unhappy and simply protesting their way of life, and the the soliders warned the people against proesting for the consequences that may follow with such a large crowd -
Bloody Sunday
150,000 protesting working familys arrive to the Tsar Nicholas palace to simply deliver a petition but the guarding soliders opened fire on the unarmed crowd. This is considered to be the beginning of of the Russian Revolution -
WW1 Starts
Against the Russian publics wishes Nicholas II took Russia into war against the Central Powers which caused the death or capture of 4 million Russian soliders. Not only did that decrease the control of the governement with the loss, it made the Russian homefront with the losses against public support -
March Revolution
Russian Duma (parliament) comes into power over Russia after the Czars go into hiding because of a 5 day revolution that the miliary can't put down - they establish a Provisional Government -
April Thesis
Lenin returns to Russia with the aid from Germany witht eh hopes of starting a revolution amoung the people and to leave the war -
Czar Nicholas abdicates
The March Revolution causes Czar Nicholas to step down leaving the Provisional Government alone, Nicholas and his family were later executed by the Boleshiks and ended 304 years of Romanov rule -
New Government Formed
After the fall of the first provisional government, the first coalition is formed, it is comprised of all political parties except for the bolsheviks -
Kerensky becomes Prime Minister
Charged with the duty of forming a new government after Lvov resigns -
Bolsheviks gain popularity
The First Coalition began to fear the Bolsheviks and they accuse Lenin of being a German agent so they send him into exile and Trotsky (leader of the Red Army) to prison -
Kornilov Affair
Lavr Kornilov attempts a coup d'état to remove Kerensky from power, but poeple like Kerensky more and the Boleshviks and the Red Army removes Kornilov -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Lenin makes a deal with Germany and Russia leaves the war, although Russia lost a lot of land and people in the long run it is a victory because it prevented future wars -
Communism
Lenin insitutes a new type of economy called communism, some things includeed the banks becoming nationalized, private accounts were confiscated, labor camps are formed as punishment, and Kulaks lose their land which is handed over to the working class -
Lenin comes to power
With support of the Boleshviks Lenin comes to power
