Why was there a revolution in 1917? Problems in Russia Size- 1/6 world land mass 125 mill 20 languages Opposition not allowed Okhrana Autocrat Tsar Poor- peasants 80% ind weak January 1905 Rev Bloody Sunday Fr Gapon 200000 conditions Over 1000 killed Strikes in towns Soviets set up councils in towns June July strikes peasants revolted October Manifesto- Duma Stolypin necktie Why was there a revolution in 1917? World War I Kulak peasant farmers- food taken off them Defeats Tannenberg 250000 dead/prisoner Masurin lakes- 1915 1 mill dead one battle Equipment no guns shoes uniform Tsar poor leader Tsarina German Rasputin hated Peasants starving families destroyed Industry in ruins February 1917 revolution All previous reasons Food fuel and temperature low- 35 degrees Strikes common- Feb women’s march 250000 workers joined Army wouldn’t Fire but joined them- mutiny Duma split 12 took it over Provisional gvt Tsar abdicates brother abdicates too Key man- Kerensky Revolution October 1917 Petrograd Soviet v Prov Gvt Prov gvt allow political enemies back Lenin returns- April thesis P,B,L F July failed revolt army with Kerensky Kornilov revolt – soviets armed Lenin returns calls revolution Peasants, Red Guard Trosky Prov gvt arrested