1. RUSSIAN Revolutionary PIES

2. The Russian Revolution Overview 2

3. POLITICAL CAUSES
Czars rule
through
autocratic rule

4. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
INTELLECTUAL CAUSES
Rise of the
Bolsheviks
Supported a communist revolution to create a more equal society
Major Bolshevik leader was
Also known as Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov

5. ECONOMIC & SOCIAL CAUSES
Bad working
conditions
Low wages
Peasants had no
access to land
Famine
No rights
to protest
Food and fuel
shortages
High prices

6. Bloody Sunday-Revolution of 1905
January 22, 1905 thousands protested for better working conditions and freedom.
Soldiers fired upon the people.
Several hundred killed 6

7. 5. World War I: “The Last Straw”
Not prepared for war.
Generals poorly trained and poorly equipped
4 million Russians killed in 1 year. 7

8. World War I (cont) 1915 Nicholas moved to the front
Revealed weaknesses of czarist rule and military leadership
Russian soldiers mutinied, deserted, ignored orders. 8

9. Alexandra: The Power Behind the Throne
Even more committed to autocracy than her husband
She was under the influence of Rasputin
Origins of Rasputin’s power - ?
Scandals surrounding Rasputin served to discredit the monarchy 9

10. Alexis: Alexandra’s Son with Hemophilia10

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12. 6. March Revolution 1917 Women’s strike
Shortages of bread and fuel led to riots
Forced the czar, Nicholas II to abdicate
Provincial government set up
Soviets formed to influence new government
Problem-new government was weak, the nation was still involved with WWI, was unable to deal effectively with economic/social problems
Women’s strike
Shortages of bread and fuel led to riots
Forced the czar, Nicholas II to abdicate
Provincial government set up
Soviets formed to influence new government 12

13. Peace, Land, Bread November Revolution 1917
Bolsheviks-supported a communist revolution led by the industrial workers
Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov “Lenin” the leader.
Took over the provincial government
Peace,
Land,
Bread 13

14. November 1917 Peace, Land, Bread
Lenin ordered farmland to be redistributed
Gave control of factories to the workers
Signed Treaty of Brest Litovsk-Russia surrendered to Germany to end war on Russian front 14

15. Civil War 1918-1920 Reds vs. Whites Millions died from war and famine
Reds=Bolsheviks
Whites=those opposed to Bolsheviks
Millions died from war and famine
Crushed Bolshevik opposition 15

16. U.S.S.R
1922 Lenin organized Russia into several self-governing republics under the central government
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Bolsheviks renamed party Communist Party 16

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