1. Review from last lesson: The Impact of WW1 on the fall of the Tsar

2. Russia and WW1: an investigation
Fact Hunting!
You are to work in groups of 3.
Each person will research a different factor. You will all share the resources: Russia in Transition p18-21 and WJEC textbook p73-4
Defeats in WW1:
Battles, losses, reasons for the defeats; impact this would have on the morale of the Russians.
Economic and social effects of the war:
Factories, supplies, prices, wages, strikes.
Political effects of the war and Rasputin:
Unpopular Tsarina in charge, Rasputin, failings of the Tsar failures of government, murder!

3. Russia and WW1: an investigation
Fact Hunting!
Now, share your research so that you all have detailed and factual notes.
Can you see how these factors link?
Defeats in WW1:
Battles, losses, reasons for the defeats; impact this would have on the morale of the Russians.
Economic and social effects of the war:
Factories, supplies, prices, wages, strikes.
Political effects of the war and Rasputin:
Unpopular Tsarina in charge, Rasputin, failings of the Tsar, failures of government, murder!
How did WW1 lead to the abdication of the Tsar? Consider also the economic and political effects.

4. Concluding ideas
There were already long term economic/social problems in Russia
The war simply made these problems worse!
The loyalty to the Tsar had already been damaged, and the Tsars lack of true leadership damaged his reputation (especially among the peasants)
The War affected all groups and all aspects of life – It was all encompassing
To complete an investigation into the impact of the war. To produce detailed and factual notes. To evaluate the consequences of war on Russia.

5. Importance and significance of causes of fall of Tsarism- place your causes on the diagram. The closer to the centre the more important they are.
Abdication of Tsar
Long term causes – eco./social conditions
Autocratic rule and lack of political freedom
Influence of Rasputin
World War one

6. Today’s lesson: The events of the 1917 February Revolution
To understand and be able to explain the events in February 1917 that led to the fall of Tsarism in Russia

7. Ra Ra Rasputin Lyric Video
What do you know about Rasputin?

8. The Land of the Tsars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAZ7PwSdxGg
26:53 – Start of Bloody Sunday and 1905 Revolution
29:45 – October Manifesto and elected Duma (start here)
30:50 – Heir – Alexei (rise of Rasputin)
33:00 – World War One
35:30 – Death of Rasputin (can stop when this section begins)
37:30 – Events of Feb 1917 including abdication
41:10 – Abdication – End of Tsar in Russia
41:10 – Lenin on train to Russia

9. Events of the Revolution: Using pages of WJEC text, see if you can work out the order of the events below (6-8 minutes)
Troops fired on crowds. The Duma urged action – Tsar dissolved the Duma.
More demonstrations/strikes – Tsarina called in the army.
Steelworkers went on strike.
The Tsar boarded a train to Petrograd, but (on 2 March) was arrested on the way and  abdicated.
Soldiers mutinied and joined in riots. Soldiers and workers set up the ‘Petrograd Soviet’ of 2,500 elected deputies (i.e. the Tsar’s government had fallen/ Russia had 2 governments)
International Women’s Day – demonstrations/ bread riots
Duma sets up a ‘Provisional Government’, led first by Prince Lvov and later by Kerensky.

10. Events of the Revolution
22 February: Steelworkers go on strike.
23 February: International Women’s Day – demonstrations/ bread riots.
24-26 February: More demonstrations/strikes – Tsarina calls in the army.
26 February : Troops fire on crowds. The Duma urges action – Tsar dissolves the Duma.
27 February : Soldiers mutiny and join riots. Soldiers and workers set up the ‘Petrograd Soviet’ of 2,500 elected deputies (i.e. the Tsar’s government had fallen/ Russia had 2 governments)
27 February Duma sets up a ‘Provisional Government’, led by Kerensky.
27 February The Tsar gets on the train to Petrograd, but (on 2 March) is arrested on the way and  abdicates.

11. Which view do you agree with?
The regime in Russia was cursed with a weak Tsar, a backward economy and a class of aristocrats who were not prepared to share their power with the millions of ordinary Russians. Revolution was only a matter of time. The war did not cause it, although it may have speeded up the process.
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The Tsar’s regime was basically stable up to 1914, even if it had some important problems to deal with. It was making steady progress towards becoming a modern state, but this progress was destroyed by the coming of war. Don’t forget that this war was so severe that it also brought Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey to their knees as well.
Which view do you agree with?

12. Think-Pair-Share War Tsar
To what extent was the Tsar responsible for his own fall from power?
Which was more important as a cause of the revolution – failings of the Tsar or the First World War?
War
Tsar
To complete an investigation into the impact of the war. To produce detailed and factual notes. To evaluate the consequences of war on Russia.

13. Exam practice – In Class task
Explain why Tsarism collapsed in February marks
Remember you need to explain several clear reasons / focus on causation
Use separate paragraphs (new paragraph for new reasons)
Only 6 marks so don’t need an introduction
Time- approx. 9 minutes in an exam but now max 15
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PEER-MARK
To complete an investigation into the impact of the war. To produce detailed and factual notes. To evaluate the consequences of war on Russia.