1. Russian Revolution German Philosopher - Karl Marx

2. Czar Nicholas II and Family

3. Bloody Sunday (1905)

4. Russian economy was bankrupt Starvation in Russia War becomes unpopular Czar Nicholas II WORLD WAR I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQUAW_CdBds

5. March Revolution March Revolution (1917) Royal palace is taken over - Czar Abdicates - Provisional government Provisional government (Duma) Alexander Keresnky Provisional government unpopular after decision to stay in WWI

6. October Revolution (Bolshevik) 1917 Vladimir LeninVladimir Lenin “Peace, Land, and Bread” Won support of people (especially Unions and peasants)

7. Russian Marxist Soviet politician Leader of the Communist Red Army Leon Trotsky Leon Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronshtein Lev Davidovich Bronshtein October Revolution (Bolshevik) 1917

8. Lenin follows through with promise… Treaty of Brest ‑ Litovsk Ending WWI with Germany. Russia Pulls Out 1918

9. Russian Civil War 1919-1920 White Armies (Royal and Menshevik) attack the Reds (Bolsheviks – “majority”) Reds defeat Whites

10. Rule of Lenin 1920-1924 New Economic PlanNew Economic Plan (NEP) - moderate mix of capitalism and socialism Political Reforms - CommunismPolitical Reforms - Communism - Bolshevik party became Communist Party - Russia becomes the United Soviet Socialist Republics - Establishes the Comintern fight "by all available means, including armed force, for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and for the creation of an international Soviet republic…”

11. Lenin Dies of Stroke 1924 Leon Trotsky vs. Joseph StalinLeon Trotsky vs. Joseph Stalin Stalin takes control Trotsky Exiled to Mexico

12. Lenin Dies of Stroke 1924 Leon Trotsky vs. Joseph StalinLeon Trotsky vs. Joseph Stalin Stalin takes control Trotsky Exiled to Mexico Stalin creates a Totalitarian state

13. Stalin’s Totalitarian State Dictatorship- Absolute Authority State Control Over All Sectors of Society –Economy and Business (anti-capitalism) –Labor and Pay –Housing –Education –Youth groups (Propaganda) –Arts

14. Stalin’s Totalitarian State Dictatorship- Absolute Authority State Control Over All Sectors of Society –Economy and Business (anti-capitalism) –Labor and Pay –Housing –Education –Youth groups (Propaganda) –Arts Religious Persecution –Did not allow religion in public life

15. Stalin’s Totalitarian State State Control Over the IndividualObedience The Great Purge The Great Purge Counter-Revolutionaries and “enemies of the People” According to the declassified Soviet archives, during 1937 - 1938, the NKVD detained 1,548,366 victims, of whom 681,692 were shot - an average of 1,000 executions a day in 1937/38 alone…

16. Long live the Worldwide Socialist Revolution “Long live the Worldwide Socialist Revolution!” - Joseph Stalin “Workers of the world will rise up” – Karl Marx “The Red Scare” Fear of Communism in the U.S.

17. Long live the Worldwide Socialist Revolution “Long live the Worldwide Socialist Revolution!” - Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky with American Communist in Mexico shortly before his assassination in Mexico shortly before his assassination “The Red Scare” Fear of Communism in the U.S.

18. Impact of Russian Revolution State Control Over All Sectors of Society – Economy and Business (anti-capitalism) – Labor and Pay – Housing, – Education – Youth groups – spread propaganda Economic Planning: state playing an active role in regulating the economy Religious Persecution Did not allow religion in public life Division of the World: Communism vs Capitalism The world hence came to be divided into two: Socialists and Capitalists. Communist International - Comintern formed to promote revolutions on an international scale. Industrial Growth under Stalin The Soviet Union as a major military power in the world