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Nov 6, 2015 · 7th November 1917: The Bolshevik Revolution. Sometimes referred to as the October Revolution, the 7th November is the date from the modern Gregorian calendar that aligns with the 25th October...
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Apr 12, 2023 · In this video, we explore how Lenin's Bolsheviks navigated the turbulent waters of Revolutionary Russia to ultimately seize power and establish the Soviet Union. In the process, Lenin's...
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Nov 4, 2022 · A debate dedicated to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and its its global influence. Participants: Prof. Frederick Corney specializes in the history of Rus...
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The story of Stalin, Lenin and Trotsky and the events that changed history forever. Stream this acclaimed Russian Revolution film in the US and Canada.
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- World War I
- The March Revolution
- The Bolshevik Revolution
- Lenin in Power
The Russian Revolution resulted from a long period of oppression and unrest. In Russia, the government of the czars has been very bad to the people. It has been mighty and hurt people without caring. At the end of the nineteenth century, Russian student revolutionaries assassinated Alexander II, angry with how slow political change was and wanted t...
When Nicolas II became czar, he tried to make Russia more like other industrialized countries. He passed laws that made workers work for long hours and give their whole paycheck to the company that they work for. Workers in factories and railway lines began striking as the gap between rich and poor people widened. In Russia, many people were unhapp...
Bolshevism is a movement in Russia that started in Russia. It was created by Russian people who were Marxists. The group followed Karl Marx’s ideas. He said that the industrial class of workers could overthrow the rich. The workers would then be in power. Bolsheviks wanted to change Russia. They took over the country. Lenin started it. He was a lea...
On Sunday, January 9, 1905, over 100,000 peaceful people marched through the center of St. Petersburg and then went to see the Czar’s Winter Palace. The czar was not in town that day, but the people were not aware. They asked for the czar to come and present their petition to him. The police followed their standing orders because they wanted to get...
Nicholas II was never able to regain his standing after many disasters and political failures. First, Russia lost a war against Japan. The czar gave in to pressure from other politicians and made Russia have a Constitution and Russia’s first parliament (Duma). The first Duma wanted Russia to become like Britain. Some people were not happy about thi...
Prince Nicholas and his wife Alexandra had a son who was sick. The Queen wanted help, so she talked to an older man named Rasputin. He was a peasant who claimed to be a seer. Alexandra thought that Rasputin could make the boy’s symptoms go away. Rasputin got power over the czar. Rumors spread that Rasputin had magical powers. People said he was con...
Then Czar Nicholas decided Russia should enter World War I. He moved his headquarters to the war front to encourage his troops to keep fighting. The Czarina ran the country while the Czar was away. Rasputin had a strong influence on her and her decisions. The war was bad for Russia. It caused high prices, a food shortage, and the deaths of 5 millio...
On February 23, 1917, women protested for bread and peace. The women gathered in the center of Petrograd. As the demonstration began, it turned violent as other workers joined in. The workers went on strike and flooded the streets. They wanted an end to the Czar’s monarchy. The demonstrations became bigger and more people came. The police could not...
The Germans arranged for Lenin to return to Russia. The Germans thought that this would cause trouble in Russia and help the war in their favor. Lenin traveled to Petrograd in a sealed boxcar. Lenin and the Bolsheviks took their chance to overcome power. Lenin took over the Petrograd Soviet and other soviets in major cities. “All power to the Sovie...
After Lenin’s government took power, one of its first goals was to ensure Russian troops stopped fighting in World War I. Russia left the war and gave back lots of land to other countries. The lost territories included: 1. Poland 2. Belarus 3. Finland 4. Ukraine 5. Estonia 6. Lithuania 7. Latvia 8. Bessarabia 9. The Caucasus The Soviet Union wouldn...
A Polish-born revolutionary who joined the Bolshevik Party after getting out of prison in 1917. Following the October Revolution, Vladimir Lenin appointed Dzerzhinsky head of the Cheka , the first Soviet secret police force and an early forerunner of the KGB .
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Nov 7, 2017 · Led by Vladimir Lenin, the communist Bolsheviks capitalised on continued public discontent, with an armed rebellion in Petrograd (since given back its original name, St. Petersburg) on November...
