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1914 to OCT 1917 (2. Economic Crisis (Collapse of transport system, Taxes…
1914 to OCT 1917
2. Economic Crisis
Collapse of transport system
Taxes increased to pay for WWI
Grain hoarding and foos shortages
Devaluation of rouble
Supplies stopped reaching cities
3. February Revolution
Strikes in major cities
Petrograd garrison mutines
Tsar persuaded to abdicate
Provisional Government takes power
4. Lenin returns to Russia
Release of April These
Radicalisation of Bolsheviks
Promise of "Peace, Bread, Land!"
Provisional Government deemed illegitimate
Petrograd Soviet supports Lenin
5. Provisional Government Struggles
Reliant on loans from Allies
'July Days' rioting
Forced to stay in WWI
Failure of June Offensive
6. Bolsheviks Gain Strength
Provisional Government undermine in Kornilov Affiar
Kerensky frees Bolshevik from prison
Red Guard armed
Majorities in Petrograd and Moscow Sovierys
7. October Revolution
Bolsheviks form Military Revolutionary Committee
Kerensky strikes first but Bolsheviks take Petrograd
Lenin inspires storming of Winter Palace
Formation of Central Executive Committe
All-Russian Congress of Soviets convened
1. World War I
High death toll
Low morale of troops
Poor military decisions blamed on tsar and Tsarina