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Russian withdrawal from the war WW1 - Coggle Diagram
Russian withdrawal from the war WW1
Russian army suffered series of continued defeats
Leader = Tsar Nicholas 2
He took command of the army in 1915
Poor leader - militarily and domestically
By early 1917
Russia had lost 1.6 million soldiers
3.9 million wounded
2.4 million taken prisions
War had led to food shortages in Russia's cities
Public was growing increasingly unhappy with both the war and Tsar
Strikes were more common and growing revolution
2nd Russian revolution October and November 1917
Tsar Nicholas 2 was forced to abdicate the throne
replaced by temporary provisional government
they planned to do elections once the war was over
remained committed to war
Russian society became more frustrated
they blamed the war for there poor living and working conditions
Vladimir Lenin - leader of Bolsheviks
communist political group
promised end to war
promised increase in food supplies
Promised land taken form aristocracy and redistribution among peasants
'Peace, land, bread'
went on to overthrew the government and seized power between 6th and 8th of November 1917
Lenin kept his promise and started negotiations with Germany
3rd March 1918
Treaty of Brest-Lotovsk
Russia and Germany signed
Ending russias involvement in the war
Terms og the treaty were unfair to Russia