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The Russian Revolution
BEFORE THE REVOLUTION
characteristics
The economy was semi-feudal
There was social unrest
The government was autocratic
THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION
reasons
The appearance of political parties
unhappy
lack of rights
miserable conditions
The 1905 Revolution
Bloody Sunday
the protest name
people responded
strikes
protests
Duma (parliament)
elected by all the classes
The Russo-Japanese War
Russia and Japan ------- > Manchuria
Participation in the First World War
15 million soldiers were mobilised
THE 1917 REVOLUTIONS
The February Revolution: the provisional government
provisional government was formed
proclaimed Russia a republic
set up a democratic regime
Tsar Nicholas II
forced to abdicate
April theses
political programme
supported by
soldiers
peasants
the provisional government failed
so
parallel government was created
successful revolution of workers
The October Revolution: the Bolshevik government
civil war broke out in Russia 1918
first actions
Bolshevik party changed the name
Communist Party
give the control of industries
to the workers' committees
found the Third International
sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
established a new proletarian government
Council of People's Commissars
THE CREATION OF THE USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Economy
New Economic Policy established
to increase production
state controlled the important sectors
large industries
banks
Territorial organisation
USSR
federal state
resolved the problems of
former nationalities of
Russian Empire
Political organisation
put into practice
Marxist ideas (communism)
establishment of a proletariat dictatorship
characteristics of proletariat dictatorship
political power was held by the soviets
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
only political party
