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THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
in 1917
the Russian Empire went through a revolutionary process
put an end to the autocratic government of
Tsar Nicholas II
Before the revolution
The economy was semi-feudal
agricultural land was owned by a wealthy minority
worked by a peasant majority
There was social unrest
three-quarters of the population were peasants who lived in poverty
paid high taxes
The government was autocratic
the tsar had unlimited power and authority
Civil rights were not recognised
The causes of the revolution
The appearance of political parties
despite being forbidden
They were unhappy
the lack of rights
miserable conditions that most Russians lived in
The 1905 Revolution
In January 1905
the industrial workers in St Petersburg moved peacefully on the Winter Palace
The Russo-Japanese War
(1904–1905)
fought for control of Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Participation in the First World War
In 1914
the Russian Empire took part in the First World War
took part because
it was allied with Great Britain and France
The February Revolution
In February 1917
there was a successful revolution of workers in Petrograd
supported by
soldiers
peasants
In March 1917
a provisional government was formed
made up of liberals and Menshevik socialists
The October Revolution
In 1918
to expropriate land and redistribute it among the peasants
to change the name of the Bolshevik party to the Communist Party
to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany
to found the Third International
The creation of the USSR
Economy
established the New Economic Policy (NEP) which allowed some capitalist systems
Lenin was forced to postpone the implementation of socialism
Territorial organisation
The USSR
was a federal state that included Russia
several smaller republics
The feudal system
resolved the problems of former nationalities of the Russian Empire
Political organisation
political power was held by the soviets
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) was the only political party
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