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5.05. THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION
The February Revolution (1917)
Main characteristics of the Russian situation
economic hardship
general demoralisation
what triggered the revolution?
introduction of ration cards
allowing families to acquire
a small quantity of food
February 1917
strikes, demonstrations...
by workers
with Bolshevik slogan
"Peace, bread and land"
resulting in a general strike
forces of order + Duma allied with workers
the tsar lost his support
he was obliged to abdicate
triumph of the February Revolution
after the revolution's success
workers + peasants + soldiers
revolted all around Russia
occupying local power
establishing Soviets
After the tsar's abdication
successors of the Revolution of 1905
trying to redirect Russian politics
2 poles appeared
b) the Soviet
revolutionary
a) the Duma
liberal
Duma + Soviet formed
a Provisional Government
establishing
democratic liberties
a constituent legislative body
political amnesty
Lenin
who was he?
leader of the Bolsheviks
returned from exile thanks to
the political amnesty of the Provisional Government
what did he present?
the
April Theses
in the Conference of Soviets
what were they about?
rejection of his cooperation
with the Provisional Government
defend of the necessity of a change
establishment of a Republic of Soviets
banks + land nationalisation
motto
"All the power for the Soviets"
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
what was it?
a peace treaty with Germany
that he signed in 1918
what did it mean?
it meant Russias's end of the war
for the territorial losses
The October Revolution (1917)
Provisional Government
attempted to push the war effort
Alexander Kerenski
who was he?
head of government
what did he do?
he bestowed the supreme command
to General Kornilov
he tried to
overthrow the government
set up a dictatorship
New revolution
Kornilov's attempt led to
a new revolution
Lenin carried out an armed rebellion
the October Revolution
was planned by the Bolsheviks
a) troops invaded the Winter Palace
b) the Provisional Government was removed
the following day
the revolution had triumphed
spreading a communist revolution's idea
Congress of the Soviets
what was it?
an assembly made up of
Russian representatives from all councils
workers' legislative body
of the totalitarianism
excepting bourgeoisie + nobles
Main activities
i. Make laws
ii. Choose Sovnarkom's members
in 1917
major part
were Bolsheviks
Trotsky
1879-1940
what did he do?
he had significant positions
in the Bolshevik Party
what was he responsible for?
in 1918
he signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia lost
Ukraine (partly)
Poland
the Baltic States
Finland
Belarus
in the Russian Civil War
he planned the Red Army