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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION - Coggle Diagram
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
October Revolution
Led by Bolsheviks
Leader: Vladimir Lenin
Key slogans:
“Peace, Land and Bread”
“All power to the Soviets”
Armed uprising in Petrograd
Provisional Government overthrown
Bolsheviks came to power
February Revolution
Started with women textile workers’ strike
Shortage of bread
Soldiers joined protestors
Tsar lost support of army
Tsar Nicholas II abdicated
End of monarchy in Russia
Role of World War 1
Russia fought on Eastern Front
Poorly equipped army
Heavy casualties
Transport & food systems collapsed
Public anger increased against Tsar
Role of Bolsheviks
Radical socialist party
Supported workers and peasants
Organized through Soviets
Believed in one-party rule
Established socialist state
Provisional Government
Led by liberals & socialists
Promised:
Elections
Reforms
Failed because:
Continued war
Did not redistribute land
Power shared with Soviets (Dual Power)
Changes After the Revolution
Industries & banks nationalized
Land taken from nobles and given to peasants
Russia withdrew from World War I
New name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Impact of the Russian Revolution
End of autocracy in Russia
First socialist state in the world
Inspired socialist movements worldwide
New political and economic system introduced
The 1905 Revolution
Bloody Sunday (1905)
Bloody Sunday took place on 9 January 1905 in St Petersburg, Russia
Thousands of peaceful workers marched to the Winter Palace
The march was led by Father Gapon
However:
Tsar later dismissed Duma
Repression continued
Workers wanted to:
Submit a petition to Tsar Nicholas II
Demand better working conditions
Ask for reduced working hours
Request higher wages and democratic reforms
Background of Russia (Before 1905)
Russia ruled by Tsar Nicholas II
Autocratic monarchy → No parliament, no democracy
Society divided into:
Nobility & clergy (privileged)
Workers (poor conditions)
Peasants (landless, exploited)
Rapid industrialization led to:
Overcrowded cities
Long working hours
Low wages
No workers’ rights
Causes of the Russian Revolution
Autocratic rule of Tsar
Poor working conditions in industries
Land shortage for peasants
Impact of World War I
Huge military losses
Food shortages
Inflation
Influence of socialist ideas
Karl Marx
Socialist parties