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The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the eventual rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire collapsed with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II, and the old regime was replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar; the older Julian calendar was in use in Russia at the time). In the second revolution that October, the Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a Bolshevik (Communist) government.
The February Revolution (March 1917) was a revolution focused around Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg), then capital of Russia. In the chaos, members of the Imperial parliament or Duma assumed control of the country, forming the Russian Provisional Government. The army leadership felt they did not have the means to suppress the revolution, resulting in Nicholas' abdication. The Soviets (workers' councils), which were led by more radical socialist factions, initially permitted the Provisional Government to rule, but insisted on a prerogative to influence the government and control various militias. The February Revolution took place in the context of heavy military setbacks during the First World War (1914–18), which left much of the Russian army in a state of mutiny.
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Улья́нов; IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɪˈlʲjitɕ ʊˈlʲjanəf]), alias Lenin (/ˈlɛnɪn/;Russian: Ле́нин; IPA: [ˈlʲenʲɪn]) (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870 – 21 January 1924) was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as head of government of the Russian Republic from 1917 to 1918, of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1924, and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Under his administration, Russia and then the wider Soviet Union became a one-party communist state governed by the Russian Communist Party. Ideologically a Marxist, his political theories are known as Leninism.
Born to a wealthy middle-class family in Simbirsk, Lenin gained an interest in revolutionary socialist politics following his brother's execution in 1887. Expelled from Kazan State University for participating in protests against the Russian Empire's Tsarist regime, he devoted the following years to a law degree. In 1893 he moved to Saint Petersburg and became a senior figure in the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). Arrested for sedition and exiled to Shushenskoye for three years, there he married Nadezhda Krupskaya. After his exile he moved to Western Europe, where he became a prominent party theorist through his publications. In 1903, he took a key role in a RSDLP schism over ideological differences, leading the Bolshevik faction against Julius Martov's Mensheviks. Encouraging insurrection during Russia's failed Revolution of 1905, he later campaigned for the First World War to be transformed into a Europe-wide proletarian revolution, which as a Marxist he believed would result in the overthrow of capitalism and its replacement with socialism. After the 1917 February Revolution ousted the Tsar and established a Provisional Government, he returned to Russia to campaign for the new regime's removal by a Bolshevik-led government of the soviets.
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. Over 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war (including the victims of a number of genocides), a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and the tactical stalemate caused by trench warfare, a grueling form of warfare in which the defender held the advantage. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and paved the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved.
The war drew in all the world's economic great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom/British Empire, France and the Russian Empire) versus the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Although Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary, it did not join the Central Powers, as Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive, against the terms of the alliance. These alliances were reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, while the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers.
Epic History TV brings you a short history of the Russian Revolution, in partnership with Bridgeman Images http://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-GB/ In 13 minutes we explain all the major events of Russia's TWO revolutions of 1917– the February Revolution that ended Tsarist rule in Russia, and the October Revolution, that brought the Bolsheviks to power. We explain the causes of Tsar Nicholas II's growing unpopularity - the role of the mysterious Siberian mystic Rasputin, Russia's disastrous involvement in World War One, and the events on the streets of Petrograd that led to the Tsar's abdication. That summer Russia lurched from crisis to crisis, with a Provisional Government that faced riots (the July Days), military revolt (the Kornilov Affair), economic chaos, and constantly dwindling supp...
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A quick summary of the Russian Revolution in 1917. I put this together for my grade 12 history class. At this time, Russia was being goverend by Tzar Nicholas II. He believed in autocracy, a system of government by one person with absolute power. Russia became industrialized quickly, which resulted in low paying jobs and unemployment. Nicholas II had bad management skills with politics and the military. WW1 was going bad for the Russians, and the people blamed Nicholas II for it. These bad decisions created a negative attitude for the lower class, which eventually caused them to start a revolution. The February Revolution resulted in a liberal government called the Provisional Government. Vladamir Lenin, once exiled, was brought back by the Germans, after making a deal. Lenin led...
Russian revolutions of 1917. Overview of life in imperial Russia and of consequences of war. Food revolts lead to February Revolution, the Czar abdicates. The Provisional Government continues the war, Germany helps Vladimir Lenin return to Petrograd. Failure of Kerensky Offensive, widespread desertions, October Revolution. Germany supports independence of Ukraine and Finland, forces a punitive treaty on the Bolsheviks.
Hello, The History of the Russian Revolution of 1917 won the survey I had organized with the ASMR video about the Myth of Atlantis (http://youtu.be/SSqnxKA_Dkk). As promised I will also upload versions in Spanish and French shortly. In this one, I tell you about the situation of Russia before the Revolution, why the Romanovs lost control of the country in 1917 during WW1, and how the Bolcheviks led by Lenin and Trotsky managed to take control of the chaos leaning on the Soviets. I hope you find it interesting and it works for your ASMR. I could make another video (or several) to tell you about the history of the USSR; as usual I will wait for your suggestions! Given that other proposals also gathered many votes in the survey, I will record them too (especially "Gothic Cathedrals", "Wine...
Get a free copy of the full audiobook and ebook: http://easyget.us/mabk/30/en/B0042JSRHI/book during the first two months of 1917 Russia was still a Romanov monarchy. Eight months later the Bolsheviks stood at the helm. They were little known to anybody when the year began, and their leaders were still under indictment for state treason when they came to power. You will not find another such sharp turn in history especially if you remember that it involves a nation of 150 million people. It is clear that the events of 1917, whatever you think of them, deserve study.leon Trotsky, from History of the Russian Revolution Regarded by many as among the most powerful works of history ever written, this book offers an unparalleled account of one of the most pivotal and hotly debated events in worl...
Get a free copy of the full audiobook and ebook: http://appgame.space/mabk/30/en/B000PC12NW/book In this concise interpretation of Wilson's Russian policy, Schild challenges the belief that Wilson's response to the 1917 October Revolution was exclusively ideological. Contrary to the belief that when Wilson sent American troops to intervene in 1918, his goal was to establish a democratic order in Russia, this book shows that his actions were more pragmatic. Wilson's belief in the superiority of liberalism over totalitarianism was so strong that he expected democratic forces in Russia to take power without outside aid. At the Paris Peace Conference, he rejected suggestions for an anti-soviet crusade. His July 1918 decision to intervene was not a part of Wilson's ideology. It was based on an ...
Listen to the full audiobook, or read it's ebook version: http://easyget.us/mabk/30/en/B003MNHZ8M/book Between 1917 and 1921, as revolution convulsed Russia, Jewishintellectuals and writers across the crumbling empire threw themselvesinto the pursuit of a "jewish renaissance." At the heart of theirprogram lay a radically new vision of Jewish culture predicated not onreligion but on art and secular individuality, national in scope yetcosmopolitan in content, framed by a fierce devotion to Hebrew oryiddish yet obsessed with importing and participating in the sharedculture of Europe and the world. These cultural warriors sought torecast themselves and other Jews not only as a modern nation but as anation of moderns. Kenneth Moss offers the first comprehensive look at thisfascinating moment in...
Listen to the full audiobook, or read it's ebook version: http://appgame.space/mabk/30/en/B000OI0TSG/book The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has provided fresh perspectives from which to view the Revolution out of which it grew. The Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, by Ronald Kowalski, reviews the ever-changing debate on the nature of the Russian Revolution.this collection of documents and sources includes:* newspapers, memoirs and literature * commentary and background information of each source * a narrative of the major events of the period * new material made available since the policy of glasnost * a re-examination of World War One and the Revolution * focus on thematic issues such as the actions of peasants and workers.for students of European history this will provide interesting...
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Secret Behind Communism The Ethnic Origins of the Russian Revolution and the Greatest Holocaust in the History of Mankind You must understand. The leading Bolsheviks who took over Russia were not Russians. They hated Russians. They hated Christians. Driven by ethnic hatred they tortured and slaughtered millions of Russians without a shred of human remorse. The October Revolution was not what you call in America the "Russian Revolution." It was an invasion and conquest over the Russian people. More of my countrymen suffered horrific crimes at their bloodstained hands than any people or nation ever suffered in the entirety of human history. It cannot be understated. Bolshevism was the greatest human slaughter of all time. The fact that most of the world is ignorant of this reality is proof ...
This animation explains the causes, main events and significance of the Russian Revolution.
European Civilization, 1648-1945 (HIST 202) The period between the Russian Revolution of February 1917, which resulted in the overthrow of the autocracy and the establishment of a provisional government, and the Bolshevik Revolution in October of that same year, offers an instructive example of revolutionary processes at work. During this interval, the fate of Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra, was bound up in the struggle for power amongst competing political factions in Russia. Until his death, Nicholas was convinced that the Russian people would rescue him from his captors. Such a belief would prove to be delusional, and the efforts on the part of liberals, socialists, and some Bolsheviks to arrange for a trial would fail to save the czar from the verdict of history. 00:00 - Chapter...
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DescriptionThe follow up to our sell-out Marx In A Day event. Sessions/speakers: 1. The first revolutions: the English, American and French revolutions Elaine Graham-Leigh, Author 'A Diet Of Austerity' 2. The Russian Revolution, 1917 Chris Bambery, author and broadcaster 3. Imperialism and revolution in the 'third world' Feyzi Ismail, Writer & researcher on South Asia 4. Can there be a revolution today? John Rees, Author, The ABC of Socialism