1917 revolutions' Flashcards
feb:
what did participation in ww1 cause?
what did this intensify?
deterioration in socioeconomic conditions
criticisms of N2 and his governance
feb:
why did matters become serious?
how many ppl from Petrograd garrison decided to join protests?
what was Petrograd Soviet created for?
when series of strikes and protests led to workers being fired upon by troops
roughly half Petrograd garrison
to rule alongside provisional duma committee
what did N2 have no choice on?
abdication on 2nd march 1917
what was formed to deal with station until consistent assembly could be declared?
prov gov
oct:
who was becoming frustrated with prov gov
members of soviet plus many bolsheviks
oct:
what were bolshevik and soviet main grievances?
economic issues and the nature of Russias continuation in war
oct
who has majority in soviet oct 1917?
what did they do?
bolsheviks
used advantage to seize power of prov govt
who replaced autocratic rule?
what was impacts of this?
prov gov
more liberal rule, issued decree on free speech and political amnesty
what happened when Lenin came to power?
totalitarian regime comparable to autocracy of tsars, despite promising Dictatorship of proletariat
who was arrested? ad by who?
who were they replaced by?
embers of old prov govt arrested by bolsheviks
by new political figures who opposed bourgeoisie
what did bolsheviks encourage? and why?
formation of soviets in other Russian cities and towns
needed to gain support of other regions in order to maintain power
in October 1917, what did the second all-russian congress of soviets authorise?
who was/wasnt happy?
bolsheviks a mandate to rule provided the soviets would be the true base of power
most congress happy, right wing SRs and Mensheviks walked out in protest bc they thought it signalled the sort of a bolshevik monopoly of power
what did the bolsheviks allow the constituent assembly?
who did it come second to?
when was this shut down? and why?
allowed elections
SRS
1 day-bc lenin didn’t have enough of a power base- caused uproar
what was the new political structure in jan 1918?
sovnarkom- soviet of pals commissars- like a cabinet
what happened to bolsheviks?
what did russia soon resemble?
tho sovnarkom was result of elections, system was dominated by Bolshevik Party still
a single party state
