Feb Revolution And Oct Revolution 1917

Question 1

What role did Rasputin play in the downfall of the Tsar in Feb 1917

Answer 1

Appointing friends as ministers.

Him and the Tsarina are said to be pro German

Question 2

What occurred Jan 9th of 1917?

Answer 2

Anniversary of blood Sunday
(140,000 workers from at least 120 factories)

Question 3

What happened on Feb 14th 1917?

Answer 3

Another strike with about 84,000 workers from around 54 factories. This became daily events.

Question 4

Who were the Kronstadt sailors?

Answer 4

Located at the Kronstadt base overlooking Petrograd

They supported the Bolsheviks in 1917 and was a crucial part of the success of the Oct revolution

Important allies for the Bolsheviks after the Feb Rev and opposed the provisional government

They declared a Kronstadt republic and took part in the 1917 Munity

Helped towards the abdication of the tsar in Feb’17

Question 5

What happened on the 18th of Feb?

Answer 5

A full scale strike at putilov steel works

Question 6

What happened on the 23rd of Feb?

Answer 6

International women’s day joined by the putilov strikers

Question 7

What happened on the 25th of Feb?

Answer 7

General strikes through Petrograd

Question 8

From the 27th of Feb, how many troops were supporting the revolution?

Answer 8

150,000 troops were actively supporting the revolution

Question 9

What happened 28th Feb?

Answer 9

Remaining ministers abandoned their responsibilities.

Question 10

What happened 7th March?

Answer 10

Nicholas II, abdication statement.

Question 11

What was the provisional government?

Answer 11

Temporary government led by George Lvov which originally supported constitutional reform.

Question 12

Who did the Provisional government share dual authority with?

Answer 12

Petrograd soviet

Question 13

Who are the Petrograd soviet?

Answer 13

A workers council previously set up in 1905

Initially as a watchdog for the workers

Was able to restrain the government and had ultimate control over the army (Soviet order number 1)

Question 14

What were some effective changes/ introductions from using dual authority?

Answer 14

Recognition of trade unions

8hr day for industrial workers

Full civil and religious freedoms

Commitment to a constituent assembly (parliament)

Question 15

What were the downfalls of dual authority?

Answer 15

Different political views

Disagree on the issue of the war and land question

Question 16

What did it mean by the Dictatorship of the proletariak?

Answer 16

Withering away of the state- communist Eutopia

Question 17

What did Lenin do when he first came back to Russia?

Answer 17

Published his April theses

Question 18

What was the land question?

Answer 18

Where land shortages were a huge problem in 1917

Peasants believed that the Feb rev would bring them land but it didn’t

Unequal distribution of land and wealth

The dual authority didn’t have a solution to the land question

Question 19

What were problems for the Prov gov

Answer 19

They wanted to continue with WW1- unpopular with many people

Strikes occurred

Sailors and workers at the Kronstadt naval base set up their own government independence

Question 20

What was the July days? And why were they almost a disaster for the bolsheviks

Answer 20

Unrest was increasing throughout Russia and focused on the Prov Gov

The July Days rising(3-6jul)
Widespread demonstrations
Confused and disorderly
Supported by the Bolsheviks?
Easily crushed by government troops

Question 21

What was the Kornilov affair?

Answer 21

Kornilov hated Lenin and the Soviet’s and had not fully accepted the Feb revolution.
Kornilov released Bolsheviks with guns so they could fight against Kerensky.

Question 22

What did the soviets control?

Answer 22

Railways
Power supplies
Soldiers in the Petrograd garrison

Question 23

Who became leader of the military revolutionary committee?

Answer 23

Trotsky

Question 24

Who became chairman of the Pet soviet?

Answer 24

Trotsky

Question 25

Who disagreed with Lenin about the time of the revolution?

Answer 25

Kamenev

Question 26

How did the Bolsheviks take over Petrograd?

Answer 26

7th Nov’ 17- Trotsky organised the red guard so they could take control of:
The train stations and bridges
The main telegraph office
Other key buildings in Petrograd.
Kerensky fled and the Bolsheviks took the city