Feb Revolution And Oct Revolution 1917 Flashcards
What role did Rasputin play in the downfall of the Tsar in Feb 1917
Appointing friends as ministers.
Him and the Tsarina are said to be pro German
What occurred Jan 9th of 1917?
Anniversary of blood Sunday
(140,000 workers from at least 120 factories)
What happened on Feb 14th 1917?
Another strike with about 84,000 workers from around 54 factories. This became daily events.
Who were the Kronstadt sailors?
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
What happened on the 18th of Feb?
A full scale strike at putilov steel works
What happened on the 23rd of Feb?
International women’s day joined by the putilov strikers
What happened on the 25th of Feb?
General strikes through Petrograd
From the 27th of Feb, how many troops were supporting the revolution?
150,000 troops were actively supporting the revolution
What happened 28th Feb?
Remaining ministers abandoned their responsibilities.
What happened 7th March?
Nicholas II, abdication statement.
What was the provisional government?
Temporary government led by George Lvov which originally supported constitutional reform.
Who did the Provisional government share dual authority with?
Petrograd soviet
Who are the Petrograd soviet?
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)
What were some effective changes/ introductions from using dual authority?
Recognition of trade unions
8hr day for industrial workers
Full civil and religious freedoms
Commitment to a constituent assembly (parliament)
What were the downfalls of dual authority?
Different political views
Disagree on the issue of the war and land question
What did it mean by the Dictatorship of the proletariak?
Withering away of the state- communist Eutopia
What did Lenin do when he first came back to Russia?
Published his April theses
What was the land question?
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
What were problems for the Prov gov
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
What was the July days? And why were they almost a disaster for the bolsheviks
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
What was the Kornilov affair?
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.
What did the soviets control?
Railways
Power supplies
Soldiers in the Petrograd garrison
Who became leader of the military revolutionary committee?
Trotsky
Who became chairman of the Pet soviet?
Trotsky
