Key Facts:1917-1924 Flashcards
In 1917,? than half of the ? million people living in Russia were ethnically Russian
In 1917, less than half of the 180 million people living in Russia were ethnically Russian
? factory worker’s wives and children were shot on Bloody Sunday
130 factory worker’s wives and children were shot
?% of all Russian people were peasants in 1914
90% of all Russian people were peasants in 1914
The Trudoriks won ? seats in the first Duma
The Trudoriks won over 100 seats in the first Duma
The right-wing of the Socialist Revolutionaries was banned in ? the left-wing of the party was banned in ?
The right-wing of the Soicalist Revolutionaries were banned in 1917. The left-wing of the party were banned in 1921
?g of bread per person per day in 1914
500g of bread per person per day
Between 1913-1916 railway locomotive production ? due to the strain of the war
Between 1913-1916 railway locomotive production halved due to the strain of the war
There were ?Prime Ministers, ? Foreign Secretaries and ? Defence Ministers under Rasputin
There were 4 Prime Ministers, 3 Foreign Secretaries and 3 Defence Ministers under Rasputin
Workers on the ?th of October in 1916 (Bryansk), went on strike because they hadn’t eaten bread, only ? for ? weeks
Workers on the 8th of October in 1916 (Bryansk), went on strike because they hadn’t eaten bread, only potatoes for 2 weeks
? workers went on strike in Moscow and ? in Petrograd in ? 1917
30,000 workers went on strike in Moscow and 145,000 in Petrograd in January 1917
There was ?% inflation in 1917
There was 300% inflation in 1917
In the winter of 1916 to 1917, the temperature fell to ? degrees below zero
In the winter of 1916 to 1917, the temperature fell to 35 degrees below zero
? workers from ? different factories went on strike in Petrograd on the ?th February 1917
100,000 workers from 58 different factories went on strike in Petrograd on the 14th February 1917
? workers were locked out of Putilov Steel Works
20,000 workers were locked out of Putilov Steel Works
? workers went on strike and ? factories closed on the ?rd February 1917
90,000 workers went on strike and 50 factories closed on the 23rd February 1917
? people were on the streets on the ?rd February 1917
240,000 people were on the streets on the 23rd February 1917
? workers went on strike, called for an end to Tsardom and sang ‘La Marseillaise’ on the ?th February 1917
200,000 workers went on strike, called for an end to Tsardom and sang ‘La Marseillaise’ on the 24th February 1917
? people went on strike and all the major factories, public transport + shops were closed on the ?th February 1917
250,000 people went on strike and all the major factories, public transport + shops were closed on the 25th February 1917
The soldiers killed ?protestors on the ?th February 1917
The soldiers killed 40 protestors on the 24th February 1917
? soldiers mutinied + joined them protestors and gave them ? rifles
66,000 soldiers mutinied + joined them protestors and gave them 40,000 rifles
Strikes became more common - 1912 - ? workers on strike by 1914 - ?
Strikes became more common - 1912 - 750,000 workers on strike by 1914 - 1,450,000
? million soilders deserted in 1916
1.5 million soilders deserted in 1916
By Jan 1917 Petrograd was only receiving ?% of its total grain requirements - Petrograd only received ? of food ? of fuel required
By Jan 1917 Petrograd was only receiving 48% of its total grain requirements - Petrograd only received ⅓ of food ½ of fuel required
? trains were no longer able to carry freight in 1917
575 trains were no longer able to carry freight in 1917
Before war Moscow - ? wagons of grain per month - ? in Feb 1917
Before war Moscow - 2200 wagons of grain per month - 700 in Feb 1917
? million men went to hospital - only ? beds
Lost ? million men out of ? million during WW1
4 million men went to hospital - only 100,00 beds
Lost 8 million men out of 15 million during WW1
Increase in literacy rates from ?% in 1897 to ?% in 1917
Increase in literacy rates from 21% in 1897 to 40% in 1917
Bolshevik Party membership was
? in February/March 1917
Bolshevik Party membership was
20,000 in February/March 1917
There were ? Bolsheviks in PS Feb/March 1917
There were 40 Bolsheviks in PS Feb/March 1917
3rd June the Petrograd Soviet passed a vote of confidence in the PG by ? votes to ? votes
3rd June the Petrograd Soviet passed a vote of confidence in the PG by 543 votes to 126 votes
? factories closed - ? jobs lost in the lead up to the July Days
586 factories closed - 100,000 jobs lost in the lead up to the July Days
During the July Days ? Kronstadt armed sailors join in on 4th July ? armed workers stormed Tauride Palace
During the July Days 20,000 Kronstadt armed sailors join in on 4th July 70,000 armed workers stormed Tauride Palace
Bolsheviks now had ? members; produced ? newspapers (including Pravda) + ‘Red Guard numbered ? in September 1917
Bolsheviks now had ? members; produced ? newspapers (including Pravda) + ‘Red Guard numbered ? in September 1917
Under Trotsky’s + the MRC’S control were ? Red Guards, ? Baltic sailors and ? soldiers of the remaining Petrograd garrison units
Under Trotsky’s + the MRC’s control were 200,000 Red Guards, 60,000 Baltic sailors and 150,000 soldiers of the remaining Petrograd garrison units
Constituent Assembly Election Results
SRs - ? million votes - ? seats
Bolsheviks - ? million votes - ? seats
SRs - 17.5 million votes - 370 seats
Bolsheviks - 9.8 million votes - 175 seats
Pravda and Izvestia were shut down on the ?rd October
Pravda and Izvestia were shut down on the ?rd October
? soldiers and Kronstadt sailors moved into the city on the ?th
5000 soldiers and Kronstadt sailors moved into the city on the 24th
3rd All-Russian Congress of Soviets the - Bolsheviks had a majority of - ? out of ? delegates
3rd All-Russian Congress of Soviets the - Bolsheviks had a majority of - 441 out of 707 delegates
Cheka grew massively - March 1918 = ? employees - by 1921 = ?
Cheka grew massively - March 1918 = 120 employees - by 1921 = 143,000
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Impact:
Russia loses ? million people
Lost ?% of farmland
Lost?% of coal and iron reserves
Lost ?% of its railway lines, ?% of its iron ore + coal supplies + ? of its agricultural production
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Impact:
Russia loses 62 million people
Lost 27% of farmland
Lost 74% of coal and iron reserves
Lost 26% of its railway lines, 74% of its iron ore + coal supplies + 1/3 of its agricultural production
June 1918 - Petrograd workforce fallen by ?% - population of the city declined from 3 million - ? million
bread ration in Petrograd fell to ?g per day
June 1918 - Petrograd workforce fallen by ?% - population of the city declined from 3 million - ? million
bread ration in Petrograd fell to ?g per day
