Russian Revolution Flashcards
What was imperial russia like
It stretched over 4000 miles and had around 130 milion people
What was the tsars family celebrating
In febuary 1913 russia celebrates 300 years of rule from the Romanovs - the tsars family
What was the russian capital
St Petersburg
What happened in lead up to the abdication
In march 8th 1917 thousands of workers in st petersburg filled in the streets demonstrating against the imperialist government. The tsars troops refused to fire on the people and joinned them. This was now a revolution
When did he abdicate and what happened to the government
16 march, a new provisional government took control of russia.
When did lenin return to russia
16 April 1917
Who was vladimir lenin
Leader of the bolshevik party and believed in communism.
What is communism
An iseoglogy where all property is owned by the people and each person contributes and receves depending on their needs
What did communists believe in
• everyone should have a n equal share
in Rusia’s wealth
• peasants should have a share of the land
• workers should own a share of the factory where they worked
• the war should be ended immediately.
What happened after the privisional government took over
October 1917 the bolsheviks seized power from the provisional government.
What happened after the new bolshevik government formed
A civil war between 1918 and 1921 between the reds (bolsheviks and communist army) and white (tsarist army who were loyal)
What was the specific date of the october revolution
October 25 1917 st petersburg
What actually happened in the october revolution
Workers and communists stormed the winter palace, many of the guards left there posts to escape or wernt bothered. Some joined the bolshevik uprise.
What were some failures in the october uprising
Sailors who were expected to help arrived late,
Huge feild guns were too rusty to fire
No oje could find the red lsnturn which was the signal to start the attack
What was the reason the october revolution worked
Hardly anyone came to support the provisional government
What was the outcome of the october revolution
The bolsheviks had seized power but were not fully control. There were still many oppositions and the parliment was still in a multi-part state.
The provisional government had promised an election for a new constituent to represent them (leader). Lenin was forced to go ahead with this.election however the bolsheviks were doing bad,y and were outnumbered in the constituent assembly.
He was determined to make russia communist so in january 1918 he sent soldiers to the constituent and closed it down taking power.
RUSSIA HAD BECOME A ONE PARTY STATE
What did lenin to to finaly take power
Send soldiers to close down the constituent (parliment) and took power
What was the name of st petersburg in those days
Petrograd
What was the first thing the bolsheviks did in power
They were desperate for oeace with germany and sent diolotmats to negociate peace terms in november 1917
Where did these diplomats go
Brest Litovsk
When did they decide on a agreement to end the war
Peace was decided in march 3rd 1918
What were the russian people unhappy about with this ‘shameful peace’
Russia had to give up alot of land
• 34% of Russia’s population
• 32% of Russia’s agricultural land
• 54% of Russia’s factories
• 89% of Russia’s coal-mines.
What were the decrees that lenin passed
In 1917,
• Women were declared equal to men.
• Peasants who had a surplus of grain were forced to hand it over to the government so that people in the cities would have enough bread.
• Factories were taken away from their owners and placed under the control of workers’ committees.
• All land was taken away from the Tsar and the old landlords.
• A maximum 48-hour working week was declared for factory workers.
• Money and jewellery in rich people’s bank accounts were taken by the state.
• Rich people were forced to share there houses with poor families
What happened to the tsars family
They were put under house arrest in a palace near st petersburg
What was finally decided to be done with the romanovs
As of rumours of plots to free the imperial famoly, the communists moved the romanovs to a town called Ekaterinburg in the Ural mountains.
What was the town the tsar was sent to called
Ematerinburg in the Ural mountains
How and when did the tsar and his family. Die.
On the night of 16th july 1918 secret police officers awoke the tsar and tsarina and there 5 children were brought down into the cellar. They were told it was unsafe upstairs in there beedrooms. When they were all in the cellar they opened fire.
Who were the secret police
Lenins Cheka who excecuted and tortured aponents
Did any of the romanov survive
2 of the children were still alive so they were fineshed off with bayonets and bullets to the head
Where the the bodies of the romanovs burried
The corpses were driven off in a lorry to be thrown down a deep mine shadt but the lorry got stuck in mud. They were burried in the ground with sulphuric acid on there faces so they couldnt be recognised.
Where the the bodies of the romanovs burried
The corpses were driven off in a lorry to be thrown down a deep mine shadt but the lorry got stuck in mud. They were burried in the ground with sulphuric acid on there faces so they couldnt be recognised.
What happened after the death of the tsars
Lenin denied ordering the excecution of them and insisted it was the local boslheviks in Ekaterinburg
