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The Russian Revolution Hour 7

By jbrylski

  • Marxist Revolutionaries Split

    Marxist Revolutionaries Split
    Lenin leads the radical bolsheviks; he has to flee to Europe from Russia to avoid being arrested. Will he return?
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    The Russian Revolution

  • Russia Goes Down

    Russia Goes Down
    Japan attacks Russia at Port Auther, because of a series of broken agreements. Japan wins.

  • Holy Sunday becomes bloody Sunday

    Holy Sunday becomes bloody Sunday
    200,000 workers and families approached the Czar's winter palace carrying petiton asking for better working conditions and personal freedom.Czar ordered firing squad on protesters; 1,000 wounded and several hundred dead.

  • Nicholas Promises Freedom

    Nicholas Promises Freedom
    Meeting of first Duma; Russia's parliament. Czar threatened by their power; dissolves it in 10 weeks.

  • Russia goes into WW1

    Russia goes into WW1
    Russia goes into the great war and suffers great losses; 4 millon killed or wounded in the 1st year. Russia not prepared for this war.

  • Rasputin (Mad Monk from Siberia)

    Rasputin (Mad Monk from Siberia)
    The so called healer, self proclaimed monk has huge influence over the Czarina and her family; many are unhappy with the situation and plot to kill him. Will the monk ever die?

  • Women Strike

    Women Strike
    Women textile workers strike, and riots form over bread and fuel. This time soldiers side with the workers. Czar loses power and must step down.

  • Armed workers storm the Palace

    Armed workers storm the Palace
    Armed factory workers strom the winter palace and arrest goverment workers. Lenin returns.

  • A treaty is here

    A treaty is here
    Russia and Germany sign a treaty; Russia bows out of WWI.

  • The Death of the Romanovs

    The Death of the Romanovs
    The Czar and his family are put under house arrest; Lenin eventually orders their execution to help his Reds defeat the Whites

  • Civil War: more deadly than earlier revolutions

    Civil War: more deadly than earlier revolutions
    The Red army shows Bolsheviks can seize power and keep it. The communists defeat those loyal to the Czar (Whites).

  • Put aside new plans for small-scale capitalism

    Put aside new plans for small-scale capitalism
    The new economic policy NEP. reforms under NEP allow Peasants to sell their own crops.

  • Lenin has a stroke

    Lenin has a stroke
    Bolshevic revolution; The country named union of soviet socialist republics (USSR) in honor of the councils that helped launch bolshevic revolution. Lenin suffers a stroke; who will take power?