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Bourgeoisie - the middle class Proletariat - workers or working-class people Class Conflict - the tension that arises between different social classes According to Marx society is divided between 2 people Bourgeoisie and Proletariat. -
khodynka tragedy - The Khodynka Tragedy was a fatal stampede that occurred on May 18, 1896, at Khodynka Field in Moscow, during celebrations for the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II Tsar Nicholas II was an autocratic and ineffective leader who was unwilling to share power or enact meaningful political reform, ultimately alienating segments of Russian society and contributing to the 1917 revolution No Nicholas was not ready to be tsar of russia -
They reacted by complex mix of shock, humiliation, and deep discontent that fueled the already-simmering domestic tensions and ultimately led to the 1905 Russian Revolution. -
- The clergy are the formal leaders within a religious organization who perform spiritual and religious functions
- St. Petersburg/Petrograd - the 2nd biggest city in Russia
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- Abdicate means to formally give up a position of power, such as a throne, or to fail to fulfill a duty or responsibility
- Here are some things that sparked the revolution in march, Political dissatisfaction, Economic hardship, Failed reforms, World War I, Food and fuel shortages, Discredited leadership,
- On March 8, 1917, thousands of women textile workers in Petrograd walked out of their factories and into the streets.
- He viewed the initial protests as a minor disturbance.
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Rasputin was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who gained immense influence over the final years of Russia's imperial family, the Romanov -
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist
"Peace, Land, and Bread"
While some of these were immediately and partially fulfilled, others were either broken or twisted -
Bolsheviks - a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party
Mensheviks - a member of the moderate non-Leninist wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party
Provisional Government - a temporary government established to manage a state during a period of political crisis or transition
Soviet - an elected local, district, or national council in the former Soviet Union.
overthrow Provisional Government, transfer power to the Soviets end Russia's participation in WW1 -
The Russian Gave up after they signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk because it was in an untenable position
They signed the treaty because they were in a position of complete military weakness and needed to end World War I at any cost to save their nascent revolutionary government -
Checka- The All-Russian Extraordinary Commission abbreviated as VChK and commonly known as the Cheka was the first Soviet secret police organization.
The leaders during red Terror were Vladimir Lenin, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Leon Trotsky, Yakov Sverdlov, and Yakov Peters -
Red Army - the military force of the Bolsheviks, later the Soviet Union, created in 1918 to protect the new communist state
White Army - collective name for the anti-Bolshevik forces that fought against the Red Army during the Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War broke out due to the destabilizing impact of the 1917 revolutions
Red Army's primary goal was to defend and preserve the Bolshevik government
overthrow the Bolshevik government and reverse its radical policies
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War communism was the economic and political system implemented by the Bolshevik government in Russia from 1918 to 1921 to win the Russian Civil War
The purpose of War Communism was to centralize the Soviet economy to supply the Red Army and maintain Bolshevik control during the Russian Civil War -
Vladimir Lenin altered communism primarily through his concepts of the vanguard party and the application of revolution in a pre-industrial society, which were significant departures from Karl Marx's original theories. His adaptations, known as Leninism, laid the foundation for the one-party authoritarian states of the Soviet Union and other communist nations
Lenin "altered" or adapted Marxism primarily to apply the theory to the specific, agrarian conditions of Russia -
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held office as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1922 to 1952 and as premier from 1941 until his death.