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Marxist Revolutionaries Split
Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. the charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader -
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The Russian Revolution
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Russia's Series of Bad Luck
Russia's repeated losses in multiple wars show the Czar's weakness in power and military strategies. This was the spark that started the intense fire of revolution. Things started to look badly for Russia once a revolution began in the middle of a war. -
Bloody Sunday
200,000 workers & families approached the Czar's winter palace. They petitioned for better working conditions, more freedom, and elected legislature. soldiers fired into the crowd and wounded 1000 & killed 700. -
The First Duma
The first Duma (Russia's first parliament). The leaders wanted to have Russai become a sonstitutional monarchy like Britan. -
WW1
Nicholas II draged Russia into WW1 even though Russian economy and military where not ready for a war. -
Strikes on textile
Women textile workers had a city wide strike. Also riots brokeout for five days over bread and fule. -
The storming of the palace
Armed factory workers storme the Czar's winter palace and take over the government. -
The treaty
Russia and Germany sign a treaty of Brest-Litovsk and Russia gave territory to Germany. -
Civil War
Civil War raged on along with the expence of famine. -
Crop Sales
Nepolean allowed peasents to sell acres of crops instead of giving them to the gov. Lets the peasents do their own thing with the gov.Controls the rest.
