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Czar Nicolas Rule
-continued the tradition of Russian autocracy
-blinded him to the changing conditions of time -
Industrialization
-number of factories doubled, still Russia lagged behind
-to finance the buildup of Russian industry, govn't sought foreign investors + raised taxes -rapid industrialization stirred discontent among people
-several revolutionary movements grew and competed for power -
Development of Revolutionary Groups
-rapid industrialization stirred discontent among people
-several revolutionary movements grew and competed for power -Bolsheviks led by Lenin (more radical)
-Marxists led by Marx (dictatorship of the workers) -
Bloody Sunday
-200,000 workers and their families approached the Czar's winter palace demanding more personal freedom and better working conditions -1000 were wounded and several killed -
World War I
-Nicholas II made the decision to drag Russia into WWI
-however, they were poorly equipped and faced many problems -
The March Revolution
-female textile workers led a citywide strike -
The Czar steps down
-the protests created an uprising and forced Nicholas II to abdicate his throne. He and his family were executed a year later -
The Bolshevik Revolution
-Shortly after, Lenin and the Bolsheviks gained control of the Petrograd soviet, as well as the soviets in other major Russian cities. -
Lenin in Power
-People rallied to Lenin's slogan, "Peace, land, and bread".
-He gained widespread appeal
-Some people opposed Lenin's style of socialism.
-Civil war raged in Russia from 1918-1920
-Lenin worked to restore the destroyed economy and government. -
Stalin Becomes a Dictator
-Lenin suffered a stroke. Although he survived, the commotion created large competition for leading the Communist Party -Stalin's competion was Leon Trotsky, who was later exiled in 1929. -Stalin then became the dictator, wielding absolute power.
