Russian Revolution By Bradley Hasegawa

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What it was and why it happened The Russian Revolution is a collective term for a series of revolutions the Russians had that lasted from 1917 to The first revolution occurred right before the 20's in Most of Russia had lost faith in their current leader Czar Nicholas II. The Russian government was completely corrupt, the economy was horrible, and Nicholas kept dissolving the Duma, the Russian parliament.

What and why cont… Although the immediate cause of the first phase of the revolution was the disastrous involvement in World War I. Militarily, imperial Russia was no match for industrialized Germany, and Russian casualties were greater than those sustained by any nation in any previous war. While all this is happening the economy is getting worse and worse because the war is sapping away at their money.

Striking and Violence On March 8 th people were hungry for food and started to protest against the current government and went to the Russian capital Petrograd. This strike was supported by many industrial workers and civilians all wanting to their demands met The protesters even clashed with the police but that did not discourage them at all and they still kept protesting

Striking and violence On March 10 th the workers started destroying police stations On March 11 th the local military was sent in to stop them, they even had to open fire on people but that still didn't discourage them. On March 12 th soldier after soldier defected (left the army) and because of this the imperial government was forced to resign. A new leader named Vladimir Lenin became the dictator of Russia and also made Russia the first Marxist state in the world.

Russian Civil War (Red vs. White) The next revolution happens in 1918 between the Bolsheviks (Reds) and the anti-Bolsheviks (Whites). This was a civil war between Communism (Reds) and anti-Communism (Whites) and lasted until The Red Army came about by making workers join the war, but they soon realized that just having workers didn't supply them with enough soldiers. Due to that they decided to force peasants to join the war, if they refused they would be taken hostage and be killed. The people that made up the anti-Bolsheviks were a loose confederation of forces aligned against the Communist government voluntarily united only in their opposition to Bolshevik rule. This included land-owners, republicans, conservatives, middle-class citizens, pro-monarchists, liberals, army generals, non-Bolshevik socialists who still had grievances and democratic reformists.

Red and White Propaganda

Other Issues Anti-Bolsheviks weren't the only ones who didn't like the Bolsheviks, the western allies also hated them for many reason like: They are that upset at the withdrawal of Russia from the war effort. They are worried about a possible Russo-German alliance, and perhaps most importantly. Also they have a massive foreign debt that they cannot pay off. During all this there was brutal warfare as well as a horrible winter were people froze to death from hypothermia. In the end the Bolsheviks (Communists) have victory over the anti-Bolsheviks and the establishment of the Soviet Union comes about.

The Aftermath Even though the Bolsheviks won the war they still suffered heavy casualties and losses There were droughts in 1920 and 1921, that led to famine Disease had reached a pandemic, with 3,000,000 dying of typhus alone in Millions more were also killed by widespread starvation and wholesale massacres by both sides. By 1922, there were at least 7,000,000 street children in Russia as a result of nearly 10 years of devastation from the Great War and the civil war.

The Deaths

Communism…some definitions to know first Bourgeoisie- the middle class/ruling class of capitalist society (manufacturers, bankers, etc.) Proletariat- the working class (especially manual labor/factory workers) who do not own huge property, but rely on employment of the bourgeoisie Appropriate (v)- to set apart, divvy up for a specific purpose Exploitation/exploit- to use for profit, selfish utilization.