3. The March Revolution 1917 – the first of two

4. The Initial Outbreak Increasing strikes Widespread food shortages 200 000 strikers in St. Petersburg called for overthrow of the Tsar

6. Moscow Fallen March 14, 1917 Tsar abdicates March 16 – the Soviet (radicals) and the Duma declare a Provisional Government

7. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT

8. Provisional Government Promised a Constituent Assembly with universal secret ballot to legalize strikes Power Struggle Begins…

9. Weakness of the Prov Govt 1.Did not recognize the catastrophic condition of Russia

10. 2.saw themselves as illegitimate because they had not been elected

11. 3.The leaders wished to continue fighting in the Great War

12. Lenin

13. “Peace, Bread, and Land”

14. Immediate end to war “Peace, Bread, and Land”

15. All power to the Soviets “Peace, Bread, and Land”

16. Seizure of the gentry land “Peace, Bread, and Land”

17. Seizure of factories

18. The Last Stages of the Prov Gov’t Alexander Kerensky

19. Kornilov Affair

20. Ongoing protests/strikes worry Kerensky He asks Kornilov to protect the Prov Gov Kornilov betrayed Kerensky - attempted a coup Kerensky turns to the Red Guard (Bolsheviks) to defend the government.

21. The November Revolution 1917 – the second of two

22. Bolsheviks take power

23. November Revolution Lenin returned on October 23 rd and the Bolsheviks arrested the Provisional Government by the 7 th of November Peace, Bread, Land!