1. The Russian Revolution
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The Russian Revolution

2. Germany declares war on Russia, therefore uprising a sense of patriotism among the Russian people.
Russian troops marching

3. Czar Nicholas II disappoints the people of Russia by being corrupt and failing to meet their needs.

4. Revolution Of 1905 Under rule of Tsar Nicholas II.
Caused by unhappy working classes.
Workers believed they should own the land they worked on.
Peasants were forced to industrialize.
Constitutional Democratic Party and the Duma was formed.

5. Tsarina Alexandra

6. Rasputin

7. Collapse of the Imperial Government
The influence of Rasputin over Alexandra threw the government into chaos.
Gregory Rasputin was assassinated December
Nicholas II’s wife accused of treason.

8. March Revolution Took place March 12th.
The March Revolution is a well-known revolution.
Tsar removed March 17th.
Consisted of strikes and riots.
Duma declared itself a provisional government.

9. November Revolution Took place November 6th.
Private property of the wealthy was abolished and distributed to peasants.
Treaty formed with the Germans.
Revolutionary army emerged.
Russia’s society and economy was destroyed.

10. Russian Crowd Protesting
Sign reads "Down With The 10 Capitalist Ministers/ All Power To The Soviets Of Workers', Soldiers', And Peasants' Deputies/ And To The Socialist Ministers/

11. The crowd after the troops

12. Causes of Russian Revolution
Revolutionary middle class.
Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra.
Gregory Rasputin.
Corruption in government.
World War l.
Economic and social crisis.

13. Workers began to complain, because of unsanitary and overcrowded conditions. Meanwhile, new ideas were born in the cities.

14. The February Revolution brought together members of the Imperial parliament to form the Russian Provisional Government.

15. For a period of time, the Provisional Government kept state power, while the Soviets governed the lower class citizens.
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
General L. G. Kornilov of the RVP

16. The October Revolution, led by Vladimir Lenin marked the beginning of the spread of communism

17. Vladimir Lenin Played key role in Russian Revolutions.
Member of the Bolshevik Party.
“Peace, Land, Bread”.
Extremely charismatic personality.

18. The Russian Civil War is fought in 1918, between the Red Army (radical communist revolutionaries) and the White Army (monarchists, conservatives, liberals and moderate socialists ).

19. On July 16, Czar Nicholas 11, his wife Alexandra, and their children are executed.

20. The Russian Revolution lasted until 1923.

21. Stalin Propaganda