1. Russian Revolution
1917
Russia becomes a Communist State

2. Infant USSR threaten with invasion, famine, and social unrest
Infant USSR threaten with invasion, famine, and social unrest. To counter this,designers Dimitri Moor created pro-Bolshevik properganda.

3. Life under the Czar
Most people in Russia were poor peasants called serfs who lived on land owned by wealthy landowners
Students protests, peasant revolts, and worker strikes were common

4. Life under the Czar
The Russo-Japanese War ended in a humiliating defeat for Russia and showed that Czarist rule was weak and disorganized.
His empire covered nearly a sixth of the earth's surface, but he had little of the practical knowledge necessary to govern it, and he distrusted those who did

5. Life under the Czar
World War I brought great suffering to the Russian people
It brought shortages in housing, food, and fuel
Russian armies were ill-equipped and were soundly defeated – 1.7 million killed, 5 million injured.

7. Rasputin Tsar Nicholas Romanov and family youngest daughter Anastasia
son Alexei
Rasputin

8. March Revolution 1917 Bread riots
The 1st Revolution: THE Russian Revolution
March Revolution 1917
Bread riots
Soldiers sent to end the violent protests side with the demonstrators
Czar Nicholas is forced to resign (abdicate)
Bloodless revolution
Provisional government set up with Alex Kerensky in charge
Keeps Russia in the war

9. Germany takes advantage of Russian unrest
Germany knows USA coming to Western front; wants to get rid of Russians on Eastern front
Helps exiled Lenin to return

10. November Revolution 1917 Wages increased between revolutions
The 2nd Revolution: the October Revolution
November Revolution 1917
Wages increased between revolutions
Cost of food and other necessities increased at a higher rate
On an average, food increased in price 556 per cent., or 51 per cent more than wages.
On an average the above categories of necessities increased about 1,109 per cent, in price, more than twice the increase of salaries
Bolsheviks/Communists/Reds take power

11. November Revolution 1917

12. November Revolution 1917
Civil War breaks out – Reds (Lenin) vs. Whites (Leon Trotsky)
Bolsheviks/Communists also known as Reds win through shear brutality – even when out numbered.
Vladimir Lenin leads the revolution based upon his own interpretations of the writings of Karl Marx
Lenin signs Treaty of Brest-Litvosk with Germany to get out of war

13. November Revolution 1917

14. Peasants
Peasants back the Bolsheviks because they promised to redistribute the land owned by the nobility

15. Marxism
Believed humanity was changing, Industrialization was to blame. Horrified by working conditions.
Capitalists were getting richer than workers creating a significant gap between the two
Believed one of the following would happen:
Rich must redistribute wealth
A worker led violent revolution

16. Lenin is the new ruler The first ruler of the USSR
His slogan
“ Peace, Land, and Bread”

17. USSR
Under the new communism Russia became the U.S.S.R = United Soviet Socialist Republics.
It was a federation of socialists republics

18. Lenin
Lenin differed from Marx in his belief that the world wide communist revolution had to be led by a power elite forcing it forward – not just the common man.

19. Lenin Communist Party was the only party allowed.
The use of force and terror through the secret police (Cheka) was necessary and good for the cause
Any potential opponent was jailed or murdered

20. Lenin His Economic Plan was called the Five Year Plan
rapid industrialization
collective farms
the first five year plan worked but at a cost- human rights were violated

21. Lenin’s Death Died in January 1924.
Believed Leon Trotsky should replace him as leader. Trotsky had successfully lead Red Army against the White Army. Had a vision of the Soviet Union in line with Lenin. He wanted to focus on agriculture.

22. Lenin’s Death The result of Lenin’s death?
A power struggle amongst Communist leaders!

23. Lenin’s Death
Lenin believed that Stalin could not handle the power that came with leadership. Stalin believed in the industrialization of the nation.
Stalin takes control, has Trotsky killed.

24. Stalin Stalin has his own Five Year Plans He is terrifyingly brutal
He will force the modernization of the Soviet Union through forced communism

25. Stalin Stalin pushes a collectivization of agriculture
The result? Widespread food shortages

26. Stalin
Under Stalin the Soviet Union developed heavy industry and became VERY industrialized

27. Stalin
Stalin’s opponents are either jailed or murdered

28. Stalin
Stalin’s Great Purge – get rid of all opponents

29. Stalin
Gulag Labor Camp

30. Stalin
Under Stalin life was full or censorship and secret police

31. Which Came First? Russian Revolution March 1917 Bolshevik Revolution
Russo Japanese War
World War I
March 1917
Oct 1917
1904
1914