1. The Russian Revolution & Stalin’s Soviet Union

2. Russia Ruled by Czars Ruled Russia for 300 years (Czar = King)
Believed in Absolute Rule (1 person has total power)
Repression of People
Religious
Secret Police Force
Language
Education
Economic

3. The Bolshevik Revolution
Bolshevik = Radical supporters of Communism wanted immediate change
Acts of Revolution
Bloody Sunday (1905)
March Revolution (1917) = (Forces the Czar from power)
Russia leaves World War I (1917)
Russian Civil War =
14 million dead
Bolsheviks Win
Lenin = Leader of the Bolsheviks

4. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Russia becomes the USSR / Soviet Union
Communism = Equal Society without class (no rich/poor)
Lenin dies = Joseph Stalin gains control
Stalin means “Man of Steel”

5. Totalitarian Russia
Totalitarianism = Govt. controls every aspect of a persons life
The Great Purge = Stalin wipes out “enemies of the state”
13 Million Dead ( )
Command Economy = Govt. makes all economic decisions
5 Year Plans = Raise industrial production (Steel, Coal, Oil)

6. Stalin Gains Total Control
Collective Farms = Land taken from peasants to form Govt. farms
Kulak resistance wiped out (10 million dead)
Positives =
Better education
Industry Grows
Equal rights for women
Negatives outweigh positives
No personal freedom
Unfair court system