Russian+Revolution

=Russian Revolution by Katelyn Bjerke, Hali Johnson, & Raymond McGovern= "God save the Czar"-Marchers in the Bloody Sunday

Terms: 1) Soviets- The soviets were councils composed of representative from the workers and soldiers. Soviets sprang up in army units, factory towns, and rural areas. 2) War communism- Was used to ensure regular supplies for the Red Army. It meant government control of banks and most industries, the seizing of grain from peasants, and the centralization of state administration under Communist control. 3) Cheka- A new Red secret police began a Red Terror aimed at the destruction of all those who opposed the new regime. 4) Petrograd- formerly St. Petersburg. Bread rationing happened in Petrograd. 10000 women marched through Petrograd 5) Duma- legislative body, established the provisional government. Consisted of middle-class Duma representatives 6) Bolsheviks- begas as a small faction of a Marxist party called the Russian Social Democrats. Under the leadership of Vladimir Ilyich Ulianov 7) Vanguard- A vanguard (forefront) of activists must form a small party of well-disciplined professional revolutionaries to accomplish the task 8) Red Army- the Communist Army. Well-disciplined fighting force. Single-minded sense of purpose. Determination that comes from revolutionary zeal and convictions 9) White Army- anti-Communist Army. Political differences created distrust among the Whites and prevented them from cooperating effectively with one another. No common goal 10) October Manifesto- Czar guarantees individual liberties. Set up a parliament. Stopped Revolution of 1905. Leaders of Revolution executed.

Important People: 1. V.I Lenin: Leader of the Bolsheviks, known as Vladmir Llyichc Ulianov. He brought down Russia when he took control of the provisional Government. 2. Bolsheviks: They began as a small faction of the Marxist Party, but under the leadership of V.I Lenin it turned into a group that just wanted violent revolutions. 3. Czar Nicholas II: He has his wife Alexandra, and his five children, he thought he was a military genious,and took down the czarist regime. He and his family were murdered by Lenin in 1918 4. Alexandra: Czar Nicholas II's wife, she believed in the 'wise words' of a prophet Rasputin. Most of Russia did not like her because they thought she was a German allie. 5.Grigori Rasputin: A serbian phesant man who thought he was holy, who helped the Czar and his familly, expecially his son because he had Hemophilia so Rasputin hipnotized him. 6.Alexander Kerensky: Headed tge provisional government, he decided to carry on the war for Russia to preserve the honor for the country. 7.Leon Trotsky: He was said to be the 'organizational Genius' who made the Red Army a well disciplined fighting force. 8. Joseph Stalin: Politburo member, fought with Trotsky over the position of general secratary. 9. Anastasia: Daughter of the czar, wgho has had a big mystery. A woman said to be here showed up 20 years after her family was said to be murdered. That woman was Anna Anderson, but she was mistaken because Anastasia's body was found in the 1990's. 10. Peter Stolypin: He was Russias prime minister, and he had the hanging of political opponents, which were called 'Stolypins Neckties'

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Summary: Russia was unprepared both militarily and technologically for the total war of World War I. Russia had no good military leaders, and Czar Nicholas II insisted on taking charge of the armed forces, although he had no knowledge or training of controlling an army. Czar Nicholas II pretty much ruined the monarchy. Czar Nicholas II was an aristocratic ruler, seeming to always be distracted by his wife, Alexandra. She believed in the influence of Griggori Rasputin, A ‘holy’ man who was a Serbian pheasant. As the leadership at the top stumbled its way through a series of military and economic disasters, the Russian people grew more upset with the czarist regime. Even conservative aristocrats who supported the system knew something must be done. At the beginning of March 1917, a series of strikes and movements came about. People had marches for peace, and came up with the slogan ‘Down with autocracy’. The Czar had told the military to get rid of protesters, no matter what they must do. The legislative body, that the czar tried to break apart, had met to discuss the idea of a provisional government. The provisional Government tried to maintain Russia’s honor with the issues of war. Soviets also challenged the government. The Bolsheviks began as a small fraction of a Marxist party called the Russian Social Democrats. The B Bolsheviks came under the leadership of a man named Vladimir Llyrich Ulianov, better known as V.I Lenin. Under his control the once nonviolent Bolshevik party became a violent revolution. In april 1917, German military leaders hoping to create great disorder for Russia, shipped Lenin to Russia. The over through of the provisional government coincided with a meeting of all Russian Congress of Soviets. Many people still disliked the new Bolshevik regime. Later members of the party murdered the Czar and his family.