Well, there were no more tzars (they were like kings) in Russia. Instead there were premiers. Also, Russia became the first communist country in the world.
While I am not a Communist, the historical significance of the Russian Revolution is beyond any doubt. While democratic countries like Britain and America granted civil liberties, the workers' condition was pathetic-long working hours and low wages. Earlier, the elitist government supported the capitalists in full but later to counter the Communist challenge, took to mass welfare schemes. The Russian Revolution under Lenin against the Czarist autocracy highlighted the importance of socioeconomic equality, and therefore opposed imperialism also. Moreover, the Russian Revolution was responsible for the spread of laudible but not plausible Communist ideas. Finally, the Russian Revolution gave birth to the Soviet Union, a superpower before its collapse in 1991.
Well, after Lenin was returned to Russia, he kinda shook things up a bit. He led the Bolshevik Revolution, overthrew the Provisional Government, and established the Soviet Union. So yeah, he basically changed the course of Russian history like a boss.
Both the February and October 1917 Revolutions started in Petrograd, Russia (formerly known and now known as St. Petersburg). Both then spread to other Russian cities like Moscow and other cities.
World War 1 sparked a hatred for the government of Russia by their people. This eventually led to the Russian Revolution of 1917. I have a short paper that I have written on the topic if you would like to know a little of what happen to Russia between the two World wars. leave me a comment and i will post the paper if you would like.
Well, there were no more tzars (they were like kings) in Russia. Instead there were premiers. Also, Russia became the first communist country in the world.
Tsar Nicholas II until 1917 and the March Revolution, then a Provisional Government took charge until the Worker's Soviet (Bolsheviks) took power from them in the October Revolution and installed Valdimir Lenin as Russia's new leader.
Russia was beaten badly by the Germans on the battlefield, while back in Russia, the Russian civilian people starved and went without. Also, Tsar Nicholas was a failure as a leader of Russia, just like French king Louis XVI was a failure. The Germans allowed Lenin (a Russian communist) to travel to Russia to get that nation out of the war, and Lenin led a revolution in Russia to try and solve the internal problems of Russia. The internal problems in Russia would not be solved for a long time.
the Russian Revolution and the Communist takeover. the communists did not like world war 1
While I am not a Communist, the historical significance of the Russian Revolution is beyond any doubt. While democratic countries like Britain and America granted civil liberties, the workers' condition was pathetic-long working hours and low wages. Earlier, the elitist government supported the capitalists in full but later to counter the Communist challenge, took to mass welfare schemes. The Russian Revolution under Lenin against the Czarist autocracy highlighted the importance of socioeconomic equality, and therefore opposed imperialism also. Moreover, the Russian Revolution was responsible for the spread of laudible but not plausible Communist ideas. Finally, the Russian Revolution gave birth to the Soviet Union, a superpower before its collapse in 1991.
Russia had an autocratic government prior to the Russian Revolution, being ruled by one person, Tsar Nicholas II. It did have an elected body called the Duma, which was instituted after a small revolution in 1905 by Tsar Nicholas II, however it had virtually no power to make laws that the Tsar had to honor. It was more like an advisory body, so it cannot be said that it had a true democracy prior to the revolutions of 1917.
The enlightened rulers tried to seek to implement the elements to the extent that they did not have to get rid of themselves and give the power to the people because if they did this then a revolution would occur like the french revolution and later on the Russian revolution. Catherine the great herself had somewhat predicted the Russian revolution in 1917 and that is why she did not free her serfs because if she did then they would probably rise against her and she would lose her job as empress of Russia
World War 1 sparked a hatred for the government of Russia by their people. This eventually led to the Russian Revolution of 1917. I have a short paper that i have written on the topic if you would like to know a little of what happen to Russia between the two World wars. leave me a comment and i will post the paper if you would like.
Germany at that time was popping weapons out like babies. Russia must have gotten weapons from Germany and other countries, it's really hard to say.
Well, after Lenin was returned to Russia, he kinda shook things up a bit. He led the Bolshevik Revolution, overthrew the Provisional Government, and established the Soviet Union. So yeah, he basically changed the course of Russian history like a boss.
Both the February and October 1917 Revolutions started in Petrograd, Russia (formerly known and now known as St. Petersburg). Both then spread to other Russian cities like Moscow and other cities.
World War 1 sparked a hatred for the government of Russia by their people. This eventually led to the Russian Revolution of 1917. I have a short paper that I have written on the topic if you would like to know a little of what happen to Russia between the two World wars. leave me a comment and i will post the paper if you would like.