History - Russia chapter 1

Ruler of russia in 1914:

Tsar Nicholas II

Which political party had lots of support from peasants?

Socialist Revolutionaries

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks?

Lenin

Russian word for a parliament:

Regime

What day of marches led to the outbreak of the February revolution?

Bloody sunday (1905)

Why was it bad for the tsar to become commander in chief of the army?

-he had no practical experience in warfare

-he was blamed for the army’s defeats - the army was also poorly trained

Russian word for a revolutionary council of workers, soldiers and peasants

a soviet

What was the title of Lenin’s publication produced when he first returned to Russia:

April theses (1917)

Who led a revolt against the provisional government in 1917?

Bolsheviks

Who organised the October Bolshevik revolution

Lenin and Trotsky

What is a republic

country without a king or queen ruling

What percent of the russian population in 1917 was peasants

80%

Name 3 types of peasants in 1917

-poor - small amount of land

-middle - little bit of land

-kulaks - enough land to make a reasonable living

How much did average wages increase by from 1914-1917 / price of food increase

200% / 400%

-2x cost of living

3 types of political groups:

-Left wing - challenge power of the tsar

-Moderate groups - wanted democracy

-Right wing - defended traditional russia

Social democrats split into what two groups?

Mensheviks, Bolsheviks

Change in kg of bread rations from 1916-17

1.2kg → 0.8kg

When was the provisional government established

2 March 1917

When did Kornilov revolt happen

August 1917

When did Bolshevik revolt happen

October 1917

How many workers, and when, marched in memory of bloody sunday

150,000

-9 Jan 1917

Who was the son of Tsar nicholas II. what condition did the son have?

Tsarevich Alexsei

-he was a haemophiliac

Who was the brother of tsar nicholas II

Grand duke michael

3 first acts of the provisional government:

-promise democratic freedom

-end death penalty

-take over land belonging to the tsar

2 problems faced by the P.G

-Petrograd soviet controlled the railway system

-members of army units and naval ships elected members to the Petrograd Soviet

Kerensky became minister of war in

May 1917

3 weaknesses of the P.G

-lack of military control

-didnt hold general election

-didnt meet peasant demands

How many casualties were there in the June offensive

200 000

Why did the kornilov revolt fail

-soldiers did not follow orders

-printers did not print posters that supported Kornilov

Number of bolshevik supporters in early 1917

23 000

3 parts of the april theses

-rejection of the P.G

-all power to pass to soviets’

-an end to the war

What was the famous slogan that Lenin’s theses were summarised into?

‘Bread, peace, land’

How many newspapers did the Bolsheviks set up across russia in june?

41

By july how many red guards were in petrograd?

10 000

When did people march on the Tauride Palace

3 july

When did lenin return to petrograd

10 october

What exact date did the bolshevik revolution start / finish

24-25 oct / 26th