The Russian Revolution

1. The Russian Revolution

2. Alexander III • Russian czar in 1881 • Autocratic government, or a government that has total power • Censorship • Secret police • Persecution of other nationalities and religions • Pogroms: organized violence against Jews

3. Nicholas II • Russian czar in 1894 • Ruled like his father, Alexander III • Rapid industrialization, including building of Trans-Siberian Railroad (1904) • Industrialization led to social problems • Poor working conditions • Low wages • Child labor

4. Bolsheviks • Committed revolutionaries who were willing to sacrifice everything for social change • Led by Vladimir Lenin • Following Marx’s ideas of communism REVIEW: What is communism and how did Karl Marx believe communism would change society?

5. Nicholas II’s Power Weakens • Russo-Japanese War and WWI weakened czar Nicholas II’s power • Bloody Sunday (January 1905) • 500 to 1,000 people killed by czar’s generals when they petitioned for better working/living conditions • Creation of the Duma, Russia’s first parliament… didn’t have real power REVIEW: What happened to Russia in WWI?

6. Read "History Makers" on page 391 and be prepared to answer these questions! Who was Rasputin? What impact did he have on the czarina Alexandra? Why? What impact did Rasputin have on Russian politics during WWI? Why? What is peculiar about Rasputin’s death?

7. March Revolution • March 1917 – riots throughout Russia forced Nicholas II to abdicate his throne • Provisional government (temporary) established though rioting continued • Social revolutionaries formed soviets, or local councils consisting of workers, peasants and soldiers who competed for power • Germans return Lenin to Russia (from exile) in April 1917 Bolshevik Revolution

8. Look at the chart on page 392... what were the causes and effects of the Russian Revolution? Write them down in your notes!

9. The Russian Revolution

10. July 18, 1918 Czar & family executed by Bolsheviks

11. Lenin & the Soviet Union • Lenin allowed some capitalism to help the economy – individuals could buy and sell goods, but major industries were owned by the government • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR): formed in 1922 • “dictatorship of the Communist party” • Not pure communism… why? • The economy began to recover

12. The death of Lenin in 1924 led to power struggles in the government and opened the door for… The death of Lenin in 1924 led to power struggles in the government and opened the door for... Joseph Stalin

13. Stalinist Russia Joseph Stalin: One of Lenin’s revolutionary supporters, a Bolshevik, who had total command of the Communist Party in Russia by 1928, sending his rival and threat to power, Leon Trotsky, into exile Lenin believed that Stalin was a dangerous man… was he?

14. Totalitarianism • A government that takes total control over every aspect of public and private life • Goes against ideas of freedom, human dignity and the worth of the individual • Stalin created a totalitarian state in Russia

15. Look at the chart on page 396... What are the characteristics of totalitarianism? Write them down in your notes!

16. Characteristics of Totalitarianism

17. How did Stalin create a totalitarian state in Russia? • Command economy: government made all economic decisions • Industrial Revolution • Five-Years Plans to promote industrial growth • Quotas in output of coal, steel, oil, electricity • Limited consumer purchase of same goods led to shortages in housing, food and clothing • Every aspect of workers’ lives controlled by government, such as job and working hours • People imprisoned & executed for not contributing

18. How did Stalin create a totalitarian state in Russia? • Agricultural Revolution • Collective farms: private farms seized by government and combined into large, government owned farms • How did the peasants respond? • Killed livestock and destroyed crops… why? • With violence, Stalin forced peasants to work and produce food for the state • Kulaks: wealthy peasants Stalin chose to “eliminate” • 5 million – 10 million peasants killed; millions more sent to Siberia

19. How did Stalin create a totalitarian state in Russia? • Secret Police • Great Purge: • 1934-1939 • executed anyone who threatened Stalin’s power for “crimes against the Soviet state” • Stalin responsible for the deaths of 8 to 13 million Russian people

20. How did Stalin create a totalitarian state in Russia? • Propaganda: biased information made to sway people to believe one thing over another • Propaganda used to glorify Stalin and change people’s minds • People made to believe in Communist ideals, and to accept the importance of sacrifice and hard work

21. “Never buy in a private shop when you can buy in a cooperative.” “Educational work inspires cooperation.”

22. “A deserter from the labor force is an accomplice to the counter revolution.”

23. “Only the Red Army can bring peace to your farms and villages.”

24. “Workers to arms! You are needed by the Red Army.” “Everyone should work!”

25. How did Stalin create a totalitarian state in Russia? Five-Year Plans Collective Farms Great Purge Secret Police Propaganda Censorship Religious Persecution Indoctrination through Education