2.1 Russian revolution

• Middelbare school

Russian Revolution

Lesson goals

- Knowing why a communist revolution started in Imperial Russia

- Knowing how the First World Was was partly responsible

- Knowing the difference between the February and October revolution

Russia before 1917

Aspects Russia before 1917

- Agrarian

- Conservative

- Poor

- Religious (mostly orthodox christian)

- Undemocratic
- Serfdom ended in 1861

Aspects Russia before 1917

- Defeat against Japan 1905

- 1905 revolution -> Duma

- Large but old-fashioned army

Multi-ethnic

Russia in World war I

1.8 million military deaths

1.5 million civilian deaths

Loss of prestige

Large loss of land

Tsar Nicholas II becomes unpopular

Exercises 

Page 32-34

Ex. 1, 3, 4,

Rasputin

- Wizard/Mystic

- National 'disgrace'

- Influence over Tsar and his wife

- Made Nicholas II even more popular

February Revolution

- Russia pushed to it's limit

- St. Petersburg lost to the soviets

- 300 year old Tsarist Russia ends in 10 days

- Socialist government (NOT COMMUNIST YET)

Exercises and homework

Page 34-

Ex. 5, 6, 7, 8

Lesson goals

- Knowing why a communist revolution started in Imperial Russia

- Knowing how the First World Was was partly responsible

- Knowing the difference betwen the February and October revolution