Dissent and Revolution

Question 1

Condition of Russia Pre-February Revolution- Political

Answer 1

Progressive Block- 4th Duma (made up of mostly Kadets) demand a Constitutional Monarchy.

Question 2

Condition of Russia Pre-February Revolution- World War 1

Answer 2

Battle of Tannenburg+Masurian Lakes

More soldiers than weapons-many soldiers didn’t have guns

Tsar took control of war effort in 1915

Soldiers had to quarter their own rations to make it last

Question 3

Condition of Russia Pre-February Revolution- Socio-Economic factors

Answer 3

Inflation- price of flour went up by 500% in 1917

By 1917, 4.1million workers are on strike

Question 4

Condition of Russia Pre-February Revolution- Discontent

Answer 4

Rasputins influence-disliked by most

Tsarinas influence- she’s German

Putilov Steel Works strike- army didn’t prevent it

Losses in the war

Question 5

February Revolution- reasons (prioritised)

Answer 5

Living/working conditions
WW1 (involvement and losses)
Inflation
Increased taxation
Slow urbanisation
Russo-Japanese War
Population crisis

Question 6

February Revolution- Events

Answer 6

A strike begins at Putilov Steel works.
Women joined steel works strikers.
Within 2 more days there were over 300,000 on strike.
Army from Petrograd mutinied and join the rebels.
The Tsar abdicates in a train outside of Petrograd.

Question 7

Developments between Revolutions
Lenin’s April Theses

Answer 7

Lenin returns from his exile and gathers followers. Preaches 10 main ideas in order to gain popularity.

Question 8

Developments between Revolutions
June offensive

Answer 8

An attack on the front with Austria-Hungary is a failure and leads to mass desertions and breakdown of army discipline

Question 9

Development between Revolutions
July Days

Answer 9

20,000 Kronstadt sailors march on the Tauride Palace and demand that the Provisional Government hand over all power to the Petrograd Soviet.

Question 10

Developments between Revolutions
Kornilov Coup

Answer 10

General Kornilov and forces board a train and look to march on and take St. Petersburg by force. Kerensky (PM) releases Bolsheviks that had been imprisoned during the July Days and armed them to defend the city. Kornilov never even made it to the city and the Bolsheviks took control of the city.

Question 11

Developments between Revolutions
Trotsky

Answer 11

Trotsky joins the Bolsheviks from the Mensheviks in late August

Question 12

Developments between Revolutions
Provisional Government announcement

Answer 12

An election was to be held in November.

Bolsheviks lack support from the peasantry so Lenin decides power would have to be taken by force before election