Russia 2 Flashcards
(21 cards)
make a timeline of protests of the Russian revolt
14th feb - demonstration in support for duma
23 feb- international womens day many women joined workers in demonstrations and crowds grew very large after government announced bread rationing
26th feb - soldiers were ordered to fire on crowds killing 40 people and soldiers were unhappy
28th feb - petrograd reported out of control
what were some triggers for the revolt
food shortages in Petrograd and Moscow increased social tensions.
Tsar was away from Petrograd and tsarina Alexandra was unpopular with the people and the duma
what happened after the abdication
Russia became a republic
draw and explain the flow diagram of the tsars abdication
duma asked nicholas to share his power by involving duma deputies
nicholas refused and ordered the duma to dissolve
half the duma refused to follow nicholas and carried on
army commanders suspected they could no longer trust their troops to follow their commands
army and duma worked together and concluded tsar would have to give up
what was the provisional government made up from
politicians from a mix of parties
what were the provisional governments first acts
taking overland belonging to the tsar
promising full democratic freedom
ending death penalty
continue the war
who was Kerensky
member of provisions government and Petrograd soviet
when did Kerensky become leader of the provisional government
July 1917
what mistakes did Kerensky make
continued to support the war which angered soldiers
acted against old ruling classes
failed to control bolsheviks
what was the dual power in Russia
the provisional government and soviets were both trying to govern Russia
what were some of the weaknesses and failures of the provisional government
continuing to fight the war
june offensive
failiure to improve economy
failiure to provide land for peasants
dual power meant PG had little control over some areas such as railways
what was the June offensive
Kerensky and the provisional government tried to attack German and Austrian forces in June 1917
what were the consequences of the June offensive
200,000 russian casualties
losses of Russian territory
make a timeline of the kornilov revolt
july 1917 - kerensky made kornilov head of the army to improve army discipline
they both agreed more soldiers were needed in petrograd
kornilov also thought russia needed a military rule and kerensky saw this as a threat to the PG
kornilov sent troops to petrograd ti shut down petrograd soviet
kerensky allowed bolsheviks to arm their supporters to defend petrograd, red guards
at the same time railway workers blocked kornilovs route and bolsheviks met them and convinced them not to do it
what was the significance of the kornilov revolt
increased popularity and influence of the bolsheviks and weakened the provisional government
why did Germany send Lenin from Switzerland back to Russia
hoped he would help knock Russia out of the war and give them fewer enemies
what was the April theses
a manifesto Lenin’s et out in April 1917 of how the working class should take control ofrussia
what was included in the April theses
end the war
all power to soviets
all land to peasants
why did support for the bolsheviks grow
Lenin’s April theses meant bolsheviks had a clear and powerful message
bolshevik newspapers constant;y criticised provisional government
germans secretly sent money to bolsheviks
what were Lenin’s slogans
all power to the soviets
peace bread land
why was the tsarina as regent unpopular
she relied on the dubious advice of her friend, rasputin rather than the duma which infuriated them
