russia 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
what were the July days
riots and demonstrations against the provisional government turned into an uprising
what did Lenin do during the July days
believe it was the right time to overthrow the provisional government and joined the demonstrations
why did the July days happen
food shortages, June offensive
what happened in the july days
Petrograd soviet didn’t support the July days and agreed to help the provisional government
troops were sent into Petrograd
many bolsheviks were arrested and Lenin escaped to Finland
what did the bolsheviks have by october 1917
340,000 members and 40,000 armed red guards
what happened on the 10t of october
lenin secretly returned to petrograd and managed to convince his colleagues to a new attempt to sieze power
what did kerensky do after rumours spread of the bolsheviks plans
tried to send bolshevik influenced army unkts out of petrograd
what did trotsky do as a result of the bolshevik rumours
set up the MRC military revolutionary committee to bring together all soviet supporting soldiers
how did kerensky try and stop the bolsheviks
on 24 october, he closed down bolshevik newspapers,
blocked river between city and working class district
how did the bolsheviks seize control
night of 24th october red guards siezed keuy areas
night of 25th october red guards broke into the winter palace and arrested the provisional government
why was the october revolution successful
provisional government had become very unpopular so no one defended it
lenin made sure the bolsheviks were in charge and had a single minded clear plan of attack
what happened to the bolsheviks after the october revolution
they passed decrees to live up to their promises but they lost the elections to the consituent assembly but used force to hold onto power
what were some of the decrees the bolsheviks agreed to
decree on peace - all countries should seek peace
decree on workers rights - 8 hour day, unemployment insurance
decree on land - land taken from wealthy people now belonged to the peasants
what percent of the votes did th ebolsheviks win in the election
24%
why did lenin dissolve the constituent assembly
it refused to pass the bolsheviks key decrees or to accept the principle all power to the soviets
what happened to the tsar and his fsamily
kept as prisoner by the bolsheviks in 1918 in Yekaterinburg and on 17 july 1918 they were killed
what happened in the treaty of brest livotsk
trotsky demanded a peace treaty with no losses to russia
germans advance into russia and it seemed possible they would capture petrograd
when was the treaty signed
3 march 1918
what was the significance of the treaty
lost a lot of western territories, ukraine
26% of its population
74% of its coalmines and iron ore
50% of its industry
what were the reactions to the treaty
soldiers were pleased the war had ended
nationalists and conservatives were horrified at the losses
the left SRs walked out of the government and executed the german ambassador in hope to re start thew war
