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The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution

� � In 1917 Russia goes through a change of government Why? ? ?

� � In 1917 Russia goes through a change of government Why? ? ?

Causes of Revolution Weak leader � 1905 Bloody Sunday � World War I �

Causes of Revolution Weak leader � 1905 Bloody Sunday � World War I � Vladimir Lenin �

Russian Empire � Russia had been an empire for hundreds of years �Leaders were

Russian Empire � Russia had been an empire for hundreds of years �Leaders were known as Tsars • They had absolute power � Tsar Nicholas II was the last leader

Bad Leader

Bad Leader

1905 Bloody Sunday � 1905: Working class begin to strike all over Russia �

1905 Bloody Sunday � 1905: Working class begin to strike all over Russia � Protesters in Petrograd were killed by army. BLOODY SUNDAY

Bloody Sunday (1905)

Bloody Sunday (1905)

Russo-Japanese War (1905)

Russo-Japanese War (1905)

Russo-Japanese War (1905)

Russo-Japanese War (1905)

World War I � Nicholas II commands the Russian army. �Gets his butt kicked

World War I � Nicholas II commands the Russian army. �Gets his butt kicked in WWI. � Massive number of lives lost. � People lose faith in Tsar Nicholas II

Vladimir Lenin �He is a revolutionary leader �Believes � in Karl Marx’s ideas Wants

Vladimir Lenin �He is a revolutionary leader �Believes � in Karl Marx’s ideas Wants to overthrow the Tsar & turn Russia into a communist country.

Russian Revolution (1917) � Bolveshiks: • Supporters of Lenin. • Bolveshiks capture the Tsar

Russian Revolution (1917) � Bolveshiks: • Supporters of Lenin. • Bolveshiks capture the Tsar and his family (1917) � Russia is Communist; Lenin is the leader!!!

The End of Lenin �Lenin dies in 1924 �Two possible people can lead Soviet

The End of Lenin �Lenin dies in 1924 �Two possible people can lead Soviet Russia: Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky BUT the two have different views on how to rule the Soviet Union n

STALIN COMES TO POWER � 1922 Becomes secretary of Communist Party �Gets �He to

STALIN COMES TO POWER � 1922 Becomes secretary of Communist Party �Gets �He to appoint those loyal to him has Trotsky exiled and killed �Takes complete power by 1929

Stalin’s Problem/Solution 1) Problem: Russia still mainly agricultural; Stalin wants to industrialize � Solution:

Stalin’s Problem/Solution 1) Problem: Russia still mainly agricultural; Stalin wants to industrialize � Solution: Stalin sets up a “Planned Economy” � STALIN DECIDES how much food and goods are produced (QUOTAS)

Collectivization Small farms are combined into plantations run by Stalin

Collectivization Small farms are combined into plantations run by Stalin

FIVE YEAR PLANS �Goal: Workers will work extremely hard to industrialize Russia �Idea: people

FIVE YEAR PLANS �Goal: Workers will work extremely hard to industrialize Russia �Idea: people suffer NOW for a better TOMORROW

The Social Cost �Exploitation of Workers �Wages �Urban go down crowding goes up

The Social Cost �Exploitation of Workers �Wages �Urban go down crowding goes up

How is Stalin going to deal with those that oppose his ideas?

How is Stalin going to deal with those that oppose his ideas?

Stalin’s Great Terror… �Creates “secret police” (NKVD); � NKVD is going to “purge” the

Stalin’s Great Terror… �Creates “secret police” (NKVD); � NKVD is going to “purge” the Soviet Union of all dissenters

What makes you a dissident? �peasants who resisted collectivization �factory workers who did not

What makes you a dissident? �peasants who resisted collectivization �factory workers who did not work hard enough �managers who did not meet quotas �Communist party members who were considered too passive.

THE GULAG �Labor camps that existed all around Soviet Russia from 1930 to 1955

THE GULAG �Labor camps that existed all around Soviet Russia from 1930 to 1955 � Stalin sends: • People he thought were a threat • People that disagreed with his views � People here are worked to death!

CULT OF PERSONALITY Stalin used propaganda to create a heroic and fatherly image of

CULT OF PERSONALITY Stalin used propaganda to create a heroic and fatherly image of himself In schools, kids were taught that Stalin was a great leader (Indoctrinated)

CULT OF PERSONALITY

CULT OF PERSONALITY

CULT OF PERSONALITY

CULT OF PERSONALITY