The Russian Revolution:
Think About:
Based on what you read in Chapter 14 / Section 1, identify the legitimate motives
that encouraged the revolutionaries in Russia to overthrow Tsar Nicholas II. List
them below.
(When is it acceptable for a people to fight in a revolution for change?)
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The Peasantry:
Changes Among The Peasantry:
Vocabulary:
Proletariat: According to Marxist theory, the class of workers, especially
industrial wage earners, who do not possess capital or property and must sell
their labor to survive.
Bourgeoisie: Describes a social class that is characterized by the
ownership of property, a member of the wealthiest social class of
society
The March Revolution (March 1917)
In March 1917, women textile workers in Petrograd led a citywide
strike. Riots began over shortages of bread and fuel. The beginning of
these demonstrations led to an uprising that forced Czar Nicholas to
abdicate his throne on March 2, 1917.
In April 1917, Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia with German assistance.
By the fall of 1917, Lenin controlled the Petrograd Soviet rallying people
through the slogan of:
PEACE, LAND, AND BREAD
Lenin had several published pieces that outlined not only the demands
that were made by the Bolsheviks, but the vision that the
revolutionaries had of what governments should provide society.
Summary Writing:
Using the documents provided as well as information from your
text, write a newspaper article that provides an account of events
that occurred in Russia during 1917.
You may use the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 (pg. 392 in your
text) as the basis for your news report.
You must include a summary of demands that are made by the
Lenin and the Bolsheviks. (Read through and describe what
changes the revolutionaries would make, if given the authority to
do so)