THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Russia and the Soviet Union 1917–1941: a glossary
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/modern_history/national_studies/russia/russia_concept/page101.ht
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This page provides definitions of commonly used words and terms related to the Russian Revolution.
It will help students to use historical terms and concepts appropriately.
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Alexander Palace Time Machine
http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/
Exploring the history of the last of the Romanov rulers, the site presents a large amount of material
in a tour of the tsar's palace at Tsarskoe Selo. There are photographs, diaries, letters and online
books. A fascinating feature of this site is a photographic travelogue of St. Petersburg in 1900, in
Travel guides. The site has biographies of the Romanovs and many of their famous associates,
including Rasputin. Students need to be aware that the overall tone of the site is uncritically protsarist. Despite this bias, it has a huge amount to offer students of Modern History Stage 6 who are
looking at the Case Study: The decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty.
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Vladimir Lenin (1870 - 1924)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/lenin_vladimir.shtml
Lenin was one of the leading political figures and revolutionary thinkers of the 20th century, who
masterminded the Bolshevik take-over of power in Russia in 1917, and was the architect and first
head of the USSR. This page from the BBC provides a useful biography of Lenin.
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Karl Marx and Frederick Engels “Manifesto of the Communist Party” (1848)
http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/classics/manifesto.html
This page from the Australian National University provides a transcript of the Communist Manifesto.
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Long-term causes of the Russian Revolution
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/russia/longtermcausesrev1.shtml
This page from the BBC provides of good over-view of the events leading up to and following the
Bolshevik revolution in Russia. A basic starting point for understanding these historical events.