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The Russian Revolution
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Russia, 1914
• Russia’s government = autocracy– Autocracy: Rule by a
self-appointed ruler– Tsar Nicholas II
• Never interested in politics
• Terrible leader• Bloody Sunday (1905):
His soldiers killed 92 Russians
• Dissent
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Russia, 1914
• Serbia asked Russia to help fight Austria-Hungary
• Nicholas II did not want war, but refused to abandon Serbia
• Russian army = “The Russian Steamroller”– Successful against Austria-Hungary and
Ottoman Empire, but continuously failed against Germany
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Russian Steamroller
• Didn’t meet expectations– Untrained– Poorly equipped
• First confrontation with Germany:– German casualties:
20,000– Russian casualties:
120,000
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War of Attrition
• War of Attrition: A war that gradually wears down each opponent until there is one victor
• With Nicholas II helping with the war, Russia began to fall to pieces– Economic collapse
The result of a stalemate
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Russia, 1917
• Chaos– Food prices soared– Supplies were depleted– Riots began
• February Revolution of 1917– Nicholas II was forced to “abdicate”/give up the
throne• Nicholas II tried to give the throne to his brother, but
he refused
– A temporary government formed
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Russia, 1917
• The Romanov (Nicholas II) family was placed under house arrest
• The Bolsheviks overthrew the temporary government– Bolsheviks: A political party led by Vladimir
Lenin
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The Romanov Family
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The Romanov Family
• July 17, 1918– A counterrevolution by supporters of Nicholas
II began– The Romanov family was awoken at 2:30 in
the morning and led into the basement of a Bolshevik stronghold
– Nicholas, his wife, his children, and three servants were shot and killed
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The Legend of Anastasia
Over the years, several women have claimed to be Anastasia, but in 2007, DNA results proved she died in 1918 with her family.
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Russia, 1918
• Civil War within Russia– Russia withdrew from World War I
• In 1922, the Bolsheviks maintained control and formed the Soviet Union– The earliest form of Communism was born
Communism: A social organization where everyone is equal and shares everything; nobody receives more than another
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World War I
• Without Russia, Germany only had to fight a one front war: the Western Front