Archive:Russian Revolution
Disclaimer
This course hasn’t been fully fleshed out and still requires much work. Please edit as much as possible to help create a viable course for others to learn and enjoy. I hope to have this course be ready for its first round of student by Summer 07.However, edit what you can since I don’t know everything and would accept any help!
Introduction
This course is on the Russian Revolutions which culminated with the October revolution in 1917. Its is our goal to have a course on each of the revolutions, so please edit and add when needed. To find Wikipedia pages on specific Russian Revolutions, please go to the bottom of the page.
Important People
Please see a summery of important w:Russian_Revolution/people here.
Terms to Know
Please see the glossary of terms here.
Material
Week 1
Why
The purpose of this course is to introduce you the students to the events that shocked the world. According to Robert Service in his book, Twentieth Century Russia, “-”. Russia was a nation that until the creation of St. Petersburg (later Petrograd) by Peter the Great in -. Why did Russia become such a great power? Why did Russia evolve into the Union of Socialistic Soviet Republics which rivaled the United States from 1945-1991? Russia was behind European nations in most everything from its military, businesses, and people. Russia was a modern day pre-industrial revolution nation found in the mid 17th century.
What were the influences of the Revolutions
Russia, rose and fell because of the revolutions that occured in it's nation history. How did these revolutions effect the people it was trying to liberate or help? What substancial differance can be physically evaluated?
Week 2
The Romanov Family
The Romanov family took over Russia in 1613 led by Mikhail Romanov. The actual family linage goes all the way back to Andrei Kobyla, a Boyar; the family rose to power when Anastasia Romanovna Zakharyina married Ivan IV of Muscovy, better known as "Ivan the Terriable". When Ivan IV took the title of Czar, Anastasia became the first Tzarista. They were a happy couple until Anastasia suddenly and mysterously died which changed
Czarist Rule in Russia
To understand why Czar Nicholas I freed the serfs from serfdom, we must look at Russia in the mid-18th century.
Freeing the Serfs
When Czar Nicholas I freed the serfs, many historians would argue that this action actually hurt Russia more than it helped the serfs. Czar Nicholas I in agreement with the land owners stipulated that the serfs would have to repay the government the amount for the land so that the Government could pay back the landowners. The government originally had it such that the ‘loans’ would be for ten years but they ended the program around the fifth year.
Week 3
1905 Revolution
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The Great War (World War 1)
The First World War regarding Russia was a complete mistake and shouldn't have happened. On June 28, 1914 Archduke Ferdinand was shot and killed by Gavrilo Princip. On July 28, 1914; Austria-Hungary mobilized its troops and this left Russia and France to mobilize their own troops as agreed in the “Secret Treaty of 1892”. Germany was worried about Russian movement in the Balkans and declared war on Russia. The war was extremely unpopular in Russia which gave the Leftists a base upon which they could attack the government. Russia’s Czar Nicholas II had secluded himself at the front such that he could concentrate on the war which left the day-to-day issues to his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna. Alexandra was dispised by the Russian people due to her German heritage and her interactions with Rasputin. Bolsheviks, Mensheviks,Kadet, and other revolutionary groups believe that Alexander was a bad ruler but with Rasputin in the picture, things couldn’t be worse.
Week 4
February Revolution Revolution (1917)
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Revolts against the provisional goverment of Lvov
The most important revolution to happen during Lvov’s administration was the -. General – led a mutiny of sailors against the government and it was stopped by the Bolshevik, Trotsky.
Revolts against the provisional goverment of Alexander Kerensky
Week 5
(For a more indepth course on the October Revolution, please see- [course coming late January and done late Summer 2007])
October Revolution (1917)
Summery -The Provisional Goverment capitulated to the Bolsheviks on - which started the civil war between the Red Army (Bolsheviks) and the White Army (Anti-Bolsheviks). Also the Bolsheviks would hold power for - years until - -, 1991 when the USSR disintrigated. This revolution has been studied by historians for decades because, it was the revolution that shouldn't have succeded. How could this fringe group take complete control? Why was there no real resitance to this revolution from the Provisional government or the people it represented?
Week 6
Effects of the Russian Revolutions
Questions
Week 1
Week 2
- 1. Who were the Romanovs?
- 2. How did they come to power?
- 3. Why did they rule the way they ruled?
Week 3
- 1. What effected the 1905 revolution?
- 2. Who were come of the major players in the 1905 revolution?
- 3. How was this revolution differant from other Russian revolutions past?
- 4. How was this revolution differant from other Russian revolutions to come?
Week 4
- 1. What effected the February 1917 revolution?
- 2. Who were come of the major players in the February 1917 revolution?
- 3. How was this revolution differant from other Russian revolutions past?
- 4. How was this revolution differant from other Russian revolutions to come?
- 5. How did Lvov react towards these revolutions?
- 6. How did Kerensky react towards these revolutions?
Week 5
- 1. What effected the February 1917 revolution?
- 2. Who were come of the major players in the February 1917 revolution?
- 3. How was this revolution differant from other Russian revolutions past?
- 4. How was this revolution differant from other Russian revolutions to come?
Week 6
Related Books
Books on Specific Revolutions
- 10 Days that Shook the World, John Reed
- Bolshevik Revolution, Richard Pipes
Books on Russian History
- 20th Century Russia, Robert Service
- Lenin, Robert Service
Related Wikipedia Pages
- w:Russian Revolution of 1917
- w:February Revolution
- w:October Revolution
- w:Russian Civil War
- w:Vladimir Lenin
- w:Bolshevik
- w:Menshevik
- w:White movement
- w:Black Guards
- w:Green Army
See also
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