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What were the various cases of 1917 revolution of Russia |
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Answer» ArticleMediaAdditional InfoHomeWorld HistoryWars, Battles & Armed ConflictsRussian RevolutionRussian history [1917]Cite\xa0Share\xa0MoreWRITTEN BYThe Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica\'s editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....Last Updated:\xa0Oct 17, 2020\xa0See Article HistoryRussian Revolution, also called\xa0Russian Revolution of 1917, two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in\xa0October\xa0(November), placed the\xa0Bolsheviks\xa0in power.Vladimir LeninVladimir Lenin during the Russian Revolution, 1917.Photos.com/Getty ImagesRussian RevolutionQUICK FACTSDATEOctober 24, 1917 - October 25, 1917(Anniversary in 7 days)November 6, 1917 - November 7, 1917TIMELINERussian Revolution TimelineLOCATIONSt. PetersburgRussian EmpirePARTICIPANTSBolshevikPetrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ DeputiesCONTEXTSoviet UnionKEY PEOPLEAlexandraAlexisAnastasiaLev KamenevAleksandr KerenskyVladimir LeninNicholas IIJoseph StalinLeon TrotskyGrigory Yevseyevich ZinovyevMAJOR EVENTSJuly DaysRussian Provisional GovernmentRELATED TOPICSLeninismRussian Provisional GovernmentRomanov dynastyDID YOU KNOW?Bloody Sunday in 1905 and the Russian defeat in the Russo-Japanese War both helped lead to the 1917 revolution.After taking over, the Bolsheviks promised \'peace, land, and bread\' to the Russian people.In 1917 Lenin returned to Russia from exile with German help.The tsar and other Romanovs were executed by the Bolsheviks after the revolution.By 1917 the bond between the tsar and most of the Russian people had been broken. Governmental corruption and inefficiency were rampant. The tsar’s reactionary policies, including the occasional dissolution of the\xa0Duma, or Russian parliament, the chief fruit of the 1905\xa0revolution, had spread dissatisfaction even to moderate elements. The\xa0Russian Empire’s\xa0many ethnic minorities grew increasingly restive under Russian domination.???? Causes of the Russian Revolution. ... Economically, widespread inflation and food shortages in Russia contributed to the revolution. Militarily, inadequate supplies, logistics, and weaponry led to heavy losses that the Russians suffered during World War I; this further weakened Russia\'s view of Nicholas II. |
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