RUSSIA: February 1917 - October 1917 by GABRIELLA LIU [07N] https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i 24 February classwork for history en-us 2021-02-24 02:26:54 UTC 2025-10-10 13:32:40 UTC hello@padlet.com February Revolution gabriellaliu1 https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1234427926 - positive for the provisional government and petrograd soviet
- many causes including the war, the hyperinflation, the unpopularity of the royal family, etc
- the feb revolution started the provisional government which was made up of mensheviks and social revolutionaries
- the feb revolution also reformed the petrograd soviet that gained support from workers and soldiers but didn't have any political authority]]> 2021-02-24 02:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1234427926 Lenin's April Thesis gabriellaliu1 https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1234428167 - positive for the bolsheviks
- april thesis set out his views on what the bolsheviks should do
- promoted lenin's simple yet powerful slogans which gained more support of peasants which was the majority of the population
- lenin's strong personality and determination convinced other bolsheviks to follow his lead]]> 2021-02-24 02:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1234428167 June Offensive gabriellaliu1 https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1234428319 - negative for the provisional government
- it failed miserably and the russian front collapsed
- the june offensive showed that russian military couldn't rely on its soldiers to follow orders
- made the provisional government even more unpopular as the war was using up vital food and fuel]]> 2021-02-24 02:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1234428319 July Days gabriellaliu1 https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1234428757 - negative for bolsheviks
- the petrograd soviet didn't support the demonstration (which was orchestrated by the bolsheviks - bc of shortages of food, failure of june offensive and bolsehvik propaganda against the gov) so they teamed up with the provisional gov and worked together
- hundreds of bolsehviks were arrested, including trotsky
- lenin escaped and fled to finland]]> 2021-02-24 02:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1234428757 Kornilov Revolt gabriellaliu1 https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1234428983 - negative for provisional government, positive for bolsheviks
- kerensky and kornilov showed that the provisional gov and petrograd had to rely on bolsehviks
- caused a loss for crucial support of the provisional government
- made kerensky look very weak as he couldn't control the events
- more bolsehviks were elected to the soviets and they soon had control of the petrograd soviet]]> 2021-02-24 02:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1234428983 October Revolution gabriellaliu1 https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1239167163 - positive for bolsheviks
- poorly planned attack which failed kind of
- poor security at the palace
eventually the bolsheviks arrested the people in the provisional government]]> 2021-02-25 02:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriellaliu1/4cb8aioaum7v9v6i/wish/1239167163