Remake of Soviet Russia Timeline by Ellie Petersen

Imperial Russia

ellie_p_gig — 2019-11-19 03:45:31 UTC

*What caused Imperial Russia to end?
*What is this era known for in history?
*What family dynasty was last in power? (and how did that last Czar rule?)

Russian Revolution

ellie_p_gig — 2019-11-19 03:49:25 UTC

*What caused this to happen?
*When did it start/end?
*What was the goal of the revolution?

Lenin

ellie_p_gig — 2019-11-19 03:50:19 UTC

*What significant role did he play in Russian history?
*How did he unite Russia?

Stalin

ellie_p_gig — 2019-11-19 03:51:38 UTC

*Main Beliefs
*Memorable actions and policies (good and bad)

Leon Trotsky

ellie_p_gig — 2019-11-19 03:52:43 UTC

Was a Soviet revolutionary, Marxist theorist, and politician whose particular strain of Marxist thought is known as Trotskyism
*How is he different from Stalin?
*What were his beliefs/policies?

Karl Marx

ellie_p_gig — 2019-11-19 03:53:49 UTC

*What were his main beliefs?
*What beliefs impacted Russian leaders?

Socialism

ellie_p_gig — 2019-11-19 03:54:28 UTC

*What are the main principles?
*How is it different from communism?

Causation

tj201533 — 2019-11-19 06:05:14 UTC

Military defeat in WW1
Worker's rights issues
Dissatisfaction of Tsar

Start/End

gusdhcj2004 — 2019-11-19 06:06:02 UTC

Start: 1917 March 8
End: 1918 Jan 6

Marx's main idea

53201070 — 2019-11-19 06:06:05 UTC

Value leisure, education, and equality
No private property or inherited wealth
Opposite to capitalism: believes capitalism is flawed

Rasputin- ригорий Ефимович Распутин

ybsei01 — 2019-11-19 06:06:34 UTC

Raputin was a "healer" of prince Alexei who suffered from hemophilia

Beliefs and Policies

53202269 — 2019-11-19 06:07:04 UTC

Trotskyism:
- Marxist ideology based on idea of permanent revolution
Permanent revolution: Communist Revolution should continue nonstop until the entire world was united in a worker's paradise
- Successful russian revolution had to depend on other revolutions around the country
He viewed the economic system as a world system
Theory also emphasized the hegemony of the working class over the revolutionary class

Socialism Principles

daniel20040120 — 2019-11-19 06:08:20 UTC

- Social and economic system
- Everyone is part of factors of production (Land, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship)
- The ownership can be shared equally

Goal

gusdhcj2004 — 2019-11-19 06:10:09 UTC

Take power from aristocracy because they were oppressive

Goals

53201071 — 2019-11-19 06:10:19 UTC

To modernize Russia
- Stalin's main goal wasn't global revolution, it was modernizing Russia
defeat Nazism

Fun Fact(s)!

53201071 — 2019-11-19 06:11:14 UTC

- Stalin was born in a peasant village!
- Stalin's name means: man of steel
- Stalin changed his own birthday to confuse the Tsarist officers.
- Stalin initially wanted to become a priest.
- Stalin was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Nicholas II

mharsch57 — 2019-11-19 06:11:53 UTC

Nicholas was the last Czar and was part of the Romanov dynasty. He was a garbage ruler. He was really unpopular because of how he lead, especially during WWI. He knew that he was a garbage ruler and even told his friend that he wasn’t ready to rule. He abdicated from the throne and was later killed.

tj201533 — 2019-11-19 06:12:27 UTC

53201071 — 2019-11-19 06:14:02 UTC

;)

Lead to...

tj201533 — 2019-11-19 06:14:36 UTC

Peasants & workers super angry

forced peasants to work in feudal system
working class was forced to pay heavy taxes

53202269 — 2019-11-19 06:15:16 UTC

Marx's popular theory

53201070 — 2019-11-19 06:16:11 UTC

historical materialism: history is the result of material conditions, not ideas

Trotsky vs. Stalin

53201084 — 2019-11-19 06:16:27 UTC

-Trotsky wasn't always a bolshevik like Stalin. He used to be a Menshevik.
-Trotsky organized the 1917 revolution, and he was militarily dominant, whereas Stalin was politically dominant.
-Stalin wanted revolution within Russia before going to other countries, Trotsky wanted to start a whole world revolution right away.
-Trotsky was a better speaker and thinker, writing on communism a lot. Stalin was a better politician and was able to outmaneuver Trotsky politically.
-Stalin was stronger and more sturdy, but Trotsky eventually went crazy when trying to start the revolution.

Actions and Policies

53201071 — 2019-11-19 06:18:23 UTC

Class-based purge and executions
Those targeted by the purge were either banished or executed.
People who resisted Soviet Rule were the targeted.
The Great Turn:
Capitalistic economy --> command economy

Also leads to...

tj201533 — 2019-11-19 06:18:24 UTC

Economic failure

pressure on the peasants
printed more money
- led to high inflation
- increase cost of basic needs

Fun Fact: 21st August 1940

53202269 — 2019-11-19 06:19:07 UTC

Trotsky was assassinated by an ice-pick to the head from a cowardly Stalinist assassin, he soon fell into a coma and died the following day

Fun Fact:

mharsch57 — 2019-11-19 06:20:11 UTC

During a mobbed public celebration of the coronation near Moscow, thousands of people were stampeded to death. Nicholas didn’t notice! Or care

Karl Marx

53201070 — 2019-11-19 06:21:52 UTC

5 May 1818 ~ 14 March 1883

German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary

Wrote about in economics and politics
Most important work is Das Kapitalor or The Capital: describes how capitalism works and the problems this creates (division of labor, exploitation, alienation)

Biography

53201868 — 2019-11-19 06:22:58 UTC

Real Name: Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov
A self-declared Marxist
Took on the pseudonym Lenin and established the Bolshevik Party

Influence on Royal Family

ybsei01 — 2019-11-19 06:23:18 UTC

The Royal Family, especially Queen Alexandra, believed that he had performed a "miracle" and healed Alexei.
He eventually became really powerful especially in court. His status became really stable.
Other officials recommended the Royal Family to get away from Rasputin, but the Royal Family didn't listen.

Assassination attempt

ybsei01 — 2019-11-19 06:24:35 UTC

There was an assassination attempt but it failed :( <-- from nobles and people of Russia

Actions

53201868 — 2019-11-19 06:25:14 UTC

Established the Bolshevik Party
Gathered workers and peasants and organized the Red Guards to seize power.
Bolshevik party revolted during the Russian Revolution to take control.
Lenin's Red Army won a civil war against the White army and established USSR, thus uniting Russia.

Death

ybsei01 — 2019-11-19 06:27:00 UTC

Prince Felix and group of nobles decided to kill Rasputin for they believed that he was being a threat to the empire.

Rasputin's body was later found in the river.

Difference from the communism

daniel20040120 — 2019-11-19 06:27:49 UTC

- In Socialism, individuals can own private property, but productions are communally owned and controlled by democratic election of the government.
- In Communism, all economic resources are owned by public and controlled by government. Also, individuals cannot hold the private property

mharsch57 — 2019-11-19 06:28:52 UTC

tj201533 — 2019-11-19 06:29:44 UTC

53201071 — 2019-11-19 06:31:41 UTC

Stalin transformed the Soviet Union into a totalitarian regime and an industrial and political power.

53201084 — 2019-11-19 06:35:09 UTC

ybsei01 — 2019-11-19 06:35:21 UTC

Fun fact

tj201533 — 2019-11-19 06:37:07 UTC

The Russians call it the “February Revolution” even though it happened in March because, in 1917, Russia was still using the calendar Julius Caesar created in 45 B.C. — which shows you just how backward Russia was at the time

Fun facts

53201070 — 2019-11-19 06:37:33 UTC

His high school was raided by authorities

ybsei01 — 2019-11-19 06:38:16 UTC

Fun Fact

53201084 — 2019-11-19 06:38:34 UTC

Trotsky was a Jew during a time when there was a lot of anti-semitism in Russia.

53201070 — 2019-11-19 06:40:21 UTC

Marxism influenced Russian leaders

tj201533 — 2019-11-19 06:41:04 UTC

mharsch57 — 2019-11-19 06:43:10 UTC

Bugs

53201868 — 2019-11-19 06:44:42 UTC