How the Soviet Union Was Made by Nabors, Zach

Welcome Class!

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 22:35:08 UTC

Today we will be learning about the causes and consequences of the Bolshevik Revolution and the Russian Civil War. I hope your stomachs are strong---it gets bloody fast.

The Last of the Romanovs

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 22:45:45 UTC

More on Tsar Nicholas

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 22:56:19 UTC

A great father but a poor leader, learn more about the man at the helm of a crumbling empire. Included in this link is a short, succinct timeline of events leading up to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.

Economic Conditions in Russia at the Turn of the 20th Century

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 23:02:24 UTC

The following video will quickly guide you through the economic conditions in late 19th/ early 20th Century Russia, as mainly seen by the worker and the peasantry. This video will give you an introduction to the first revolt that failed in 1905.

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 23:10:15 UTC

Meet Vladimir Lenin

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 23:15:03 UTC

Meet your new friend Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. He is essential to this lesson. SPOILER ALERT! Becomes the first leader of the Soviet Union.

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 23:20:51 UTC

This video gives a brief recap of what we have already covered, as well as moving us through the Bolshevik Revolution and up to the Russian Civil War. You thought all the violence was finished with the Revolution of 1917? You have another thing coming! And so did the Russian people.

Soldier in the White Army

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 23:23:35 UTC

The Russian Civil War

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 23:30:13 UTC

Now it is time for you guys to do some reading on your own. armyheritage.org is a good resource for anything battle related.

The Fallout from the Russian Civil War

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 23:36:54 UTC

Inside you will find key terms and a great section on the aftermath of the Revolution and Civil War highlighting territorial shifts that will play a significant role in our next lesson on the Soviet Union.

In Conclusion

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 23:48:56 UTC

I will not leave you on a cliff hanger. In this short, easy-to-follow video we not only get a recap of a lesson, but get to see how it all ends for our new friends Lenin and Trotsky, while looking forward to Stalin on the horizon.

Places to Know

znabors1 — 2025-07-21 23:57:47 UTC

What you are looking at is the official residence of The House of Romanov. The Bolsheviks stormed it in October of 1917. The taking of it became a great symbol of the revolution.

The End (for now)

znabors1 — 2025-07-22 00:05:05 UTC

Congratulations! You made it to the end of the lesson. You also made it through a few decades of bloody Russian turmoil and lived to talk about it. Thank you for your participation and attention. Now celebrate!