PPT-Animal Farm & Russian Revolution:

A Historical Backdrop H Language ArtsLanguage Arts Power Powerless Wealth Poor 1 man CZAR Aristocracy Military Agriculture Industry Proletariat Workers from Privatized Farms and Industry. A Fairy Story. Who was Napoleon‘s propagandist? . Squealer. Who was the cynic who never changed? . B. enjamin. Who tested Napoleon‘s food for poison? . Pinkeye. Who was the farm‘s poet and songwriter? . Characters. Original owner of Manor Farm. Farm suffers under his incompetence. The last of the Czars (old government). Mr. Jones. Pure-bred pig. Grandfatherly. Philosopher of Change. INSPIRES the rebellion. 1856: End of Crimean war. 1861: Emancipation of the serfs. 1864: . Zemstva. set up; reform of judicial system. 1881: 1 March: Alexander II assassinated. 1893-1903: Witte as finance minister, industrialisation. Russia fights Japan in 1905, suffers a humiliating defeat.. Shows Russia to be unprepared militarily for industrial warfare.. Russia is behind in technology needed to sustain industrial warfare.. Russia had no competent military leaders.. Pre-Revolutionary Russia. Only true . autocracy/monarchy . left in Europe. No type of representative political institutions. Nicholas II became tsar in 1884. Believed he was the absolute . ruler. Russo-Japanese War (1904) – defeat led to . . Pre-Revolutionary Russia. Only true autocracy left in Europe. No type of representative political institutions. Nicholas II became tsar in 1884. Believed he was the absolute ruler anointed by God. Historiography. What you need to know. You must be aware and fully understand key historical approaches to the revolution. This is crucial for good historical writing. AND for the exam (particularly section B – part 2). Up until early 20. th. century = Capitalism. UPPER CLASS. PEASANTS / LOWER CLASS. KARL MARX AND COMMUNISM. Middle 1800’s KM stated in his book . The Communist Manifesto . that by creating a socialist state through revolution, people could be helped.. The Russian Revolution. Germany declares war on Russia, therefore uprising a sense of patriotism among the Russian people.. Russian troops marching. Czar Nicholas II disappoints the people of Russia by being corrupt and failing to meet their needs.. :. Smith, et al., 902-904, 932-934. Peter Builds New Capital. Nicholas I (1825-1855). Hated Industrial Revolution and French Revolution. Wanted to make world safe for autocracy. Fought against progress in Russia and Europe. Russia – it’s big. Problems with Size of Russia. 5000 miles . 1/6 of world’s surface. Multiple ethnic groups and languages. Much of landmass has 6 months of had winter. City-states. Demographics/Economics c.1900. Farm suffers under his incompetence. The last of the Czars (old government). Mr. Jones. Pure-bred pig. Grandfatherly. Philosopher of Change. INSPIRES the rebellion. Karl Marx Author: Communist Manifesto. What events and people helped cause the Russian Revolution?. Causes. Russian economy is weak/no food. Tsar Nicholas II an ineffective leader. Bloody Sunday – people lose faith in the Tsar. Provisional . : Determine the causes and results of the Russian Revolution from the rise of the Bolsheviks under Lenin to Stalin’s first Five Year Plan.. Vocabulary. : Russian Revolution, Bolsheviks, Lenin, Stalin, Five Year Plan.