PPT-Art and The Russian Revolution:

A Writers Reflection Reflections and thoughts from the article Futurists and Others in Famished Moscow Radical Artists Find New Manners of Expression Amid Social Chaos By Oliver M Sayler. 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 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.. Revolution. In the 1700s, Czar Peter the Great expanded & modernized Russia . Peter introduced into Russia Western style navy, fashions, & city-planning. But in the 1800s, Russia failed to keep pace with the rapid changes taking place in Western Europe . EVENT. DATE. SIGNIFICANCE. PERSPECTIVES. Creation. of Romanov dynasty. 1613. Michael. Romanov becomes first Tsar of Russia, beginning Romanov dynasty. .. Autocratic, divine right rule. Communist Manifesto published. Carson Teixeira. Quick Facts . Full Name: . Russian Federation. Population: 142.5 million. Capital: Moscow. Area: 17,075,400 square km. Major language: Russian. Major religions: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism. 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. Russia was an agricultural nation through the 1800’s, and did not really industrialize. Serfdom was still widespread. There was a large income gap between the wealthy landowners (Boyers) and the poor. . Lesson 4 . Revolution in Russia . Learning Objectives. Explain the causes of the February (March) Revolution.. Describe the goals of Lenin and the Bolsheviks in the October Revolution.. Summarize the outcome of the civil war in Russia.. Industrial Development. The Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II were determined that Russia must become an industrial power.. Sergei Witte. Sergei Witte, the industrialist and railroad tycoon, was appointed Finance Minister in 1892 by Alexander and would serve both Alexander III and Nicholas II.. 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 . Russian Revolution From monarchy, Revolution, to Communism Romanov Family Tree Romanov Family Tree Chapter 7, Section 5: Russia: Reform and Reaction ( pg # 246-251) Focus Question: Why did Industrialization and reform come more slowly to Russia than to Western Europe? : 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.