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Part 5: Red Flag: Lenin and the Russian Revolution, 1894–1921
A study of the collapse of imperial rule in Russia and the establishment of Communist government, illustrating themes of ideas, conflict and power.
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Imperial Russia — government and people
- Imperial Russia 1894–1917: the Tsarist government; role of the Russian Church; class divisions in Russia; reasons for the backwardness of Russian agriculture and industry; grievances of the peasantry and industrial workers; the Russification of National Minorities.
1905 Revolution — causes and events
- Challenges to the Tsar’s power: challenges from revolutionary groups; the 1905 Revolution; political changes since 1905 — the Dumas and Stolypin’s reforms.
February Revolution — causes, events and effects
- Russia and the First World War: effects of military defeat and economic hardship; Rasputin and the growing unpopularity of the regime; the February Revolution of 1917; reasons for the failure of the Provisional Government under Kerensky.
October Revolution — causes, events, effects
- The Bolshevik seizure of power: Lenin’s return and the April Theses; reasons for the success of the October Revolution; Civil War 1917–21; explanation of Bolshevik victory.
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