In which year did the Russian Revolution take place?
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1917
Two upheavals followed one another that year.
💡 Did you know? The First World War had drained the country.
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Which tsar had to abdicate?
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Nicholas II
With him the rule of the Romanovs ended.
💡 Did you know? He and his family were murdered in 1918.
What was the first phase of the revolution in spring called?
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The February Revolution
It forced the tsar to step down.
💡 Did you know? A Provisional Government took over at first.
What was the second, communist upheaval called?
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The October Revolution
The Bolsheviks overthrew the Provisional Government.
💡 Did you know? By the old calendar it fell in October, by the new in November.
Which party seized power in October?
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The Bolsheviks
From them came the Communist Party.
💡 Did you know? “Bolsheviks” means roughly “those of the majority”.
Which leader headed the Bolsheviks?
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Lenin
He returned from Swiss exile in 1917.
💡 Did you know? His embalmed body still lies in Moscow today.
Which slogan demanded power for the councils?
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All power to the Soviets
“Soviet” is the Russian word for “council”.
💡 Did you know? Workers' and soldiers' councils were to govern.
Which ideology prevailed?
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Communism
It draws on the ideas of Karl Marx.
💡 Did you know? Private ownership of factories and land was nationalised.
Which ruling dynasty was overthrown?
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The Romanovs
They had ruled Russia for over 300 years.
💡 Did you know? With them the tsarist empire ended forever.
What happened to the tsar's family in 1918?
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They were shot
The tsar, tsarina and their children were murdered.
💡 Did you know? Legends surround the youngest daughter, Anastasia.
In which city did the revolution begin?
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Petrograd
The city is again called Saint Petersburg today.
💡 Did you know? In between it was also called Leningrad.
Which building did the insurgents storm in October?
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The Winter Palace
The Provisional Government met there.
💡 Did you know? Today it houses the Hermitage Museum.
Which Provisional Government was overthrown?
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Kerensky's government
It had continued the war instead of making peace.
💡 Did you know? This cost it the support of the people.
Which war exhausted Russia and drove the revolution?
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The First World War
Hunger, losses and hardship enraged the people.
💡 Did you know? Soldiers deserted in droves.
With which peace did Russia leave the war?
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia ceded large territories to Germany.
💡 Did you know? Lenin accepted the harsh peace in order to survive.
Which three-part slogan promised the people everything?
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Peace, Land and Bread
It struck the three greatest longings of the masses.
💡 Did you know? Peace from war, land for the peasants, bread against hunger.
Which bloody conflict followed the revolution?
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The Russian Civil War
The “Red” Army fought against the “Whites”.
💡 Did you know? Millions died in the fighting and from famine.
Which comrade of Lenin led the Red Army?
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Trotsky
He organised the Red Army to victory.
💡 Did you know? Later he lost the power struggle to Stalin and was assassinated.
Which state emerged from the revolution?
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The Soviet Union
In 1922 several Soviet republics joined together.
💡 Did you know? It lasted until 1991.
Who became dictator after Lenin's death?
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Stalin
He prevailed ruthlessly in the power struggle.
💡 Did you know? His rule cost millions their lives.
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