Russian+Revolution+of+1917

**Background**:
World War I and social unrest combined to push Russia to the edge of revolution. The events that followed led to Russia's exit from WWI and became a turning point in world history. Two revolutions actually took place within Russia during this time period. The first is known as the Russian Revolution and the second is known as the Bolshevik Revolution.

**Objectives**:
Explain the long term and short term causes of Russian Revolution Evaluate the impact of WWI on the Russian Revolution Evaluate the impact of the revolution on the future of Russia

Essential Questions:

 * What causes a Revolution?
 * //**A revolution is a sudden switch from one thing to another.**//
 * Can people ever equally share resources?
 * **//For people to be able to share resources they cannot get greedy. In the past we have seen many countries fall at doing so and cause major issues. I say that it is no possible to ever share resources equally.//**
 * Do military orders have to be followed? Why or why not?
 * **//I believe miltary orders should only be followed under certain conditions. For example, when the countries at war and they are orders that have been put in place to protect us. The other condition is when you are in the actual military.//**

Below is a very brief PPT of an overviewe of the Russian Revolution: [|PPT Russian Revolution]
 * **In your wiki, add five things that you learned abolut the revolution from this powerpoint**:

**Please use one or two additional sites to complete this work and annotate them on your graphic before you upload it.**
Record the information you gather in the attachment provided here: [|Long term Causes of Russian Revolution.doc] (COMPLETED) Record the information you gather in the attachment provided here: [|Short term Causes of Russian Revolution.doc] (COMPLETED)
 * **Use the internet to identify** the long term causes of the Russian Revolution.
 * A good site to begin with:[|BBC Long Term Causes]
 * ===Use the internet to identify short term causes of the Russian Revolution===
 * A good site to begin with:[|Causes of Revolution] or : [|Revolution of 1917]

**Visual Discovery Activity** : You can use this graphic to complete the visual discovery
 * Complete an I See/It Means based on the cartoon below:
 * < I SEE ||< IT MEANS ||
 * < # We Rule over You
 * 1) We Govern You
 * 2) We Pray for You
 * 3) We Shoot You
 * 4) We Eat For You
 * 5) We Feed You
 * 6) We Work For You ||< # Tsar Nicholas ruling over everything
 * 7) Nicholas's "staff" and parliament
 * 8) The Priests
 * 9) The Army
 * 10) The Wealthy Class
 * 11) Servants/Serfs
 * 12) Working Class/Serfs ||
 * **Complete terms om Section 3 of Chapter 12: Russian Revolution [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://mastromaurowh.wikispaces.com/file/view/Section+3+Terms.doc"]] [|Section 3 Terms.doc]** (COMPLETED)
 * You may use your on line text or you may use the internet to complete this work **
 * You may use your on line text or you may use the internet to complete this work **

Role of Rasputin : Grigory Rasputin has been seen as a major contributor to the fall of the Romanov Dynasty. It was believed by many Russians that he had an enormous influence of the Tsarina Alexandra while Tsar Nicholas led the troops duirng WWI. The Tsarina believed that Rasputin could save her son from the problems of hemophilia. As you watch the clip take notes here.... [|Dialectical journal on Rasputin.doc]

-source of evil, heart of monarchy -claimed to be a monk -implicated in murder, corruption and killing the royal family -1869 – 1916 -as a teenager, thief, drunkard, womanizer -unwelcome in Orthodox Church -enormous interest in spirituality -he believed that only after a man truly sinned greatly could he be repented to god -believed Christ was embodied in many people -engaged in orgies -despite his involvement in cult, he married a local girl and started a family -he went on a pilgrimage, picked up reputation of mystical guy -corrupted countless, god fearing peasants -interests in mystic stuff in st Petersburg starts to circulate -described as a maniac || -I was reading on alternate sources, and Rasputin seemed to survive death quite often. -The video was extremely opinionated, seemed very biased to me -He was definitely an extremist, how did many people agree with him? -He seemed to have straightened out as an adult…. well, not straightened out—but he definitely changed his image -he operated on deceit it appears -did he ever pursue anything more within the church? -did he have any psychological disorders or diseases? -I don’t think he believed what he was doing was right—I think he was just doing it for personal pleasure and using his belief’s system as an excuse ||
 * -1916 Rasputin was dragged from a river in St Petersburg

From the video, one could infer that Rasputin was in some sense, a maniac. Ever since childhood he demonstrated irrational behavior—thief, drunkard and womanizer with an unexplainable interest in the Orthodox Church. However, he was not welcome there and went on to join somewhat of a cult that involved orgies, the belief of the embodiment of Jesus Christ in average people as well as the belief that only after a man truly sinned greatly could he be repented to god. That last belief might be used to explain his acts after that—he was involved in deceit (going around pretending to be a monk and ‘helping’ people), murder, corruption, as well as the killing of the royal family.


 * Read pages 393-395 in your text and complete the attached graphic organizer....[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://mastromaurowh.wikispaces.com/file/view/GO+Russian+Revolution.doc"]] [|GO Russian Revolution.doc]

** Section Three: Revolution in Russia **

Directions: As you read each section, takes notes in bullet form, in your own words under each of the headings. **There is also a column for your comments, connections, and predictions. Use it!!**

-conditions in Russia worsened, people wanted changed -police refused to shoot the rioters -government was powerless -czar Nicholas II ordered the Duma (Russia’s legislature) to disband -Duma defied order -Tsar basically lost control of the nation -March 15 Nick is forced to abdicate as Tsar -Duma establishes a provisional (temporary) government -Russians still unhappy w/new leadership… -government planned to continue fighting in WWI despite the Russians growing tired of war -the Bolsheviks wanted a fundamental change in Russian gov’t and society (an immediate Marxist revolution) -planned to abolish private property and enforce social equality -Bolshevism later became known as Marxism-Leninism, after Bolshevik leader Vladmir Lenin -who had been exiled from Russia due to his revolutionary ideas -he returned to Russia in April 1917 -1917, Kerensky gov’t orders offense against the Central Powers along the Eastern Front. FAILS -army collapses -Lenin leads a Bolshevik takeover, November, armed Bols attack provisional gov’t -(that was called the October Rebellion) -Kerensky’s gov’t collapse -Lenin is leader -established a radical communist program -private ownership of land = illegal || -Lenin set about ending Russia’s involvement in WWI -Sent Leon Trotsky to negotiate peace w/ Central powers -Trotsky had to accept agreement that was harsh on Russia -Russia gained peace, had to give up big chunks of its empire -the acceptance of this upset a lot of Russians -some of the Bolsheviks’ opponents organized into what became the “White Army” -opposed communism -whites received some military help from countries that opposed Bolsheviks: France and the US -civil war between Red Army (Bol) and White army for three years -millions died in fighting and famines -Bolsheviks triumphed in late 1920 -civil war pushed Russia’s collapsing economy to the edge of total ruin -Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy which permitted some capitalist activity -plan meant to encourage food production -by 1922, economy starts to improve -Russia reunited w/ several neighboring lands that had been part of the Russian Empire before 1917 (new country called Soviet Union) -Russia’s communist leadership dominated new country -Lenin dies, his death leads to a new struggle for control || -Lenin’s plan for Russia seemed to work the most out of all the rulers -why were the Russian’s unhappy with Aleksandr’s leadership of the Duma? Was it because of the economic state that they were in? ||
 * ** The Russian Revolution ** || ** After the Revolution ** || ** Comments/connections… ** ||
 * -by the end of 1916, Russia was once again on the edge of a revolution

Material for Russian revolution Test : 1. Russian Revolution PPT 2. Long term causes of the Revolution 3. Short Term Causes of the Revolution 4. Visual Discovery 5. Section 3 Terms 6. DJ Rasputin 7. GO Russian Revolution

List and explain what you see as the most significant long term and short term cause of the Russian Revolution. Explain your answer: //__**Short term Cause: INFLATION AND UNREST**__// Peasants became angry as the army took away the young men and best horses which made farming difficult. Prices rose and hunger became an issue. Workers in the cities could not afford high food prices, for wages had not risen nearly so fast. //__**Long term Cause: WASN'T TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED**__// R ussia had very few roads. Most of Russia was not industrialized and most of its people were peasants. Russia wasn't as industrialized as the rest of the World.
 * Opener**:


 * VIsual Discovery Activity**:
 * analyze the political cartoon that is on my wiki about Rasputin:
 * Picture Detective
 * Question:
 * Why is Rasputin holding the Royal Family?
 * What do you see:
 * Rasputin with hand around Alexandra
 * Nicholas has ear turned to Rasputin
 * Rasputin is Bigger
 * Royal Family is puppet-like
 * Point of View
 * The artist is saying that Rasputin has control over the Royal Family. Rasputin had hypontic eyes and seemed somewhat demonic.


 * Now that you have completed the Dialectical journal on the movie clip on Rasputin, **in Paragraph form, explain the message of this cartoon. Use evidence from your dialectical journal to support your claim.**
 * The political cartoon shows the Rasputin has some control over Nicholas and Alexandra. He has the both of them on his lad and his arms around them. Both Nicholas and Alexandra have an ear toward Rasputin as if they were listening to him.

**Russian Revolution Activity**: ( Based on graphic organizer) What do you see as the major changes in Russia after the Revolution? Evaluate their impact on the Russian People Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy which permitted some capitalist activity plan meant to encourage food production. By 1922, economy starts to improve. Russia was reunited with several neighboring lands that had been part of the Russian Empire before 1917.