The Russian Revolution


 
 
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The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution of  1917

The Russian Revolution of 1917 is one of the most significant events of the 20th century. The basic cause of the revolution were deep-seated. The government was autocratic, The Czar was the source of a authority and corrupt and inefficient bureaucracy vigorously exercised his powers. The general standard of living of the people was tragically low. There was little social freedom. All Russians were forced to support the Orthodox Church. The immediate cause of the event was, however, the suffering and confusion caused by Russia's disastrous defeats during World War I, Her armies lacked arms and ammunition. Prices soared high and the economy was in shambles. Disorders broke out in Petrograd (now Leningrad), the Russian capital, in March 1917. Nicholas II was forced to abdicate. (The revolutionaries later killed him and his family). A provisional government composed of liberal and radical elements under the successive premierships of Prince Lvov Alexander Kerensky lost ground to the radical or Bolshevik wing of the Social Democratic Labour Party. The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, seized power in Petrograd on November 7, 1917 (October Revolution, according to the old Russian calendar).

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