How the Russian Revolution Changed Lives in Different Social Groups in Russian Society

How the Russian Revolution Changed the Lives of People in Different Social Groups in Russian Society The Russian Revolution was supposed to bring about change for the better and be a fantastic new beginning for the troubled state of Russia. However, the concept of a revolution is sometimes a lot more appealing than the actual results of a revolution. Revolutions never occur without hurting a certain group of people, which goes without saying, but they also try to better life for other groups. The Russian Revolution seemed to cause much pain and misery, but the benefits from this revolution appeared to be few if any. Nobles, who once had incredible power and prestige, were then stripped to single room houses and bitter cold because they had to money to buy coal. The working class of society changed from being bitter poor to being moderately impoverished. The Russian Revolution hurt many people and helped few. In the movie Dr. Zhivago, many cases are shown to illustrate how the Russian Revolution changed the lives of people in Russia. Perhaps the most altered group of people by the revolution was the nobles. Before the revolution, nobles lived in opulent houses and had grand furnishings. This is shown when Yuri is in his house with the Gromykos. The house had two doors you had to pass through in order to enter the house in order to keep out the cold. The house had the most beautiful colors and was very large indeed. Also, a large chandelier hung from the roof. After the revolution the Gromyko’s house was taken over by the state and was turned into an apartment complex. What once held one family was made to hold thirteen families. All the beautiful furnishing were either stolen or destroyed, and all the fantastic colors were turned to dreary grays, blacks, and browns. The Gromykos were forced to live in a single room with a few closets, when they used to own an entire house thirteen times the size of that room. The Gromykos were required to save