Russian Revolution
“Why were there two revolutions in Russia in 1917? Why did the Provisional Government exist for mere months, yet the Bolsheviks had consolidated their authority in the country by Lenin’s death in 1924?”
Between February and October in 1917, two revolutions occurred due to the Governments failing to fulfill the needs of the Russian people. With the Tsar in power during Bloody Sunday that formed riots and Government unrest and also the Russo-Japanese War and World War One that left the Russian people humiliated and in disarray. The reign of the Provisional Government was short due to failures to provide land and food to the peasants and also the failure to pull Russia out of World War One caused chaos throughout Russia once more. The rise of Lenin and the Bolsheviks saw their authority being quickly introduced with some major decisions they had made. Pulling Russia out of World War One had a strong negative influence on Russia, but Lenin insisted it was best for the country. The Civil war saw Lenin’s failed War Communism policy and saw the rise of the New Economic Policy (NEP) that reignited agriculture and factories once more.
It has been made clear that the outbreak of the 1917 February revolution, was the result of Tsarist Russia failing to meet the needs of the Russian people. Tsar Nicholas II, the leader of Russia from 1868-1918, was an autocratic ruler who had no intention on improving the lives of peasants or workers, and instead ruled the country how he thought was best. The conditions in Russian factories were horrendous and had little to no concern shown for the workers safety or health. In 1905, a small group of workers in St Petersburg, angered by poor working conditions, an economic slump and the ongoing war with Japan, started a relatively peaceful protest about their living conditions. Soon, Thousands marched towards the Winter Palace to appeal to the Tsar for better conditions, but the Tsar was not present and instead the protesters were gunned
Between February and October in 1917, two revolutions occurred due to the Governments failing to fulfill the needs of the Russian people. With the Tsar in power during Bloody Sunday that formed riots and Government unrest and also the Russo-Japanese War and World War One that left the Russian people humiliated and in disarray. The reign of the Provisional Government was short due to failures to provide land and food to the peasants and also the failure to pull Russia out of World War One caused chaos throughout Russia once more. The rise of Lenin and the Bolsheviks saw their authority being quickly introduced with some major decisions they had made. Pulling Russia out of World War One had a strong negative influence on Russia, but Lenin insisted it was best for the country. The Civil war saw Lenin’s failed War Communism policy and saw the rise of the New Economic Policy (NEP) that reignited agriculture and factories once more.
It has been made clear that the outbreak of the 1917 February revolution, was the result of Tsarist Russia failing to meet the needs of the Russian people. Tsar Nicholas II, the leader of Russia from 1868-1918, was an autocratic ruler who had no intention on improving the lives of peasants or workers, and instead ruled the country how he thought was best. The conditions in Russian factories were horrendous and had little to no concern shown for the workers safety or health. In 1905, a small group of workers in St Petersburg, angered by poor working conditions, an economic slump and the ongoing war with Japan, started a relatively peaceful protest about their living conditions. Soon, Thousands marched towards the Winter Palace to appeal to the Tsar for better conditions, but the Tsar was not present and instead the protesters were gunned