The Russian Revolution Notes

What was the Russian Revolution?

• When the Czar (King) of Russia was overthrown and Communists took power to create the Soviet Union.

What caused the Russian Revolution?

• Weak leadership from Czar Nicholas II• World War I• Poverty of Russian people

What happened in the RusRev?

• Czar gives up his throne.• New government created that has many

parties. • Civil war begins. • Communists win, start Soviet Union, which

lasts until 1991.• Czar and family are executed by

communists. Why?

What was the slogan of the RusRev?

• People in the country wanted land to live on—it was still basically feudalism.

• The people were sick of WWI and wanted Russia to end its involvement.

• The people were hungry and poor and wanted food to eat.

Land, Bread, Peace

Who was Lenin?

• The leader of the Russian communists.• First leader of the Soviet Union. • Believed in Karl Marx’s teachings.