The Bolsheviks in
The Bolsheviks in
Power
Power
Civil War, War
Civil War, War
Communism and
Communism and
The Provisional Government
The Provisional Government
Topples
Topples
November 1917-Red Guards storm the
November 1917-Red Guards storm the
Winter Palace
Winter Palace
Took over govt & replaced officialsTook over govt & replaced officials
End of Czar Nicholas
End of Czar Nicholas
March 1917-Placed under March 1917-Placed under
house arrest after abdication
house arrest after abdication
July 1917-family moved to July 1917-family moved to
Urals
Urals
November 1917-Bolsheviks November 1917-Bolsheviks
come to power
come to power
Stricter rulesStricter rules
July 1918-Entire family is July 1918-Entire family is
executed
executed
THE MAD
MONK
Lenin & the Bolsheviks are going to
Lenin & the Bolsheviks are going to
look to the philosophy of what
look to the philosophy of what
thinker for their new government?
thinker for their new government?
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Let’s look at his
Let’s look at his
philosophy once more…
Marxism/Socialism
People Look to Marx
People Look to Marx
Why didn’t Marxism/Socialism take
Why didn’t Marxism/Socialism take
hold in Europe during the Industrial
hold in Europe during the Industrial
Revolution?
Revolution?
Reform movements changed/solved the
Reform movements changed/solved the
problems of the workers
problems of the workers
Lenin’s Communism
Lenin’s Communism
vs Marx’s Communism
vs Marx’s Communism
COMMUNISM
COMMUNISM
Marxism/
THE NEW BOLSHEVIK
THE NEW BOLSHEVIK
Inherited Problems
Inherited Problems
Need to solve problems left over from
Need to solve problems left over from
Czarist rule
Czarist rule
What were some of those
What were some of those
problems?
Land Distribution
Land Distribution
PROBLEM
PROBLEM
Peasants granted ½ Peasants granted ½
of land & had to pay
of land & had to pay
for 49 yrs
for 49 yrs
LENIN’S SOLUTION
LENIN’S SOLUTION
Factories
Factories
PROBLEM
PROBLEM
Dangerous for Dangerous for
workers
workers
Little payLittle pay Child laborChild labor
LENIN’S SOLUTION
LENIN’S SOLUTION
Control of factories Control of factories
given to workers
World War I
World War I
PROBLEM
PROBLEM
Russia involved in Russia involved in
WWI
WWI
Millions die Millions die FamineFamine
UnemploymentUnemployment
LENIN’S SOLUTION
LENIN’S SOLUTION
Signed a truce w/ Signed a truce w/
Germany
Germany
March 1918-signed March 1918-signed
Treaty of
Treaty of
Brest-Litovsk
Litovsk
New Problems for the Bolsheviks
New Problems for the Bolsheviks
Terms of treaty angers ppl
Terms of treaty angers ppl
Discontent w/ Bolsheviks
Discontent w/ Bolsheviks
Needed to get rid of enemies at home
Needed to get rid of enemies at home
White Army
White Army
Those w/in Russia against Bolsheviks
Those w/in Russia against Bolsheviks
Aided by many western nations including Aided by many western nations including
US
Russian Civil War:
Russian Civil War:
Whites
Whites
vs. Reds
vs.
Reds
1918- Red Army (Bolsheviks) vs White
1918- Red Army (Bolsheviks) vs White
Army
Army
~15 million people died~15 million people died Left Russia in chaosLeft Russia in chaos
1920-Red Army won
1920-Red Army won
Showed Bolshevik ability to take &
Showed Bolshevik ability to take &
maintain power
Lenin’s Version of Communism
Lenin’s Version of Communism
War Communism
War Communism
Controlled industry
Controlled industry
Told factories what to produce
Told factories what to produce
Forced peasants to give grain
Forced peasants to give grain
Banned private trading
Banned private trading
Effects of War Communism
Effects of War Communism
Cities in chaos
Cities in chaos
Orphaned children
Orphaned children
High crime rates
High crime rates
Currency collapse
Currency collapse
Payments=food & fuel
Payments=food & fuel
Agricultural collapse
Agricultural collapse
What do you think is going on in the bottom
What do you think is going on in the bottom
of this picture?
of this picture?
The famine affected both the The famine affected both the
countryside and the cities. countryside and the cities.
There were reports of There were reports of
cannibalism in some districts. cannibalism in some districts.
This was written 1922This was written 1922
"Sometimes mothers and "Sometimes mothers and fathers feed their children fathers feed their children human meat as a last resort. human meat as a last resort. Sometimes a starving family Sometimes a starving family eats the body of one of its eats the body of one of its junior members. Sometimes junior members. Sometimes parents at night seize part of a parents at night seize part of a
body from a cemetery and body from a cemetery and
How does Lenin deal?
How does Lenin deal?
The New Economic Policy (N.E.P)
The New Economic Policy (N.E.P)
Small scale version of capitalism
Small scale version of capitalism
Aspects of the N.E.P.
Aspects of the N.E.P.
Sell surplus crops
Sell surplus crops
Profits
Profits
Govt controls of lg industries, banks &
Govt controls of lg industries, banks &
communications but allowed small
communications but allowed small
private ownership
private ownership
Lenin’s Political Reforms
Lenin’s Political Reforms
Nationalism=THREAT to govt
Nationalism=THREAT to govt
Many self-governing republics under 1
Many self-governing republics under 1
central government
central government
1922-Russia is renamed the
1922-Russia is renamed the
U
U
nion of
nion of
S
S
oviet
oviet
S
S
ocialist
ocialist
R
R
epublics (
epublics (
U.S.S.R.
U.S.S.R.
)
)
Bolsheviks renamed the
Bolsheviks renamed the
Communist
Communist
Party
Party
Est a dictatorship of Communists, not a Est a dictatorship of Communists, not a
dictatorship of proletariats
dictatorship of proletariats like Marx had like Marx had wanted
Lenin’s Death
Lenin’s Death
Lenin would not live to
Lenin would not live to
see the economic recovery
see the economic recovery
Had several strokesHad several strokes Last 18 months- semi-Last 18 months-
semi-invalid
invalid
1924-Lenin dies
1924-Lenin dies
Power struggle for control Power struggle for control
of the party/country
What do these two things have in
What do these two things have in
common?
Imagine that you are a reporter investigating
Imagine that you are a reporter investigating
Russian responses to the N.E.P. Write a ‘sound
Russian responses to the N.E.P. Write a ‘sound
bite’ for each of the characters below.
bite’ for each of the characters below.
Russian History Timeline
Russian History Timeline
Using your
Using your
notes and/
notes and/
or
or
textbook,
textbook,
place the
place the
following
following
events on a
events on a
timeline
timeline
Bloody SundayBloody Sunday
Alexander II announces decree to Alexander II announces decree to free the serfs
free the serfs
Russo-Japanese WarRusso-Japanese War
Russia is renamed the United Russia is renamed the United Soviet Socialist Republic
Soviet Socialist Republic
Nicholas II moves to front linesNicholas II moves to front lines Rasputin is murderedRasputin is murdered
March RevolutionMarch Revolution
Nicholas II bring Russia into WWINicholas II bring Russia into WWI Vladimir Lenin returnsVladimir Lenin returns
November RevolutionNovember Revolution Lenin diesLenin dies
