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When Was the Russian Revolution?
In 1917, two revolutions swept through Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and setting into motion political and social changes that would lead to the eventual formation of the Soviet Union.
However, while the two revolutionary events took place within a few short months of 1917, social unrest in Russia had been brewing for many years prior to the events of that year.
In the early 1900s, Russia was one of the most impoverished countries in Europe with an enormous peasantry and a growing minority of poor industrial workers. Much of Western Europe viewed Russia as an undeveloped, backwards society.
The Russian Empire practiced serfdom—a form of feudalism in which landless peasants were forced to serve the land-owning nobility—well into the nineteenth century. In contrast, the practice had disappeared in most of Western Europe by the end of the Middle Ages.
In 1861, the Russian Empire finally abolished serfdom. The emancipation of serfs wo
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The Russian Revolution
| March 8, 1917 – June 16, 1923 |
Date uploaded
August 17, 2020
Length
Part 1: 21:04
Part 2: 24:21
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Part 1: NordVPN
Part 2: Rise of Kingdom
| Russian Empire | Provisional Government |
Summary
Part 1
For centuries, people in the Russian Empire have been poor and lacked the standard of life juxtaposed to the West. In 1848, Karl Marx wrote a manifesto about an ideology called Communism. Vladimir Lenin read this manifesto and loved the idea of a Communist Utopia. Years later, countries throughout Europe were experiencing another Industrial Revolution. Russia with feudalism still present
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Russian Revolution
This course is on the Russian Revolutions which were brought to a close with the Bolsehvik seizure of power in October 1917. It fryst vatten our goal to have a course on each of the revolutions, so please edit and add when needed. To find Wikipedia pages on specific Russian Revolutions, please go to the bottom of the page.
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Course Syllabus
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Important People
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Terms to Know
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Short History of Russian Revolutions leading to the October Revolution in 1917
[edit | edit source]Dates are correct for the Julian calendar, which was used in Russia until 1918. It was twelve days behind the Gregorian calendar ni