Thomas, I really enjoyed this post and liked how you focused on the military aspects and consequences of the revolution. I didn’t know all these details about the military changes, and it’s really interesting to see how these changes happening in society were reflected in the military. I think it would be interesting to see how military changes reflect societal changes throughout the evolution of the Soviet Union.
Thank you very much! I had a lot of fun writing this post and it was also interesting to look for the same change of ideals in music, literature and movies.
I really liked this post and how you discussed specific examples that led to revolution. I think the example of Article 87 is really important, as it shows the dysfunction of what was considered a more liberal constitution. Seeing how all of these events influenced Lenin’s theses was really interesting as well. Great job synthesizing all this information!
I think it is important to understand that though many stood up against the Russian Provisional Government and Tsar Nicolas II himself, it was the women who began a revolution that would change Russia forever. This act of bravery coming from the female population of Russia in the early 1900s, if properly documented and presented to the outside world would be both inspiring and empowering to women all around the world. Therefore, your ending statement is true but I would add “don’t mess with a women’s bread or her family”.
Do you think Nicholas II believed that his presence in the Russian Army was going to effect the moral of the soldiers positively? Or was it a move of self-confidence, though it led to his demise? Though talking about his move to the front lines in class and reading about it in our Freeze text, I am still unsure of the exact reasons Nicolas II decided to join the Russian Army. In my opinion, I think it was an act of arrogance: believing he could help turn around the war with just his presence, what could he do at the front lines that he couldn’t do in the safety of his home?
Your blog speaks very well to the chronology and the slowly deteriorating power of the Provisional Government. I think it’s important to remember, and it’s something you point out, that the Revolution wasn’t simply overnight but a long drawn-out series of events that pushed the Russian citizens to their breaking point. This time period in Russia shares characteristics of Germany when Hitler was rising to power. When a population has lost their sense of direction they turn to a figure head/movement that they think will better their living standards and overall livelihood. The fall of the Russian Provisional Government was inevitable.
