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“The life of the motherland is in your hands!” – The Kornilov Affair
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Notes Kalic, Sean N., and Brown, Gates M.. Russian Revolution of 1917: the Essential Reference Guide. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2017. Accessed February 11, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central.
Episode 1: The Phantom Railways
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By the middle of the 19th century the Russian Empire found itself lacking in reform and by the start of the 20th century it found itself in a questionable circumstance. Imperial Russia was late to the game in the industrialized arena, but it did attempt to westernize itself. In the process, the introduction of new […]
Community Within a Divided Country
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In 1861, Tsar Alexander II, Alexander the Liberator, had liberated the serfdom population of Russia. The once reigning feudal system had come to a halt and was replaced with the idea of equality. However, serfdom reform was not about a moral obligation but rather political gain. Alexander justifies his decision with a blunt statement, “It […]
