During World War I in Russia, soldiers and civilians alike, were fighting a battle that they did not understand. Men were being drafted, leaving families at home with little to no help in their survival. Although Russia entered the war with plans for victory, “the multi-lateral conflict soon developed into a protracted war of … Continue reading The Effects of War on Civilians →
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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.
Mounting tensions cause setbacks for the Bolsheviks
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1917 was characterized by massive change within Russia. Two revolutions took place in this year: the February revolution and the October Revolution. The February Revolution was triggered by riots over food shortages and bread prices on International Women’s Day. The revolution resulted in Tsar Nicolas II’s abdication, which officially put an end to the Romanov …
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It was the Best of Times and it was the Worst of Times
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The revolution in Russia was the beginning and end of a lot of things but it truly is the events leading up and the fallout that hold great importance. Mass culture in particular was one of the areas that suffered greatly in the violence and sudden change of the revolution. Russia mass culture, including music, … Continue reading It was the Best of Times and it was the Worst of Times →
Lenin’s Soviet Children
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“…We need that generation of young people who began to reach political maturity in the midst of a disciplined and desperate struggle against the bourgeoisie. In this struggle that generation is training genuine Communists; it must subordinate to this struggle, and link up with it, each step in its studies, education, and training.” -V.I. Lenin, […]
Like Bread, They Rise.
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Born in an era of shortage and turmoil was a revolutionary peasantry, for when once they were well fed, now they lack even their bread. Due to the breakout of the first World War, the economy of the Russian Empire began to falter. Cut off from imports on which the country to heavily relied brought Russia …
Tea with a Splash of Vodka
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What is it that makes an empire? The ruler may argue that government and order define one’s realm; however, these are all institutions of the people. Before the troubles that would bring about the Russian Revolution in 1917, Russia was an immensely diverse spread of land that was called home to many different ethnicities, …
Who are you?
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Have you stopped and wondered, what will I be remembered for? Will my name be etched in history or forgotten … More
Portrait of Imperial Russia
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“Melon Vendor” –Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii. We typically do not associate the Russian Empire with images like this one. Taken in 1911 by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, this photograph depicts a man at work as a melon vendor, dressed in the traditional Central Asian attire of a turban and flowing tunic. In the waning days of the … Continue reading Portrait of Imperial Russia →
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 […]
