The Russian revolution is one of the most fascinating events in history. The Russian revolution was also one of the most transformative eras in history. Particularly European and Russian history. It changed the course of Europe. And also changed the course of Russia. The changes that came as a result of the Russian Revolution were both social changes and political changes. It is one of those events in history which was a turning point. The Russian revolution changed the world forever. It also changed Russia forever. The Russian revolution was responsible for replacing the Russian monarchy with a communist state. Which eventually led to therise of the first communist country, Russia. And eventually the USSR. The USSR was born out of the October Revolution in 1917. What was the October Revolution? TheOctober Revolution in 1917 was a revolution which brought down the Russian provisional government and the Russian monarchy. Which resulted in Tsar Nicholas II being the last Tsar of Russia. Essentially, Tsar Nicholas II was the last king of Russia. Tsar is just an alternative name for king. The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks and Vladimir Lening. The Bolsheviks were a section of the Russian political party known as the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party. The other section was known as the Mensheviks. The Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks split before the revolution because of their differences. Their main difference was in how to bring about the revolution. It was the Bolsheviks who became victorious in their approach to the Russian revolution. The October Revolution of 1917, is also know as the Bolshevik revolution. Why did the October Revolution happen? There are several reasons why the October Revolution happened. In this blog post, we are going to look at some of the reasons why the October Revolution happened. The reasons listed aren't listed in any particular order. Here are several reasons why the October Revolution happened:
1. World War One
World War One was a major contributing factor to the Russian revolution. The Russian revolution occurred in the final stages of World War One. World War One lasted from 1914 to 1918. The Russian revolution occurred in 1917. The effect of World War One gave rise to the Russian Revolution. World War One was unpopular with the Russian people. A big reason for that was the heavy casualties that Russia endured as a result of the war. 2. Tsar Nicholas II was weak Tsar Nicholas II was a weak leader. Nicholas II was politically weak and politically naive. He was also naive about the state of Russia at the time. He was naive about the social problems in Russia and the worker's problems in Russia. There are two reasons why Tsar Nicholas II was weak. He was weak because he was really interested in the job as Tsar. He never wanted to be Tsar. Tsar Nicholas II was also weak because he wasn't prepared for the role. He received no training or preparation to be Tsar. 3. Shift from rural to urban Russia was beginning to shift from a rural country to an urban country. Compared to many other countries at the time, like the United Kingdom, Russia was very rural. And even medieval-like in comparison to other European countries. The shift from rural to urban saw a large movement of people from the countryside, to urban cities. This contributed to the issue of workers rights. 4. Workers rights Workers rights seem to be the backbone of the Russian revolution. There was a sort of class consciousness which caused the revolution. There was little protection for workers in Russia at the time. The conditions of the working class were awful. The lack of good conditions for workers in Russia resulted in an unhappiness with the Tsarist regime. People had to work for eleven hours a day. Often workers would have to sleep at their work. This resentment seems to be a driving force in the revolution. 5. The Middle Class The middle classes, known as the Borgouis (the working class were the Proletariat), also became increasingly dissatisfied with the Tsar and his rulership. It seems that revolutions don't happen, as long as the middle class is satisfied. That seems the case with Russia. The middle class was successful to an extent in trying to change how things worked. For example, they won the right to have a parliament (which was called the Duma). And they became the owners of the new industries in the cities of Russia. However, the Duma was largely symbolic, it had no real power. ******************* These are the main reasons why the Russian revolution happened.
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