World war 1 and its impact on Russia

1. By Martin

2. Struggle in Russia during the
The Russian economy had made great industrial advances in
the two decades prior to 1914 – but it was still under-
developed and ill-equipped to supply a prolonged war.

3. Back in the day of World War one Russia’s
version of a government was the Tsarist
autocracy (very similar to the monarchy in
England) and more specifically Tsar
Nicholas the 2nd but World War 1 weakened
his grip on the people and before long the
people started rebelling against The Tsarist
autocracy and that was the start on The
Russian Revolution
Tsar Nicholas the
2nd

4. The Tsar responded as he normally did and blamed
Russia’s troubles on anarchists, universities and on
Jews. Ultimately, however, he was forced to relent,
agreeing to authorise a written constitution and allow
the formation of an elected legislature (the
Duma).
Tsar trying to calm down the people

5. The Tsar not upholding his promises
Nicholas failed to honour these promises, however, simply using
them to buy time. The constitution was passed but it changed
little. The Duma was elected but it was given little power. The
Tsar, it seemed, was determined to continue his autocratic rule
as before.

6. Food shortages
By February 1917, the situation in Russia’s
cities had become critical. Shortages of food and
fuel were dire: the capital city, since re-named
Petrograd, needed 60 railway cars of food a
day but often received barely one-third this
amount. Inflation had been so severe through
1916 that the rouble had just a quarter of its
pre-war buying power.

7. Tsar Nicholas Nikolayevich Romanov the 2nd is
forced to abdicate
Things eventually became so dire that the tsar set out to return
from the front. He was halted along the way by striking railway
workers. While waiting on train sidings in Pskov, Nicholas II
was met by his generals and members of the Duma. All but
one demanded he sign an instrument of abdication, which
Nicholas eventually did in March 15th 1917.
With the swish of a pen in a stranded railway cart, the Russian
Revolution had brought more than 300 years of Romanov rule
to an inglorious end.
Act of Abdication of Tsar
Nicholas Nikolayevich Roman
the 2nd

8. The new Temporary Provisional Government
The Provisional Government that replaced the tsarist
regime introduced some liberal reforms, like freedoms
of assembly and the press, and amnesties for political
prisoners.
But The defeats, military follies, casualty lists and food shortages
continued, and after six months the Provisional Government’s
popularity had slumped.

9. The Bolshevik Party!
In October 1917, The Bolshevik Party/ Th Soviet Union of
Socialistic republics started to by led by Lenin And then there was
joy They built statues of Lenin and even built the Palace of Soviets
and then the amazing Soviet dance ensemble Берёзка started and
then the divine Алла Борисовна Пугачёва started her Soviet singing career
in 1965 and the Soviet Union in conclusion brought joy to the
people of Russia and to the People of all the other Soviet countries