Russian Revolution V By P K Sahadevan PGT History JNV Mahe.

1. The Revolution of October 1917.

2.  1. The conflict between the Provisional
government and Bolsheviks.
 2. union of Bolsheviks, soldiers(Bolshevik
supporters)and workers.
 3.Appointment of Military Revolutionary
Committee under Leon Trotskii to organise
socialist seizure of power.

3. The uprising began on 24 October.
Military men seized the building of two
Bolshevik’s news paper.
Pro-government troops were sent to the
government offices and the winter palace
to protect it from revolutionaries.
The Military Revolutionary Committee
seized government offices and arrested
ministers.
Soviets and majority approved the
Bolshevik action.
By the December, the Bolsheviks
controlled Moscow- Petrogard area.

5. CHANGES AFTER THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION.
1. Industry and Banks were nationalised.
2. land was declared social property and
peasants were allowed to seize the land of
the nobility.
3.Banned the old titles of aristocracy.
4.Bolshevik party renamed the Russian
Communist party.
5. Russia withdrawn from world war. (Peace
treaty with Germany- Brest Litovsk)

6. 6.Russia became a one party state.
7. Criticisers were punished.( Cheka first-
secret police.)

7. The Civil War.
• Bolsheviks ordered redistribution of land.
• Non-Bolshevik socialist, liberals and supporters of
aristocracy opposed the Bolshevik’s action.
• Fight between Red (Bolsheviks) and greens
(socialist revolutionaries) and white( pro-Tsarists)
• Green and white were backed by French,
American British and Japanese troops.( who were
worried at the growth of socialism in Russia.)
• By January 20 the Bolsheviks controlled most of
the former Russian empire.

8.  1.Nationalisation of banks and industries.
 2. Collective work on confiscated land.
 3.Centralised planning was introduced.(Five
year plans.)
Result.
A) Economic growth.
B) Extended schooling system.
C) Cheap public health care was provided.
D) Model living quarters were set up for
workers.

9.  1. Collectivisation of agriculture.
 2. Confiscation of stocks.
 3. Industrial production under planned
economy.

10.  Take away land from peasants and
established state controlled large farms.
 Eliminated ‘kulaks’- well -to- do peasants
 Peasants were forced to cultivate in
collective farms and profit was shared.
 Those who resisted collectivisation were
severely punished.( deported and exiled)

11. The Global Influence of the Russian
Revolution.
• In many countries, communist parties were
formed. Eg. Communist party of Great Britain.
• Spread of socialism as a global face and world
stature.
• Colonial people were encouraged to follow
revolutionary steps.