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Russian Revolution 1917. Equality, Justice, …. Tsar Nicholas. Sometimes kind, sometimes cruel Weak/poor leader compared to western kings. The Romanov Family. Winter Castle. Catherine Palace. Tsar Nicholas and Family. Son was a hemophiliac Anastasia mystery Murdered by revolutionaries. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Russian Revolution 1917
Equality, Justice, …..
Tsar Nicholas
• Sometimes kind, sometimes cruel
• Weak/poor leader compared to western kings
The Romanov Family
Winter Castle
Catherine Palace
Tsar Nicholas and Family
• Son was a hemophiliac
• Anastasia mystery• Murdered by
revolutionaries
Faberge Eggs
• Russian treasures• Confiscated many
after execution• Worth millions
Alexandra Romanov
• Brought the Mad Monk into the palace
• Revolutionaries used the Monk to strengthen opposition to the Tsar and his family
Alexei As A Child
• Blood disorder• “Bleeder”• Mother is a carrier• Any slight injury
could cause him to bleed to death
The Mad Monk• Rasputin• Tsar’s family
believed he saved son’s life
• Thought to have supernatural healing powers
• Big influence on Tsar, especially wife
Mad Monk Assassinated
• Nobles saw him as problem
• Poison, bullet, beating didn’t do the job
• Drowned in icy water
Anastasia
Romanov Death Cellar
Execution
• Family, four servants, and doctor held captive
• Death shooting squad
• Didn’t die easily
Anastasia Romanov
• Did she survive?• Was she saved by
one of the soldiers?• Movies and books
carry the legend
Karl Marx
• Philosopher• Father of
communism• “Workers of the
world unite!”• Died before the
Russian Revolution
Leon Trotsky• Pure communist;
followed Marx• Wanted to improve life
for all Russians• Lenin’s KGB (secret
police) chased him away
• Other leader of October revolution
• Well-educated
Communism…in its purist form
• No owners, no rich, no poor
• All are equal• Government owns
everything, people own government
• Rules and regulations…..
Leon Trotsky: Murdered• Exiled in body and spirit• Face removed from
photos• Historical role was
rewritten• Denounced as traitor
and conspirator• Assassinated in Mexico
City in 1940 by Stalin’s agent
Joseph Stalin• Not as well educated as
Trotsky• Didn’t follow Marx’s
philosophy• Pragmatic, not
philosophical• Craved power; killed
those who did not agree with him
• Began KGB/secret police
Lenin
• Supported by KGB• Strong propaganda
Children for Revolution
Propaganda
• Propaganda is, according to the dictionary:
• “the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person”
•Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary. Published by Encyclopedia Britannica, 2009, 11 th Edition
Propaganda• Controlled all news• Supported revolution
leaders• Lied when necessary to
retain support for leaders
• Education was controlled by leaders; people weren’t sure of what was what.
Marching in the Streets
Russian Red Arm Band
• Red = color of the revolution
• People who wanted to stay out of trouble wore the arm band
Tough times, bread lines
• Goods went first to soldiers and government
• Bread lines ran out of supplies
• People were desperate
• Joined army for food
Marching Troops
Romanov Treasures Confiscated
Some believed Alexei lived!
Romanovs Reburied
Russian Farmers• Stalin wanted collective
farms• Ukraine farmers
resisted/killed livestock• Stalin executed farmers
who destroyed their livestock
• 4-10 million Ukranians were starved to death by Stalin; Ukranian holocaust….
Revolution?
Success or Failure?