1905 Revolution
This violent event kicked off the 1905 Revolution
This major city was at the heart of the February Revolution
Where is Petrograd/St Petersburg?
The name of Lenin's speech that he made upon returning to Russia where the slogan 'Bread, land peace' became a unifying statement for the people of Russia
What is the April Theses?
The war that decimated Europe and caused many Russians to turn against Nicholas II after he made himself Commander-in-Cheif of the Russian Army
What is World War I?
This bald communist revolutionary is the leader of the Bolshevik party?
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
The name of the ineffective government setup in 1905 to help keep Nicholas II in check
What is the Duma?
This day of gender celebration saw textile workers across Russia protest their poor working conditions
What is International Women's Day? (8th March)
The type of political system that Lenin was aiming to achieve within Russia and eventually spread to the entire world
What is Communism/Marxism?
This event came to an end officially with the Abdication of Nicholas II
What is the February Revolution?
This bearded mystic was said to have special healing powers and became worryingly close with the Russian royal family
Who is Grigori Rasputin
It was promised that the people of Russia would be given this if they attended Nicholas II coronation celebration, however the number of people who attended resulted in the Khodnyka tragedy which saw a number of Russians stampeded to death
What is food and drink?
The name of the Tsar of the Russian Empire during the February Revolution
Who is Nicholas II?
This location was stormed by the Bolsheviks as they arrested the Provisional Government and succeeded in their revolutionary plans
What is the Winter Palace?
The odd location in which Nicholas II was made to sign his abdication
What is a train carriage?
This man was a great leader and strategist and found himself as Lenin's right-hand man and second in command of the Bolshevik party
Who is Leon Trotsky?
Russia's war with this Asian country was a major cause of the 1905 Revolution
What is Japan?
The month in which the February Revolution occurred according to the Julian Calendar
What is February?
The middle of the year conflict during which many protestors and demonstrators marched under the slogans of the Bolshevik party despite the Bolsheviks claiming no responsibility for this uprising
What are the July Days?
These two groups formed a 'dual authority' over Russia following the power vacuum left by Nicholas II's abdication
Who are the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviets?
This 'Great Repressor' was the father of Nicholas II
Who is Alexander III
This man's necktie became infamous for the number of people executed under his order
Who is Pyotr Stolypin?
The type of Government that the Russian Empire had prior to the February Revolution
What is a Tsarist monarchy/ Tsarist Autocracy?
This event, happening during the warmest part of Russia's cold year, led to more and more soldiers agreeing with Bolsheviks propaganda and the promise that Lenin would get them out of the war
What is the Summer Offensive?
The primary reason that the army generals had to stop Nicholas II's train and force him to abdicate
What is winning World War I?
Appointed as the Commander-in-Cheif by Prime Minister Kerensky, this man's failed coup gave the Bolshevik party more support than they could have ever imagined
Who is Lavr Kornilov