Revolution
when did two revolutions swept through Russia?
1917
on what day the troops of the Petrograd army garrison were called out to quell the uprising?
March 11th
when was the bloodshed?
1905
what did Grigory Rasputin do?
increased his influence over Russian politics and the royal family.
when did the Civil War brake out?
late 1917
was one of the most impoverished countries in Europe?
Russia
who established a liberal program of rights such as freedom of speech?
Alexander Kerensky
when did Russia entered into World War I?
in August 1914
when did Rasputin die?
December 30, 1916
Civil War broke out after what event?
after the Bolshevik Revolution
Much of Western Europe viewed Russia as what?
as an undeveloped, backwards society.
what calendar did they use during this time period?
the Julian calendar
imperial Russia was no match for who?
industrialized Germany
the toothless Russian parliament was established when?
after the 1905 revolution
The warring factions included what?
the Red and White Armies
when the Russian Empire finally abolished serfdom?
in 1861
The Duma formed a provisional government on what date?
March 12th
why was the economy hopelessly?
because of low funds
what did Czarina Alexandra do?
began firing elected officials
what did The Red Army fight for?
the Lenin’s Bolshevik government
the population of major Russian cities did what?
nearly doubled causing in overcrowding and destitute living conditions
Kerensky continued the Russian war effort caused what?
Russia’s food supply problems
why did Czar Nicholas left the Russian capital of Petrograd?
to take command of the Russian Army front
Government corruption was what?
going downhill struggling
what did the White Army represent?
a large group of loosely allied forces, including monarchists, capitalists