Causes of the russian revolution
ineffective king led to radical revolutionaries who took over
Political
He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
title of a Russian empire ruler
Czar
first communist nation
Soviet union
The local council of workers, peasants, and soldiers
Soviet
food & supplies shortage due to WWI
Social causes
Bolshevik; brother hanged so he dedicated all his power to take down monarchy; preached Marxist ideas
Vladimir Lenin
A large government-owned farm on which food was produced for the government.
Collective farm
The means of production are owned & controlled by the state. Also, distinguished by unequal distribution of goods & pay according to work done.
Socialism
Class of people without access to producing property; usually manufacturing workers, paid laborers in agriculture, or urban poor
Proletariat
slow to industrialize, working poor had bad work conditions/low pay, and outlawed unions were all what kind of causes to the Russian revolution?
Economic
1818-1883; brilliant German philosopher who believed history could only advance through conflict; architect of communism
Karl Marx
A person with absolute power or authority
Autocrat
Individuals decide how they can make a profit & determine business practices accordingly.
Capitalism
A revolutionary group following the teachings of Marx and Lenin
Communist Party
Communist Army
Red Amry
A self-proclaimed holy man who claimed to heal the sick and have prophecy. He had much influence over Czarina Alexandra and she often went to him for advice on political issues.
Rasputin
LAst Autocratic ruler of Russia married Alexandra
Nicolas II
Political and Economic System. no class distinctions; no private property; political theory in which goods are owned in common & are available to all as needed
Communism
radical revolutionaries were also known as Red; the early term for Communist
Bolsheviks