HIST 215 Lecture 18: Lecture 18 - The Russian Revolution
13 Nov 2017
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Russia"s strengths territorial extent, 175m population, 1. 3m troops (+5m reserves), 4th biggest industrial power weaknesses. 80% of population peasants impoverished, overtaxed, discontented defeat in russo-japanese war, 1904-5: weaknesses during on navy and military. Drafting of a constitution with an indirectly elected duma: withdrew in 1907. None of these resolves social unrests and discontents. Outbreak of the war discontent continued: massive revolts. Russia had to pass through historical developments mapped out by the capitalist party and others. Vladimir ilyich ulyanov (lenin), what is to be done? (1902) case for revolutionary vanguardism. Notion that the socialist revolution could be speedy up by a vanguard of revolutions so they can proceed directly to socialist movements. Became very significant in the events of 1917: russia and wwi. Russia"s problems (a) victories against austro-hungarians and turks but repeated severe defeats by germans along 100 of km along its boarders (b) difficulties of economic and military aid from allies because of central.
