HISTORY 2DF3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Leon Trotsky, Capitalism, Winter Palace
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Rasputin becomes key political figure in russia: rasputin assassinated by aristocrats 1916. Soldier representatives in the duma (parliament appointed by the tsar) Peasants and workers wanted out of war. Urban working class lead demonstrations: workers facing major food shortages, first to be sent to the army, the rich and medium class are fed well. Mass demonstrations to leave the wwi war. February 1917 (march 1917 new calendar (today"s calendar) Soviets came to dominated the agitations in moscow & petrograd. A provisional government set up by the duma. Lenin returns to russia (april 1917) ; turns bolshevik"s against provisional government. Lenin with other groups appeal to people to end war. Bolshevik key slogans: peace, bread and land" & all power to the soviets": soviets claim bolsheviks don"t want to get russians out of war, soldiers on war front are starting to dessert - some 2 million.