HIST 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Petrograd Soviet, War Communism, Saint Petersburg
28 Mar 2014
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Lecture #13: the russian revolution, & civil war (readings: chapter 26, pp. Note: also review readings on the revolution of 1905 (chapter 23, pp. [3] why did russia erupt into a devastating civil war: russia had buckled under the war and social conflict that resulted. In 1917 there were 2 revolutions that were examples of the discontent and fear all over. Europe: these influenced post war developments elsewhere as questions were considered. Soviet communism opened a new era even though it didn"t work as communism was expected to. 1890"s modernized because the tsar realized their backwardness was inhibiting their greatness. There was a boom of finance from abroad that led to railwarys. The government becomes interventionist to encourage investment with state backed guarantees. New factories appear in steel, coal and petroleum. (under alexander iii: after the russo-japanese war, there was a general strike and a small revolution that demanded civil rights and the creation of the duma.
