Russian Exit From World War I

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Russian Exit from World War I

     The Russian Revolution was the product of a century long autocratic and repressive czarist government and the fact that most Russians lived in extreme economic and social conditions. Their unsuccess in WWI also led to popular betrayal of the form of government. This Revolution, as it is collectively called, was actually two separate revolutions: The February Revolution and the October Revolution.

The February Revolution

     The Czarist government's fall as a result of the stain of WWI was the immediate cause of this revolution. The country's industry couldn't equip nor feed its troops and goods became scarce. In 1917, this shortage even caused famine in some of the larger cities. The Czar at the time, Nicholas II, ignored the reality of social and political unrest and in February of that year, workers occupied the streets of the capitol city of Petrograd. To put down these rebellions the Czar called in troops but their efforts were not successful because the revolutionaries convinced the troops to let them pass. Nicholas at this time dissolved the lower house of the Russian parliament, but the revolutionaries elected a council to act in its place. On February 27, the revolution triumphed and the Petrograd troops joined the revolution.
     Two new executive bodies were established called the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies.This new government issued the famous Order No. 1 which placed the militaryt in its authority.

The Provisional Government

     After Nicholas' fall on March 2 the provisional government took power and the revolution spread throughout the country. This government was primarily run by Pavel Milyukov and was leaning towards a constitutional monarchy and ultimately a republic. Only one man, Alexander Kerensky, the minister of justice, favored a socialist opinion.
This government disbanded the czarist police and repealed limitations on freedoms such as in the US Bill of Rights. The government didn't, however, have a strong basis of power which limited it.
     The government pledged to win the war, but the Petrograd Soviet called for peace. The government began to lose popularity as conditions worsened and the populace started to believe that the Soviets were the only one's that could solve the problem. This led to the increase in the Bolshevic Party in Russia.

Growth of the Bolshevics
     The Bolshevic Party didn't truly assert itself in the revolu...

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