The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution

Well, Russia was not having very much fun during WWI. So little fun, in fact, that good old Czar Niki (Nikolas II) decided that he should end his generals' 'incompetence' by leading his armies himself. Well, sure this did boost the troops' morale, but back at home, the Russian citizens were less than thrilled with having a foriegner like the German-born Czarina Alexandria lead them while they were fighting Germany. Another factor that did not improve the happiness of the people (not to mention of the polititions) was that the Czarina listened to everything a crazy illiterate old man named Rasputin told her. So baisically, a moron was running the country. Of course the people were unhappy, you would be too! Especially since the Russian aristocracy was getting more and more decadant as they got richer, and the poor got even poorer. So, some polititions had Rasputin killed, but the bread riots continued.

Soon, in February, a bread riot in Sankt Petersburg exploded into a rebellion where the people eventually had the Czar locked up. Well, the Germans, seeing an excelent opportunity here, helped promote the rebellion by smuggling Vladimir Lenin back into Russia from Switzerland. Of course, with the rebellion going on, Russia had almost no choice but to back out of WWI while she still had the chance. This was exactly as the Germans had planned.

Well, Lenin belived in socialism, and so he rallied up a group of workers. Unfortunately, the ratio of workers was not too large in Russia, so his group was by far the minority. This did not stop Lenin, however; Oh, no! He felt so good about this group of rebels that he named them the 'Bolsheviks' or, as it is in English, the 'Majority'.

So, Lenin took this tiny 'Majority' and they eventually revolted again in October. This time they had the Czar, his wife, and all his children shot. Killing the Czar seemed to have some affect on the Russian government, and the Bolsheviks took over. Now Lenin was free to govern the country which they had banded together and creatively named the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Well, not everybody was happy with this, so the people who happened to be still loyal to the Czar (however dead he happened to be) revolted, and the Soviet Union had a civil war of the Red Army of communists verses the White Army who were pro-czar. Russia's allies from the first world war such as France, Great Britain and America came in to the Soviet Union to aid the White Army, but they failed. So, from that point on, the Soviet Union had a grave distrust in who used to be her allies. Now, if the White Army had won, Russia would probably have been closer to her allies than ever, but this was not the case.

*Some of the soldiers that supported the revolution

Lenin tried for pure communism at first, but it did not work out the way it was intended, so he allowed some ownership and private buisiness. However, Lenin happened to be a mortal, so he died. The poor mortal had been hoping during his life that Trotsky would be the one to succeed him, as he had shared many of his ideals. However, for whatever reason the Man of Steel (Stalin) was selected, who soon had Trotsky exiled to Mexico, then assassinated.

Stalin got rid of Lenin's half-communism policies, and strived for a pure communist country. The people's land was confinscated by the government, and they had to work together on collections, which are baisically farms owned and worked by several people. Seeing how the government took almost whatever they grew, the people decided that they did not want to farm as much anymore, so there were massive famines. Despite all this, the Soviet Union faired pretty well for several years, and it ended somewhat peacefully, in contrast to how it began. It split back up Russia after the end of the Cold War in 1991.

Wonder what happened next? World War Two!!!
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The Russian Revolution

	Well, Russia was not having very much fun during WWI. So little fun, in fact, that good old Czar Niki (Nikolas II) decided that he should end his generals' 'incompetence' by leading his armies himself. Well, sure this did boost the troops' morale, but back at home, the Russian citizens were less than thrilled with having a foriegner like the German-born Czarina Alexandria lead them while they were fighting Germany. Another factor that did not improve the happiness of the people (not to mention of the polititions) was that the Czarina listened to everything a crazy illiterate old man named Rasputin told her. So baisically, a moron was running the country. Of course the people were unhappy, you would be too! Especially since the Russian aristocracy was getting more and more decadant as they got richer, and the poor got even poorer. So, some polititions had Rasputin killed, but the bread riots continued. Soon, in February, a bread riot in Sankt Petersburg exploded into a rebellion where the people eventually had the Czar locked up. Well, the Germans, seeing an excelent opportunity here, helped promote the rebellion by smuggling Vladimir Lenin back into Russia from Switzerland. Of course, with the rebellion going on, Russia had almost no choice but to back out of WWI while she still had the chance. This was exactly as the Germans had planned. Well, Lenin belived in socialism, and so he rallied up a group of workers. Unfortunately, the ratio of workers was not too large in Russia, so his group was by far the minority. This did not stop Lenin, however; Oh, no! He felt so good about this group of rebels that he named them the 'Bolsheviks' or, as it is in English, the 'Majority'. So, Lenin took this tiny 'Majority' and they eventually revolted again in October. This time they had the Czar, his wife, and all his children shot. Killing the Czar seemed to have some affect on the Russian government, and the Bolsheviks took over. Now Lenin was free to govern the country which they had banded together and creatively named the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Well, not everybody was happy with this, so the people who happened to be still loyal to the Czar (however dead he happened to be) revolted, and the Soviet Union had a civil war of the Red Army of communists verses the White Army who were pro-czar. Russia's allies from the first world war such as France, Great Britain and America came in to the Soviet Union to aid the White Army, but they failed. So, from that point on, the Soviet Union had a grave distrust in who used to be her allies. Now, if the White Army had won, Russia would probably have been closer to her allies than ever, but this was not the case. *Some of the soldiers that supported the revolution Lenin tried for pure communism at first, but it did not work out the way it was intended, so he allowed some ownership and private buisiness. However, Lenin happened to be a mortal, so he died. The poor mortal had been hoping during his life that Trotsky would be the one to succeed him, as he had shared many of his ideals. However, for whatever reason the Man of Steel (Stalin) was selected, who soon had Trotsky exiled to Mexico, then assassinated. Stalin got rid of Lenin's half-communism policies, and strived for a pure communist country. The people's land was confinscated by the government, and they had to work together on collections, which are baisically farms owned and worked by several people. Seeing how the government took almost whatever they grew, the people decided that they did not want to farm as much anymore, so there were massive famines. Despite all this, the Soviet Union faired pretty well for several years, and it ended somewhat peacefully, in contrast to how it began. It split back up Russia after the end of the Cold War in 1991. Wonder what happened next? World War Two!!! Go Back