Russia before 1924

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Russian History (Stalin's Personal Rule) Mind Map on Russia before 1924, created by ellen.harrison on 16/02/2014.
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Russia before 1924
  1. Brief Timeline
    1. Prior to 1917
      1. Russia ruled by Tsars
        1. Power handed down through tsarist dynasty : monarchy
        2. 1900
          1. Changes brought after protests
            1. representative government created to work with the tsar - ineffective
          2. 1914 - 17
            1. Russia fights in WW1 - withdrew 1917
            2. 1917
              1. Year of revolution and upheaval
                1. February revolution, Russia ruled by the 'provisional government' until October revolution - led by Bolsheviks
                  1. Leader - Lenin. Bolsheviks take power in Russia
                2. During the Bolshevik struggle for survival in the civil war Lenin faced many opponents
                  1. Left wing revolutionary groups - objected to Bolshevik seizure of power and subsequent actions. Opposition groups included: Mensheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries
                    1. Opponents to the right, landlords and business men who found property confiscated and other rights taken away from them in the name of the 'Russian people'
                      1. Former tsarist generals, who objected to Bolshevik actions such as signing of Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, making large concessions to Germany in order to stop the German invasion
                        1. Some members of national groups within the former Russian empire, seeking to establish ' break away' states
                          1. Armies from 17 foreign nations, including Britain, USA, France and Japan.
                          2. Key Terms
                            1. Constituent Assembly
                              1. The parliament elected soon after Bolshevik Revolution
                                1. The elections did not produce a Bolshevik majority so Lenin closed it down and ruled by force
                                2. Mensheviks
                                  1. The group of Social Democrats that did not become part of Lenin's Bolshevik group when the SDP divided in 1903
                                    1. Formed a separate party in 1917 and did not take part in the October Revolution. They were suppressed in 1922
                                    2. Socialist Revolutionaries
                                      1. Radical Party formed in the 1890's and looking to the peasants as a revolutionary force
                                        1. Party split and Left SRs collaborated with the Bolsheviks in 1917
                                          1. Party effectively suppresed by Bolsheviks by 1920
                                          2. Former Russian Empire
                                            1. Included Muslim territories, Asian, Ukraine, South, although in theory, these places were given independence, however by the time of Lenin's death they had all been incorporated into the USSR ruled from Moscow by the communist party
                                            2. Soviets
                                              1. Russian word for council. Most members elected by workers, soldiers or sailors
                                              2. Cheka
                                                1. Power to investigate, arrest, interrogate, try to execute any opponents of the regime
                                                  1. Created first Soviet labour camps responsible for up to 200, 000 deaths
                                                    1. Replaced by GPU in 1922
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