Russia was a massive empire and a great power of Europe in the late ninetieth and early twentieth century. However, it lagged behind in economic and political aspects as compared to Germany and Britain. In 1917, two significant revolutions occurred where the first overthrew Nicholas II government and afterward established a provisional government. Eight months after the first revolution, a second revolution took place where Bolsheviks was brought to power. During this period, many groups of people in the Russian community sought justice and freedom.
Reasons for the Revolutions
Revolutions between 1917 and 1932 were greatly influenced by political issues that faced Russian citizens. The citizens belonged to an estate system that did not create provision for new social groups. Estate system composed of peasants, clergy, noble and the urban. However, only clergy held characteristics close to those of a self-contained caste (Fitzpatrick 17).
One of the reasons towards these revolutions was that the urban workforce had so rapidly grew and became politicized. Although development in Russia was not as advanced as that of countries like Britain, cities had begun to expand forming industrial centers. Peasants moved towards the cities in large numbers in order to take up urban …show more content…
Leadership was held by one family and the Soviet citizens had limited freedom of expression. The first revolution overthrew the Tsar’s government. Development of major cities in Russia led to migration of a large number of peasants to urban areas. They sought jobs in construction, agricultural and mining industries. Population in cities increased, resulting in poor housing and low wages among urban workers. The government could not propose a rise in wages as they were afraid of driving foreigners away. This was followed by a revolution after politicization of the urban
Reasons for the Revolutions
Revolutions between 1917 and 1932 were greatly influenced by political issues that faced Russian citizens. The citizens belonged to an estate system that did not create provision for new social groups. Estate system composed of peasants, clergy, noble and the urban. However, only clergy held characteristics close to those of a self-contained caste (Fitzpatrick 17).
One of the reasons towards these revolutions was that the urban workforce had so rapidly grew and became politicized. Although development in Russia was not as advanced as that of countries like Britain, cities had begun to expand forming industrial centers. Peasants moved towards the cities in large numbers in order to take up urban …show more content…
Leadership was held by one family and the Soviet citizens had limited freedom of expression. The first revolution overthrew the Tsar’s government. Development of major cities in Russia led to migration of a large number of peasants to urban areas. They sought jobs in construction, agricultural and mining industries. Population in cities increased, resulting in poor housing and low wages among urban workers. The government could not propose a rise in wages as they were afraid of driving foreigners away. This was followed by a revolution after politicization of the urban