Petrograd Soviet

thus mutinying and joining the demonstrators. Not all of the soldiers in the vicinity participated in the mutiny. The naval garrison at Kronstadt, an island base approximately nineteen miles away, did not participate but only observed the demonstrations. If the trained navy troops were not a part of the beginning of the revolution, then who were the troops involved? According Leon Trotsky, in his book History of the Revolution,it was the Imperial Guard regiments like the 2nd and 3rd infantry. According to A.M. Nikolaieff, these regiments along with their officers were located at the “southwestern section of the front facing the Austrians and German armies, some 800 miles away from Petrograd.” These units around Petrograd were replacement troops from one of the training centers around Petrograd. These men belonged to the second class of militia. The training of these men is suspect. If as historian Peter Kenez states, the military science in Russia was poorly developed and anti-intellectual, then this supports the idea of the replacement troops being poorly trained or untrained. This is verified by General A. A. Brusilov when he wrote, “[During the winter of 1916-1917] as before, the drafts sent me were poorly trained…” The soldiers on the front were aware of the problems at home well before 1917. Proclamations such as the June 1915 “Proclamation of Kostroma Women Workers to Soldiers“ issued by the Kostroma Bolsheviks appealed to the men on the front. The proclamation…

as well as the Petrograd Soviet political groups were created after Tsar Nicholas II stepped down from his autocrat position. Both of these groups had forms of authority as well as power but, to a great extent it is true that the Provisional Government had “authority without power” through the military, while the Petrograd Soviet had “power without authority” from the support of the people. Both the Petrograd Soviets and the Provisional Government…

Introduction Peace! Land! Bread! The Russian Empire was not a good place to be in around 1918, WWI was going badly, food was scarce, and the economy was backwards. Back then Russia was rule by a czar. The government was corrupt. Clearly, all of this put together caused unrest. So, people decided that they'd had enough, and after two revolutions, Russia became the Soviet Union, which, in case you haven't already figured out, is not ruled by a czar. February Revolution The February…

outrageous political and societal revolutions occurred through Russia ending the decades of imperial rule and setting a political,social, and societal change that would soon become the Soviet Union as we know today. During March, growing civil unrest caused by large food shortages,erupted into a revolt forcing the abdication of Nicholas the second the last Russian leader,czar. Months later the provisional government was itself overthrown by the more radical Russian Bolshevik party led by…

which took down the Tsarist totalitarianism and prompted the destined rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire had fallen with the surrender of Emperor Nicholas II, and the old administration was replaced by a new short term government during the first revolution of February 1917. In the second one that happened in October, the Provisional Government was taken out and replaced with a Bolshevik or communist government. The February Revolution was a revolt centered on Petrograd which is now…

The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were two of the most influential empires of the 20th century, with both playing huge roles in global politics and ultimately World War II. How is it these huge empires were able to come to power in their respective countries? Many different reasons can be given for each, ranging from economic struggles to inter-government quarrels. Ultimately, one of the biggest factors that allowed these two empires to rise to power was World War I and the lingering effects…

According to Tilly, multiple sovereignty is the “distinguishing characteristic of a revolutionary situation”. Thus, the February Revolution would be identified as a “revolutionary situation” in Tilly’s revolutionary theory. During the February Revolution, Trotsky identified dual sovereignty of Russia in 1917 (Tilly 191). Also, Fitzpatrick uses the term “Dual power” to describe the February revolution, by stating “the new Provisional Government would represent the elite revolution, while the…

many workers went back to doing their jobs. However, on March 8, 1917, the protests started back up again with shouts such as “Down with autocracy!” or “Down with the war!” Czar Nicholas’ response was to instruct Russian soldiers to restrain the protests; however, a large number of them desisted from following that order and instead entered the group of protesters. Having lost authority, Czar Nicholas renounced his throne to his brother, who turned it down. Because of this, a joint rulership…

WWI erupts and Russia has a series of defeats that causes its people to be displeased with Tsar Nicholas (Wade, XIII). Tsar Nicholas II was forced to step down after the February Revolution (Barnes, n. pag.). The Duma Committee and Petrograd Soviet leaders announce the new government called the “Provisional Government” (Merriman & Winter, n. pag.). The new “Provisional Government” consisted of liberals, moderate socialists, and radical left socialists (Merriman & Winter, n. pag.). The liberals…

Introduction The Bolsheviks were strong government party who were able to seize power of Russia in 1917 due to the weak way the country was run. Some of the reasons why the Bolsheviks were able to take control of Russia include: the Provisional Government was very unpopular, the Petrograd soviet was powerful, Lenin returned to Russia, Kornilov was defeated by the Red Guard and the Military Committee was formed. With the ongoing World War the people of Russia began to lose faith in the…