Russian Revolution

8th, 1917. Of course, this is only the official start date of the revolution, many other events have led up to this. The revolution. Better known as the February Revolution (Russia used the Julian calendar, thus the name “February Revolution” while in the U.S it was March.) There are many events (revolutions) in the timeline of the Russian Revolution, most notably the 1905 Revolution, October Revolution, and the February Revolution. Many events earlier, such as the loss in the…

bring about prolonged and unjust control of a person or government. This is all displayed in George Orwell’s 1945 novel, Animal Farm. Animal Farm alludes the events of the Russian Revolution and Russia’s times under Joseph Stalin to animals on a farm in England. In the book, the animals of Manor Farm are inspired to start a revolution to overthrow the cruel authority of Mr. Jones, the human they work for. After their successful attempt to expel the humans from, what they begin to call, Animal…

Corsica, and this is where Napoleon began to rise rapidly through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution. He crowned himself emperor in 1804. Shrewd,…

20th century, the atmosphere surrounding the beliefs of the working class switched from the oppression of autocracy towards a communist state. The effects surrounding the societal switch was sparking new ideas and viewpoints in the world of art. Russian avant-garde artist, Kazimir Malevich, the inventor and pioneer of Suprematism, was a driving force in the development of today’s modern art community. His views and messages depicted through his invented work in Suprematism, was arguably some of…

century author Ayn Rand. Best known for her novel Atlas Shrugged, Rand rose into relevance in the middle of the 20th century as an outspoken critic of communism and the founder of the philosophy of objectivism. Being born during a tumultuous time in Russian history, Rand’s early life experiences are clearly expressed in her writings through her distaste of communism. Furthermore, Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism is explored through the themes of individualism and rationalism that defined her…

Sergei Podbolotov is an instructor of Russian and European history, teaching primarily on the courses of Russian civilization. He is the author of multiple scholarly articles, covering subject matter from national problems in the Russian Empire to Russian nationalism and conservatism. In addition to this, he is a recipient of IREX awards for research. In his work, Monarchists Against Their Monarch: The Rightists Criticism of Tsar Nicholas II, he addresses the criticism of Tsar Nicholas II from…

In this course, History 102 Western Civilization Post 1689, the five things I have learned are: Galileo Galilei’s life and accomplishments, political and social thought in the Enlightenment, the industrial revolutions in Europe, Russian Revolution, and the era of totalitarianism. I feel that this course had taught me so much about topics that I only learned a small amount about in my educational career. The topics I have selected are ones that I feel made a large impact in the world, and some in…

Russia between the years 1917-1945 was a time period of change and uprisings. A time of propaganda and government corruption. Where new Russian leaders stood against the government and led a revolution. This time period was very important for Russia to become a world super power. Wars started the time period and was at the end of the time period to, which were also important to Russia’s future. I am going to look at how the Soviet Union succeeded and the Tsarist regime did not. By looking at how…

tormented it’s people had roots in the disobedience of past generations. The persecution of hundreds of thousands in purges for political purposes and intentional starvation of a territory were an outgrowth of the act of disobedience that was the Russian Revolution. These atrocities are not a one time example of disobedience ending terribly. Another instance where disobedience led to destruction was in the revolt against French occupation of Indochina. Once the French were ousted, a power vacuum…

This fine year of 2017 marks the 100 year anniversary of a revolution the shaped Russia to what we see it as today. In 1917 large numbers of people gathered into what is now known as St.Petersburg. Czar Nicholas the 2nd of the royal russian family decided to abdicate the throne. He and his family were executed during the takeover of Russia. Vladimir Ilich Lenin tells a crowd formed in Moscow that as the leader of the Bolsheviks he established the the foundation of communist rule under what has…