describe the conditions of the Russian workers and farmers on the eve of the Russian revolution of 1917.
The First World War and the Russian Revolution
ï‚· 1914: First World War broke out between two European alliances-Germany, Austria
and Turkey (the Central Powers) and France, Britain and Russia (later Italy and
Romania).
ï‚· 1914-1916: Russian armies lost badly in Austria and Germany.
ï‚· Industries and industrial equipment disintegrated more rapidly in Russia than
elsewhere in Europe.
ï‚· Labour shortages and small workshops producing essentials were shut down as able bodied men were called for the war.
ï‚· By 1916, riots at bread shops were common owing to the bread and flour scarcity.
ï¶ The February Revolution in Petrograd
ï‚· February, 1917: Food shortages were deeply felt in the worker’s quarters.
ï‚· The Tsar wanted to dissolve the Duma, but the revolutionaries opposed this.
ï‚· 22nd February, 1917: A lockout took place at a factory which was followed by a
workers strike in fifty factories. Women led the strikes in many factories and this day
came to be known as the International Women’s Day
The First World War and the Russian Revolution
ï‚· 1914: First World War broke out between two European alliances-Germany, Austria
and Turkey (the Central Powers) and France, Britain and Russia (later Italy and
Romania).
ï‚· 1914-1916: Russian armies lost badly in Austria and Germany.
ï‚· Industries and industrial equipment disintegrated more rapidly in Russia than
elsewhere in Europe.
ï‚· Labour shortages and small workshops producing essentials were shut down as able bodied men were called for the war.
ï‚· By 1916, riots at bread shops were common owing to the bread and flour scarcity.
ï¶ The February Revolution in Petrograd
ï‚· February, 1917: Food shortages were deeply felt in the worker’s quarters.
ï‚· The Tsar wanted to dissolve the Duma, but the revolutionaries opposed this.
ï‚· 22nd February, 1917: A lockout took place at a factory which was followed by a
workers strike in fifty factories. Women led the strikes in many factories and this day
came to be known as the International Women’s Day
