The Soviet Onion Apologies for bad humor on the part of the teacher.

The Soviet Onion

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The The KremlinKremlin

• Onion Onion domesdomes

http://www.pics4learning.com/details.php?img=stbasil.jpg

Russian EmpireRussian Empire

• Czar Nicholas II Czar Nicholas II last Russian Czarlast Russian Czar–TsarTsar

• Nice guy, bad Nice guy, bad leaderleader

http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/images/2002nich2.jpg

Russia Before WWIRussia Before WWI• Russia not industrializedRussia not industrialized

– It was an agricultural countryIt was an agricultural country

• Land was owned by the nobilityLand was owned by the nobility– Peasants lived on the land – but did not own itPeasants lived on the land – but did not own it

• Almost no middle classAlmost no middle class– People who owned factoriesPeople who owned factories

• Russia fought Japan (Russo Japanese War) Russia fought Japan (Russo Japanese War) in 1905in 1905– Almost lost because the Japanese were more Almost lost because the Japanese were more

industrializedindustrialized

Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution• During WWIDuring WWI• Vladimir Lenin – Vladimir Lenin –

Led the communist Led the communist Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution–In 1917In 1917

• Died in 1924Died in 1924http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/virtual/portrait/lenin.jpg

Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin• Joseph Stalin – Joseph Stalin –

Ruled 1924–1953Ruled 1924–1953

• Industrialize the Industrialize the Soviet UnionSoviet Union

• ““Purged” 30 Purged” 30 million peoplemillion people

http://www.dalitstan.org/journal/images/stalin.jpg

World War IIWorld War II• Nazi Germany Nazi Germany

invades – 1941invades – 1941

• Nazis kill over Nazis kill over 20 million 20 million peoplepeople

http://history.acusd.edu/cdr2/WW2Pics2/81905.jpg

After StalinAfter Stalin• Krushchev Krushchev

– Ruled during the Ruled during the Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis

– FlamboyantFlamboyant

– 1953 - 19641953 - 1964

• BrezhnevBrezhnev– Replaced KrushchevReplaced Krushchev

– BoringBoring

– 1964 - 19821964 - 1982 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Khrushchev.jpg

Mikhail GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev• Last Leader of Last Leader of

the Soviet Unionthe Soviet Union

• Ruled 1985-1991Ruled 1985-1991

• Brought Brought democracy to the democracy to the Soviet UnionSoviet Union

http://i.timeinc.net/time/poy2000/images/gorbachev.jpg

Collapse of the Soviet UnionCollapse of the Soviet Union• Communism did not Communism did not

produce wealthproduce wealth– Rulers were corruptRulers were corrupt

• Soviet Union spent Soviet Union spent 60% of GDP on their 60% of GDP on their militarymilitary– U.S. spent 3%U.S. spent 3%– In 1981 the U.S. In 1981 the U.S.

doubled defense doubled defense spending to 6%spending to 6%

– You do the math!!You do the math!!