Week 3 breaking with the past

Breaking with the Past

1914 - September 1917

•World War I including the Brusilov offensive

•The February Revolution •June Offensive and The July Days •The Kornilov Affair

World War 1

We are all aware of WWI details - recap ?

Heading into WWI, Russia was unaware of what we now can see in hindsight, this is important to

remember! All the problems within Russia were put aside and a relatively united Russia went to war.

St Petersburg changed her name to Petrograd to avoid Russia having a German sounding city

Russian Battles Eastern Front .... successes & losses

Many men little artillery

Attempt to invade Prussia (east and south), meet up to take on Berlin, lack of technology enabled

German interception and massive ambush

Some victories maintained enthusiasm (Drawing German troops from Western Front, Southern

Galicia, Brusilov retreat of Austrian Army

Steady fall of Russian men was catastrophic and the increase of German soldiers on the Eastern Front lead to great loss of land won in previous

victories (Brusilov)

Tsar ‘umming’ and ‘arhing’ losing faith of his Army

Brusilov Offensive

> Named after General Brusilov > One of the few Russian successes in WWI > Managed to save Austria > Gave some hope in the faith of Russian Military however not great enough to mask the overall losses

Political Social and Economic Life of the People Effects of WWI

Political Social

Economic

Think Pair Share Activity

February Revolution

Impacts of February Revolution

Tsar Abdicates

Provisional Government

Lenin’s April Theses

June Offensive - Kerensky Offensive

“For the sake of the nation’s life it was necessary to restore the army’s will to die” Kerensky

Kerensky and Brusilov lead an attack on the Southwestern Front in June

Russian soldiers were unprepared (weapons and skill/training)

Russian costs were massive and with military mutiny no words of

wisdom would help

July Days

Attempt by Soviets to take power over provisional

government but was quickly dismissed by Kerensky

This failure weakened the Bolsheviks but not

completely

Historian’s debate the significance of the July Days on Bolshevik power

Where communication is distorted ..... comes the Kornilov affair!

Reinventing Russia

Agree? Disagree?

Exam Questions?

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