KnowraRussian RevolutionRussian RevolutionThe upheavals of 1917 that toppled the Russian monarchy, ended imperial rule, and brought the Bolsheviks to power.BriefConnectProvisional Government: The government that ruled Russia between the February Revolution and the Bolshevik takeover in October 1917. Its inability to resolve war, land, and authority crises weakened the post-tsarist order.Russian Empire: A Eurasian monarchy ruled by the Romanov dynasty until the revolution of 1917. Its autocratic institutions and social order were the system the upheavals dismantled.Vladimir Lenin: A Marxist revolutionary who led the Bolsheviks and the Soviet government after 1917. His strategy and leadership helped turn Bolshevik influence into state power.Soviet Union: A federal socialist state established in 1922 and dissolved in 1991. It consolidated the new political order that emerged from revolution and civil war.Mensheviks: A socialist faction that split from the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party and opposed Bolshevik tactics and rule. Their rival strategy highlights divisions within Russian Marxism before and during 1917.Petrograd Soviet: An elected council of workers’ and soldiers’ deputies formed in Petrograd during the 1917 revolution. Its competing authority created the dual-power arrangement with the Provisional Government.Nicholas II of Russia: The last emperor of Russia, whose abdication in March 1917 ended Romanov rule. His loss of authority precipitated the monarchy’s collapse.Leon Trotsky: A Marxist revolutionary who led the Petrograd Soviet and organized the Red Army. His organizing helped secure the October takeover and defend the new regime.Communist International: An organization founded in 1919 to coordinate communist parties and promote world revolution. Its creation carried Bolshevik political ambitions into international movements.Socialist Revolutionary Party: A Russian socialist party rooted in peasant concerns and agrarian reform, prominent before and after 1917. Its peasant-centered program competed with the Bolsheviks for revolutionary support.Show all 25Linked from 261 pagesKarl MarxBroader topic: The Bolsheviks claimed Marxist ideas while adapting them to a largely agrarian society.Social democracyRelated: The revolutionary break sharpened social democrats' distinction from communist movements.BolsheviksNarrower topic: The faction’s origins unfolded within this broader revolutionary crisis.Dissolution of the Soviet UnionCompared with: It preceded the Soviet state’s creation, while the 1991 dissolution ended that state.MarxismBroader topic: The Bolsheviks claimed Marxist legitimacy while adapting Marxist theory to Russian conditions.SocialismRelated: Its aftermath created the first durable state claiming to build socialism.StalinismNarrower topic: The Bolshevik state created the setting in which Stalin later consolidated power.Time of TroublesCompared with: It ended the Romanov rule that began with the Troubles' settlement.Show all 261