Russia Did Not Occur In 1917

1917 was an area of change, mistakes, and violence for Russia. Stuck fighting in World War I, Russia was fighting to survive. As more men were shipped off to war, factories and farms struggled to keep up with the war’s demands for supplies. Resources soon became scarce, which, in turn, angered the citizens who were starving to death. Due to lack of food and care for the people, the citizens revolted against Tsar Nicholas II. On March 4th, factory workers began a strike demanding a wage increase. The workers, around 30,000, were thrown out of the factories and were not paid. Unable to buy food, the workers, growing immensely angry, initiated protests all around Petrograd. By March 9th, the riots began to grow out of hand. Accordingly, the tsar

For the citizens, the major crisis was food and land, caused by the war. The leading parties in the government and the Soviet believed the war should continue. With the decision to continue fighting, citizens and soldiers began to protest the war. Many of the peasant (making 80% of the population) felt that the war should end, while most of the higher class felt Russia should continue fighting. Since the war took a lot of Russia’s money, the government was having an economic crisis. Britain and France were in desperate need of Russia’s 8 million soldiers. Kerensky chose to stay in the war, having Britain send money to help support Russia. Britain sent Somerset Maugham, a British intelligence agent, to Russia to give money to Kerensky. Though the money helps Russia, it was not enough to support the price of war. Consequently, Russia’s economy gradually began to fail faster. Food was still scarce and nothing truly changed, people were still starving to

The citizens and soldiers became very angry, protesting even more. Russia’s first action after staying in the war was attacking Austria. Russia’s attack ultimately failed to cause a large loss in men and supplies. Hearing about the failure, Kornilov, an anti-Bolshevik commander-and-chief of the Russian army, began a plot to overthrow the government. Kerensky heard about Kornilov’s plan, reacting by dismissing Kornilov, who, in return, sends his army to Petrograd. Kerensky, desperate, looked for help from the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks agreed to help, so Kerensky released hundreds of Bolshevik prisoners and supplied the army with weapons. The Bolsheviks met Kornilov’s army near Petrograd where Kornilov’s army was then neutralized. Kornilov was eventually arrested and the Provisional Government continued its