16. Make two lists: one with the main events and effects of the
February Revolution and the other with the main effects of the
October Revolution. Write a paragraph on who was involved is
each, who were the leaders and what was the impact of each on
soviet history.
Answers
The First World War was over and Russia was still trying to recover from its effects. In February 1917, workers from 50 factories on the right bank of Neva called a strike. The government called in troops and suspended the Duma.
The striking workers and the soldiers formed the Petrograd Soviet and The Tsar was forced to abdicate. The February revolution saw the fall of the monarchy.
After the fall of monarchy a Provincial Government was formed in Russia. Lenin returned from his exile and propagated three points from April thesis i.e. bringing the war to an end, transferring land to the peasants and the nationalization of banks.
The provincial government, headed by Kerenskiii, saw Lenin as a threat and started arresting the Bolsheviks and resisting the spread of their ideas.