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Revolution of 1905 and the October Manifesto
This image best represents the overall state of Russia after the October Manifesto. The reason as to why is because of how the causation of the Bolshevik Revolution and the demands of the working class for a rise in communistic ideals and create an equal status for the workers and citizens. As seen within the background of the photo, the rage of the Russian citizens represents the lead up to the words right in front of the background titled 17 Oct 1905 October Manifesto -
Beginning of WWI
This photo contributes to the overall idea of war out of defense for the sake of both Russia's power as well as defending Serbia after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. The idea of Russia being "at the front" of the war is significant as it demonstrates the overall power in the war that Russia is taking in order to protect their allyship as well as power with other foreign nations. -
Czar Nicholas II take sole control of military operations
This photo contributes to the overall idea of Nicholas II trying to further lead the Russian military into a successful victory. In the photo Nicholas is on a horse while the soldiers are kneeling, this is significant as it shows how he is asserting power for the war and inspiring them to use their full potential to fight. -
Assassination of Rasputin
This photo contributes to the idea of Rasputin’s strong influence on the Russian government, as he wanted to predict the future of Russia and take influence on religious heresy within the Orthodox Church. The cartoon depicting him hovering over Russian leaders is important through how as much as Russia would like to limit Rasputin's influence on Russia, because of his ideals being so bizarre in society, he’s capable of influencing several. Which led him to his death through power. -
International Women’s Day March in Petrograd
This photo contributes to the overall idea of the Russian women strive for their family's health and security during the Russian Revolution. The significance is shown through the expressions on the women’s faces and signs they are holding up, as they came in solidarity to help their families survive. -
Provisional Government formed
The image depicts a man giving flowers and honoring citizens as well as soldiers within Russia. This photo contributes to the overall idea of the Provisional Government being a more reformed government that wanted to provide citizens with more governmental services as well as more democratic acts of freedom such as voting. The flowers in the photo are depicted as the first act of the provisional government. Which had been refreshing for the overall society. -
Nicholas II Abdicates
This photo depicts Tsar Nicholas II getting his head injured by a hammer with the words “oppression” as well as “revolution” labeled upon it. This is important to social demands from Russia causing Nicholas II to step down as it depicts him seeing stars labeled “liberty”, “constitution", "freedom” and “parliament”. All in which Nicholas II had repressed due to his authoritarian system rather than a constitutional monarchy. His stubbornness and inorganization ultimately led him to resign. -
April Theses Published
This photo is significant to the April Theses as it depicts a Bolshevik representative marching in the streets of Russia and is abnormally taller than everyone else. The April Theses was a proposal of Lenin wanting to take Soviet control of the state powers through the Bolshevik party. As the Bolsheviks were known to be communistic and controlling of everyone's needs within the nation, a menacing depiction of the Bolshevik people is what contributes to understanding the April Theses’ power. -
Trotsky organizes Red Guard to defend Petrograd
This photo conveys the power of the formulation of the Red Army. This can be depicted through the photo containing Leon Trotsky as a taller and more menacing figure attacking those from other foreign nations and basically stomping onto both the nations land as well as their people. Which in short proves the power that Leon Trotsky had essentially proven and transferred towards the additional governments of foreign nations as well as the Provisional government during the time -
Lenin's Return From Exile
This image was chosen due to how it clearly encaptivates Lenin’s pride in his nation and his will to lead and honor Russia in the time of war through his acts of communism. This is proven through Lenin saluting his hat as hundreds of Russian workers, soldiers, and citizens gather around to welcome Lenin as their leader for the Russian Revolution and WWI. -
The Brusilov Offensive
This picture was chosen as it depicts the confusion and inorganization from the Provisional Government's leader Alexander Kerensky during WWI. This is proven through a bear being a representation of confusion from foreign nations on complications and warfare of Russia between the Bolsheviks as well as the Provisional Government's conflicts as each political party wants to take over. Kerensky, being by himself, depicts the Provisional Government’s failure during the Brusilov Offensive. -
First All-Russian Congress of Soviet Meets
This picture is significant to the first All-Russian Congress of Soviet meeting as it depicts the symbol that was first introduced when the first meeting had been held as it depicts the All-Russian Congress of Soviet’s intentions as the red symbolizes the idea of communism that all members of the Soviet union were two be held under, as well as the hammer, sickle and the wheat being a representation of the workforce as well as peasants being united under the system. -
July Days
This photo had been chosen as it clearly depicts the political as well as social unrest from the events of the July days. This can be proven through the workers and citizens within Petrograd running for their lives as the military force had been attacking protesters who had been against the provisional government. Which clearly depicts the tensions between those in power within Russia as well as those who are under the acts of power from political parties in Russia. -
Kornilov Affair
This photo is a depiction of the Kornilov affair when fighting against the provisional government. This is depicted through the multiple military men being prepared with guns in their hands as they are fighting off the provisional government for the sake of the Bolsheviks, as this force had been led by general Kornilov and strictly against general Kerensky. The military is willing to do whatever it takes to stop the tensions that The Provisional Government is making for the Bolsheviks. -
Bolsheviks overthrow the Provisional Government and take control
This image displays the immense power the Bolsheviks gained in support of the workers and soldiers, while the provisional government failed to uphold the leader position because of the lack of asserting power. This was proven through Lenin and his soldiers marching through Petrograd with their rifles, ready to overthrow the government. -
Cheka Formed
This image conveys how the Bolsheviks stopped threats towards them in order to ensure the protection and progression of the revolution. The image shows this significance through the men holding the man down and forcing him to provide information. Which had been vital in ensuring the protection of Russia during this time period. -
Constituent Assembly meets and is disbanded
This image depicts the tension between the Soviet government and the Constituent Assembly. This tension is shown through the soviet soldiers holding their weapons towards the assembly as a declaration that the Soviet government will not accept the opposition towards them or disagreement to the new election. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This contributes to the idea that Russia was in desperate need to withdrawal from the war due to the extensive economic damage to its country. The image proves this as it depicts the central powers and Russia coming together to end Russia’s participation. -
Wartime Communism Created
This image contributes to the overall idea of Russia establishing a policy of which the Russian population had to confide to the government forcing them out of their jobs and having the people tend to the military until the war was over. This is proven through the workers in the image being monitored by one of the official officers as they are being forced to work. -
Red Terror
The image contributes to the overall idea of the Bolsheviks using the cheka to display a sense of fear in the people and assert power, they wanted to present themselves as defending the working class and showing the enemies that they are not to be interfered with. This is proven in the image as the cheka are riding through the town with rifles and condescending looks. -
Kolchaks begins serious attack on Reds in Siberia
This photo had been chosen as it demonstrates the interference that each political party had on one another for the sake of gaining additional power this is demonstrated through the Red Army interfering with an area in which is the white army's region within Siberia. and through this interference, the sharp wedge symbolizes the harsh conditions in which the Red Army had attacked against the whites and how Kolchak failed to take control of the situation for the white army. -
Ukraine brought under Soviet control
This image contributes to the overall idea of Russia gaining control over Ukraine in order to have the country as part of the U.S.S.R. This control benefited the Bolsheviks in the long term when dealing with allies. This is proven by the soviet soldiers marching through Ukraine. -
Poles move towards Niev
This image contributes to the overall idea of Poland and Ukraine going toward the Soviet Union in order to take back and maintain their power status. This is proven through the Polish and Ukranian soldiers coming together to seize the eastern and central Ukraine from the Soviet Union's control -
Soviets Attempt to take Warsaw
This image contributes to the overall idea of Russia trying to come to the help of the Ukrainians as they were being confined by illegal territory by Poland. This is proven through the image as it depicts the Red army forces approaching the Capital of Warsaw. -
Tambov Rebellion
This image contributes to the overall idea of the Russian peasants being in discontent and rage after the forced confiscation of grain. Even though the peasants fought significantly, they were taken down greatly by the Red Army. This is proven as the image shows the Red Army firing down the peasants with Chemical weapons. -
Kronstadt Rebellion
This image contributes to the overall idea of the soldiers and sailors presenting their opposition towards the Bolshevik's’ economic policies and oppression against the Russian people. This is proven in the image as it shows the soldiers and sailors by the coast of Petrograd, coming to advocate for their rights. -
Ending of Wartime Communism
This image contributes to the overall idea of Lenin pronouncing the reversion of the policies towards the people of Russia, as they were tormented and subjected to profoundly harsh treatment. This is proven through Lenin telling the people what will be happening since the Civil War has ended. -
Treaty of Rapallo
This image contributes to the overall idea of Soviet Russia and the German Republic coming together for the purpose of uniting both countries and putting differences behind, this unification was beneficial for the countries when it came to claims to military compensation. This is proven through the photo as it shows the leaders of both countries together to sign the treaty. -
Formation of Soviet Union
This image contributes to the overall idea of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Transcaucasia coming together to form the Soviet Union with the intentions of providing equal social and economic right for the people, although this was the plan, the events because of the union show this ideal to be very controversial. This was proven through these country officials working together to sign the treaty for the Union. -
Lenin Dies
This image depicts Lenin as he was last seen, it was accounted that he died from this Hemorrhagic stroke because of the reoccurring strokes throughout his time. In cause of his prompt death, Stalin was hailed as official successor of the communist Party and the Soviet Union.