Articles related to "Russian Revolution"
Reasons for the Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was an inevitable result of peasant dissatisfaction, poor leadership, an unpopular monarchy, political movements, and war.
russian revolution • russian revolution of 1917 • reasons for the russian revolution • tsar nicholas • nicholas ii
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was an inevitable result of peasant dissatisfaction, poor leadership, an unpopular monarchy, political movements, and war.
russian revolution • russian revolution of 1917 • reasons for the russian revolution • tsar nicholas • nicholas ii
Anna Akhmatova and her 'Requiem'
Anna Akhmatova, a 20th century Russian poet, may be most famous for 'Requiem," which details mothers' grief for their sons' imprisonment during the 1930's and '40's.
anna akhmatova • gumilyov • russian poets • requiem • prison
Anna Akhmatova, a 20th century Russian poet, may be most famous for 'Requiem," which details mothers' grief for their sons' imprisonment during the 1930's and '40's.
anna akhmatova • gumilyov • russian poets • requiem • prison
Lenin And The Red Terror
Lenin and the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia as a consequence of the October Revolution during 1917. They faced many opponents determined to end their regime.
lenin • red terror • red army • bolsheviks • russian revolution
Lenin and the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia as a consequence of the October Revolution during 1917. They faced many opponents determined to end their regime.
lenin • red terror • red army • bolsheviks • russian revolution
Russia's Search for Liberty: Part IV. The New Regimes
After the tsar abdicates, chaos reigns, peasants prevail, and tyranny soon returns.
russian revolution • lenin • stalin • russian civil war • new economic plan
After the tsar abdicates, chaos reigns, peasants prevail, and tyranny soon returns.
russian revolution • lenin • stalin • russian civil war • new economic plan
Grand Duchess Elizabeth
Grand Duchess Elizabeth, married to Grand Duke Sergei, fell out with her younger sister Alexandra even while she attempted to help the sick and the poor.
grand duchess elizabeth • elizabeth of hesse • tsaritsa alexandra • grand duke sergei rasputin • tsar nicholas
Grand Duchess Elizabeth, married to Grand Duke Sergei, fell out with her younger sister Alexandra even while she attempted to help the sick and the poor.
grand duchess elizabeth • elizabeth of hesse • tsaritsa alexandra • grand duke sergei rasputin • tsar nicholas
How the Bolsheviks Came to Power
The Bolsheviks came to power under Lenin's leadership and seized the Provisional Government in Petrograd in 1917.
how the bolsheviks came to power • october revolution • the provisional government • lenin's return to russia • seizure of the winter palace
The Bolsheviks came to power under Lenin's leadership and seized the Provisional Government in Petrograd in 1917.
how the bolsheviks came to power • october revolution • the provisional government • lenin's return to russia • seizure of the winter palace
Paintings of Ilya Repin
Ilya Repin made social commentaries through his paintings that describe Russia as it was during his lifetime. His art expresses complex emotions and humanity.
ilya repin • ilya repin's paintings • ilya repin's art • ivan the terrible • volga barge haulers
Ilya Repin made social commentaries through his paintings that describe Russia as it was during his lifetime. His art expresses complex emotions and humanity.
ilya repin • ilya repin's paintings • ilya repin's art • ivan the terrible • volga barge haulers
Russian Culture Guides
One of the best things to do before traveling to a country as complicated as Russia is to read up on its history and culture. Here are some books to get you started.
russia • culture • history • books • travel
One of the best things to do before traveling to a country as complicated as Russia is to read up on its history and culture. Here are some books to get you started.
russia • culture • history • books • travel
Selected Portraits by Ilya Repin
One of Russia's finest artists, Ilya Repin was exceptionally skilled at painting portraits which captured the true character of their subjects.
ilya repin • russian painters • leo tolstoy • leonid andreyev • eleonora duse
One of Russia's finest artists, Ilya Repin was exceptionally skilled at painting portraits which captured the true character of their subjects.
ilya repin • russian painters • leo tolstoy • leonid andreyev • eleonora duse
The Romanov Children
Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei were the last tsar's five children. None of them were to live a full life after revolution came to Russia.
romanovs • grand duchess olga • grand duchess maria • grand duchess tatiana • grand duchess anastasia
Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei were the last tsar's five children. None of them were to live a full life after revolution came to Russia.
romanovs • grand duchess olga • grand duchess maria • grand duchess tatiana • grand duchess anastasia
Torture in East European History
Rulers, military, and peasants throughout Eastern European history have been known to have used torture against their enemies, prisoners, or fellow citizens.
torture in eastern europe • torture in eastern european history • peasant torture in eastern europe • soldiers torturing officers • russian revolution torture
Rulers, military, and peasants throughout Eastern European history have been known to have used torture against their enemies, prisoners, or fellow citizens.
torture in eastern europe • torture in eastern european history • peasant torture in eastern europe • soldiers torturing officers • russian revolution torture
October -- Sergei Eisenstein's overlooked masterwork
Review of Sergei Eisenstein's October (aka Ten Days that Shook the World)
eisenstein • october • ten days that shook the world • russia
Review of Sergei Eisenstein's October (aka Ten Days that Shook the World)
eisenstein • october • ten days that shook the world • russia
Ekaterinburg by Helen Rappaport
A review of Helen Rappaport's Ekaterinburg, a tragic and thrilling account of the climax of the Russian Revolution and the last days of the Romanovs.
ekaterinburg • ekaterinburg by helen rappaport • the last days of the romanovs • fate of the romanovs • murder of nicholas ii
A review of Helen Rappaport's Ekaterinburg, a tragic and thrilling account of the climax of the Russian Revolution and the last days of the Romanovs.
ekaterinburg • ekaterinburg by helen rappaport • the last days of the romanovs • fate of the romanovs • murder of nicholas ii
Krasnaia Red Presnia Uprising
What started off as a strike ended up with artillery and the Tsarist Imperial Guard putting down a full fledged revolt that forever after left the Presnia district Red.
1905 • russian revolution • russian civil war • 1905 moscow • moscow revolt
What started off as a strike ended up with artillery and the Tsarist Imperial Guard putting down a full fledged revolt that forever after left the Presnia district Red.
1905 • russian revolution • russian civil war • 1905 moscow • moscow revolt
Lenin's New Economic Policy
With the Soviet territory suffering from famine and deprivation, Lenin enacted a New Economic Policy that promoted trade, privatization, and enterprise.
lenin's new economic policy • new economic policy • nep • nepmen • bolsheviks
With the Soviet territory suffering from famine and deprivation, Lenin enacted a New Economic Policy that promoted trade, privatization, and enterprise.
lenin's new economic policy • new economic policy • nep • nepmen • bolsheviks
Russian Imperial Guards ORBAT 1917
A list of the units assigned to the Tsar's own Russian Imperial Guard at its apogee on March 12, 1917- during the Russian Revolution
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
A list of the units assigned to the Tsar's own Russian Imperial Guard at its apogee on March 12, 1917- during the Russian Revolution
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
The End of the Romanov Dynasty
The assassination of the Romanov family was the result of political factors which led not only to the death of the Tsar but also the collapse of the country.
political events leading to the russian revolution • romanov assassination • nicholas ii and aleksandra • the formation of the russian constitution and duma • rasputin's influence on the romanov family
The assassination of the Romanov family was the result of political factors which led not only to the death of the Tsar but also the collapse of the country.
political events leading to the russian revolution • romanov assassination • nicholas ii and aleksandra • the formation of the russian constitution and duma • rasputin's influence on the romanov family
The Russian Imperial Guard in 1917
The weakened Imperial Guard, suffering from its World War One losses, fought against its Tsar in March and then refused to stand by the new democratic government as well.
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
The weakened Imperial Guard, suffering from its World War One losses, fought against its Tsar in March and then refused to stand by the new democratic government as well.
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
Of Mennonites and History
Sandra Birdsell's <i>The Rüsslander</i> examines the world of the first Russian Mennonite immigrants in Canada, through historical fiction.
canadian literature • sandra birdsell • russlander • mennonite
Sandra Birdsell's <i>The Rüsslander</i> examines the world of the first Russian Mennonite immigrants in Canada, through historical fiction.
canadian literature • sandra birdsell • russlander • mennonite
Rachmaninoff CD Review
Displaying both technical virtuosity and expressive artistry, Rachmaninoff performs both his own original compositions and the works of fellow Russians.
rachmaninoff • cd review • a window in time • pianist • russian composers
Displaying both technical virtuosity and expressive artistry, Rachmaninoff performs both his own original compositions and the works of fellow Russians.
rachmaninoff • cd review • a window in time • pianist • russian composers
St. Petersburg Winter Palace
The architecturally minded can revel in the magnificence of the St. Petersburg Winter Palace, built between 1754 and 1762.
st petersburg • winter palace • artifacts • alexander • catherine the great
The architecturally minded can revel in the magnificence of the St. Petersburg Winter Palace, built between 1754 and 1762.
st petersburg • winter palace • artifacts • alexander • catherine the great
William Tell
Was William Tell an outlaw? Was William Tell a real person? Does the legend of a "William Tell- like- figure" appear elsewhere in Western European history?
william tell • outlaw • swiss • habsburg • hapsburg
Was William Tell an outlaw? Was William Tell a real person? Does the legend of a "William Tell- like- figure" appear elsewhere in Western European history?
william tell • outlaw • swiss • habsburg • hapsburg
Basics of Russian Peasant Life
Having basic knowledge about Russian peasant life is important to understanding how this class of people fit into, and influenced, Russian History.
basics of russian peasant life • russian peasants • russian peasant houses • lower class russia • kulaks
Having basic knowledge about Russian peasant life is important to understanding how this class of people fit into, and influenced, Russian History.
basics of russian peasant life • russian peasants • russian peasant houses • lower class russia • kulaks
Facts about Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Pushkin's life - from his African grandfather to his affiliation with the Decembrists - has captured the imagination of every Russian writer since his day.
pushkin • father of russian literature • decembrists • nadezhda durova • gannibal
Alexander Pushkin's life - from his African grandfather to his affiliation with the Decembrists - has captured the imagination of every Russian writer since his day.
pushkin • father of russian literature • decembrists • nadezhda durova • gannibal
London Galleries - The Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy is one of London's main attractions,its special exhibitions are famous. The annual Summer Exhibition is held every year from May to August.
london - royal academy of arts • royal academy joshua reynolds • royal academy summer exhibition • royal academy of arts - art education and instruct • royal academy one of london's main attractions
The Royal Academy is one of London's main attractions,its special exhibitions are famous. The annual Summer Exhibition is held every year from May to August.
london - royal academy of arts • royal academy joshua reynolds • royal academy summer exhibition • royal academy of arts - art education and instruct • royal academy one of london's main attractions
Magical Realism Tactics
Poetic technique shocks readers into awareness of Other realities. Several literary tactics explored in this article.
pan's labyrinth • del toro • jorge luis borges • poetic techniques • magical realism
Poetic technique shocks readers into awareness of Other realities. Several literary tactics explored in this article.
pan's labyrinth • del toro • jorge luis borges • poetic techniques • magical realism
Peasant Houses in Russian History
Russian peasants lived in houses that necessitated animals and humans sharing quarters and created unhealthy living conditions.
russian peasant houses • russian peasant housing • peasant dwellings • peasant huts • icon corner
Russian peasants lived in houses that necessitated animals and humans sharing quarters and created unhealthy living conditions.
russian peasant houses • russian peasant housing • peasant dwellings • peasant huts • icon corner
Russia's Position in WWI
Russia's position in WWI was difficult. Military support for Serbia meant all-out war, failure, and social revolution. Inaction meant criticism from Pan-Slavist parties.
russia's position in wwi • russia and wwi • serbia and pan-slavism • impending revolutions and defeat • conditions in the military
Russia's position in WWI was difficult. Military support for Serbia meant all-out war, failure, and social revolution. Inaction meant criticism from Pan-Slavist parties.
russia's position in wwi • russia and wwi • serbia and pan-slavism • impending revolutions and defeat • conditions in the military
The Communist Party of Thailand
The Communist Party of Thailand was a Maoist organization that, for a while, threatened a revolution in the country. How was it finally defeated?
maoist revolution • kunming university • scouts movement in thailand • communism in thailand • indochinese communist party
The Communist Party of Thailand was a Maoist organization that, for a while, threatened a revolution in the country. How was it finally defeated?
maoist revolution • kunming university • scouts movement in thailand • communism in thailand • indochinese communist party
The Latvian Legion
The Latvians fought with the SS during World War II, but are they bad people?
latvia
The Latvians fought with the SS during World War II, but are they bad people?
latvia
Ayn Rand Biography
Life and works of American writer Ayn Rand, famous for her philosophy on objectivism and her best known novels The Fountainhead.
ayn rand biography • ayn rand novels • ayn rand works • ayn rand's objectivism • ayn rand essays
Life and works of American writer Ayn Rand, famous for her philosophy on objectivism and her best known novels The Fountainhead.
ayn rand biography • ayn rand novels • ayn rand works • ayn rand's objectivism • ayn rand essays
Cannibalism in the Soviet Union
The Soviet government's refusal to acknowledge, or attend to, the famine that swept much of the Soviet Union during the early 1920s led to widespread cannibalism.
cannibalism in the soviet union • cannibalism in soviet russia • cannibalism • cannibals • famine of 1920-21
The Soviet government's refusal to acknowledge, or attend to, the famine that swept much of the Soviet Union during the early 1920s led to widespread cannibalism.
cannibalism in the soviet union • cannibalism in soviet russia • cannibalism • cannibals • famine of 1920-21
European Epic Films of the Late 1920s
The 1920s has often been called the Golden Age of Silent Movies. These three examples from Europe show why this is true.
european film epic 1920 • european film • film epic • lang metropolis • gance napoleon
The 1920s has often been called the Golden Age of Silent Movies. These three examples from Europe show why this is true.
european film epic 1920 • european film • film epic • lang metropolis • gance napoleon
Go To the People Movement
Examination of the Russian "Go to the People" movement, a student exodus to the peasant countryside with the goal of encouraging a revolution.
go to the people movement • narodnik movement • alexander herzen • tsarist russia • russian revolutionaries
Examination of the Russian "Go to the People" movement, a student exodus to the peasant countryside with the goal of encouraging a revolution.
go to the people movement • narodnik movement • alexander herzen • tsarist russia • russian revolutionaries
LA Times Book Awards
Los Angeles Times Book Awards
los angeles times • book awards • fiction • history • poetry
Los Angeles Times Book Awards
los angeles times • book awards • fiction • history • poetry
Life in Lower Class Russia
Life for the lower classes in Russian history was one of hard work, poverty, and subordinance from medieval Russia to the period of Revolution.
lower class life in russia • russian lower classes • peasant russia • lower class russia households • lower class russia survival
Life for the lower classes in Russian history was one of hard work, poverty, and subordinance from medieval Russia to the period of Revolution.
lower class life in russia • russian lower classes • peasant russia • lower class russia households • lower class russia survival
Nina Berberova
Short biography of the Russian writer of worldly talents.
nina berberova • russian authors • the accompanist • the tattered cloak and other novels • women authors
Short biography of the Russian writer of worldly talents.
nina berberova • russian authors • the accompanist • the tattered cloak and other novels • women authors
Origins of the Ballet Russes
Sergei Diaghilev created the Ballet Russe, which integrated Russian artistic movements and folk culture with a dance form that originally appealed only to aristocrats.
origins of ballet russes • ballet russes • diaghilev • gesamtkunstwerk • bakst
Sergei Diaghilev created the Ballet Russe, which integrated Russian artistic movements and folk culture with a dance form that originally appealed only to aristocrats.
origins of ballet russes • ballet russes • diaghilev • gesamtkunstwerk • bakst
Romance of Nicholas and Alexandra
The romance between Nicholas II and Alexandra Fyodorovna would last all of their lives, even while Russia was suffering from the political turmoil of the Revolution.
romance of nicholas and alexandra • nicholas and alexandra • nicholas ii • alexandra fyodorovna • courtship of nicholas and alexandra
The romance between Nicholas II and Alexandra Fyodorovna would last all of their lives, even while Russia was suffering from the political turmoil of the Revolution.
romance of nicholas and alexandra • nicholas and alexandra • nicholas ii • alexandra fyodorovna • courtship of nicholas and alexandra
Royal History in the Headlines
A look back at some of the biggest royal news stories of 2000, including the DNA test on the heart of Marie Antoinette's son and the canonization of the last tsar of Russia.
cleopatra • king tut • tutankhamen • marie antoinette • louis xvii
A look back at some of the biggest royal news stories of 2000, including the DNA test on the heart of Marie Antoinette's son and the canonization of the last tsar of Russia.
cleopatra • king tut • tutankhamen • marie antoinette • louis xvii
Russian Imperial Guard 1905-1916
The Russian Imperial Guards formed in 1683 from 50 childhood playmates by Peter the Great had by 1905 swollen to a force of over 50,000 men and saved the throne once more
bloody sunday • tsar peter i • droll regiment • 1687 • lieb guard
The Russian Imperial Guards formed in 1683 from 50 childhood playmates by Peter the Great had by 1905 swollen to a force of over 50,000 men and saved the throne once more
bloody sunday • tsar peter i • droll regiment • 1687 • lieb guard
Russian Royal Titles
Russia was not content to call its royal leader simply "king." "Tsar" and "emperor" more accurately described the position of the supreme ruler of the Russian Empire.
russian royal titles • tsar • tsarina • nicholas ii • russian emperor
Russia was not content to call its royal leader simply "king." "Tsar" and "emperor" more accurately described the position of the supreme ruler of the Russian Empire.
russian royal titles • tsar • tsarina • nicholas ii • russian emperor
Suffrage and the Pankhursts – Part 2
Second part of an article outlining the lives of Emmeline, Christabel and Sylvia Pankhurst. A mother and daughters team of women dedicated to suffrage in Victorian Britain.
pankhurst • emmeline • emily pankhurst • christabel • sylvia pankhurst
Second part of an article outlining the lives of Emmeline, Christabel and Sylvia Pankhurst. A mother and daughters team of women dedicated to suffrage in Victorian Britain.
pankhurst • emmeline • emily pankhurst • christabel • sylvia pankhurst
The Kornilov Affair
Kornilov's misreading of events in the summer of 1917 gave Kerensky the excuse he needed to arrest the commander-in-chief.
kornilov affair • commander-in-chief kornilov • background • what happened during the kornilov affair • kornilov's personality
Kornilov's misreading of events in the summer of 1917 gave Kerensky the excuse he needed to arrest the commander-in-chief.
kornilov affair • commander-in-chief kornilov • background • what happened during the kornilov affair • kornilov's personality
The Real Gulag
Easy comparisons to the Soviet Union's prison camps fail to convey the human suffering that took place in the Gulag system
gulag • ussr prison camps • soviet union prison camps • russian concentration camps • stalin's regime
Easy comparisons to the Soviet Union's prison camps fail to convey the human suffering that took place in the Gulag system
gulag • ussr prison camps • soviet union prison camps • russian concentration camps • stalin's regime
The Whisperers by Orlando Figes
Through interviews and family archives, Orlando Figes weaves the story of the triumphs and tragedies of the ordinary people who lived in Stalin's Russia.
the whisperers • orlando figes • the whisperers by orlando figes • private life in stalin's russia • life in soviet russia
Through interviews and family archives, Orlando Figes weaves the story of the triumphs and tragedies of the ordinary people who lived in Stalin's Russia.
the whisperers • orlando figes • the whisperers by orlando figes • private life in stalin's russia • life in soviet russia
Three Bizarre Psychological Cases
Sometimes psychological disorders go beyond depression or denial to bizarre, uncontrollable mental conditions. The Rat Man, Wolf Man, & Anna O. are Freud's famous cases.
bizarre psychological cases • sigmund freud • psychotherapy treatment • psychological disorders • freud's famous cases
Sometimes psychological disorders go beyond depression or denial to bizarre, uncontrollable mental conditions. The Rat Man, Wolf Man, & Anna O. are Freud's famous cases.
bizarre psychological cases • sigmund freud • psychotherapy treatment • psychological disorders • freud's famous cases
20th Century Genghis Khan
The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist
sternberg • ungern-sternberg • ungern • russian • cavalry
The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist
sternberg • ungern-sternberg • ungern • russian • cavalry
Baratov's Corps Combat Record
Baratov's cavalry corps in Persia, forgotten and far from home during the Russian Revolution, refused to stop fighting during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
Baratov's cavalry corps in Persia, forgotten and far from home during the Russian Revolution, refused to stop fighting during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
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