The Russian Revolution of 1917

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    Course

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    London

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    Different dates available

At the end of the 19th Century Russia was an empire ruled over by an autocratic Tsar. However in 1917 two revolutions swept the empire and by the end of that year the Bolsheviks (the smallest of Russia’s 3 main radical parties) had taken power, setting into motion changes that would lead to the creation of the Soviet Union. This course explores why the imperial government crumbled so quickly in February 1917 and how a small group of revolutionaries were able to take power in October.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

1) Explain how autocracy functioned in the Russian context2) Explain why the Tsar abdicated in February 19173) Identify the challenges faced by the Provisional Government4) Explain how the Bolsheviks were able to take power in October 1917.5) Analyse and discuss primary and secondary documents.

None, but you may want to bring a pen and paper/notebook for any notes you would like to make during class sessions.

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Course programme

* 19th century Russia and the autocracy
* the Russian radical tradition
* the 1905 revolution
* the impact of World War 1
* the February Revolution
* the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet
* the October Revolution.


A mixture of lecture, Q & A, source work, pair/group and class discussion. A comprehensive bibliography will be
given at the beginning of the course. Also (brief ) reading materials will be given at the end of each session. Please note, that supplementary reading is not a course requirement, but you will get more out of the course if you do
some extra reading .

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