revolutions - In Russia, two ... took place in 1917., imperial rule - The revolutions marked the end of hundreds of years of ... in Russia., Soviet Union - The changes that took place during the revolutions were the start for Russia later becoming a part of the ... , February - The first revolution began in ... 1917, Tsar Nicholas II - The Russian ruler at this time was ... who many people did not believe in anymore., refused - One reason the tsar/czar was unpopular was that he ... reforms., undemocratic corrupt - Another reason was that people thought that his government was ... and ..., backward - The synonym for "behind" used in the text to describe the Russian economy at this time is ... , working living - People in towns were not happy because the conditions for ... and ... were terrible., poverty - People in the country were also unhappy because they suffered because of high ..., war weariness - The main reason for the February revolution the millions of casualties in WWI which caused a high level of ..., tired - To be war-weary means to be ... of war., killed injured - Casualties are people who are ... or ... in war., food shortage - The term used in the text to say there was not enough food is ..., St Petersburg - In February people went to the streets and protested in ..., abdicate - The people demanded the tsar/czar to ... which means to step down., joined in - Instead of shooting the rioters, as they were told to do, the soldiers ... the strike., support - Tsar Nicholas realised that he no longer had the ... of the army., provisional government - Tsar Nicholas stepped down and Alexander Kerensky formed a , October - The second revolution in Russia in 1917 startedin ..., war - Although the new government promised many changes, Russia continued to participate in the ..., Bolsheviks - The group of radical revolutionaries who really changed the situation were called the ..., exile - The Bolsheviks came back to Russia after living in ..., forced - Living in exile means that you are ... to leave your country and live somewhere else., Vladimir Lenin - The name of the Bolshevik leader was ..., landowners capitalists - Lenin wanted Russia to stop fighting in WWI and claimed that the real enemies of the Russian people were not Germany but the ... and ... inside Russia., peace land bread - Workers, soldiers and peasants were very attracted by his promise to give them ..., .... and ...., Winter Palace - On 7 November, Red Guards under Lenin attacked the ... and arrested the "Provisional Government"., Kerensky - The leader of the "Provisional Government", ... went into exile., Bolshevik Revolution - This revolution became known as the ..., Lenin - The new leader was ..., peace - In March 1918, Russia made ... with Germany., government - Lenin's government nationalised industry which means that it put the industry and companies under control of the ..., shared - Lenin's government also distributed the land which means that it ... the land between a number of people, White Army - The Bolsheviks were not popular with everyone. One anti-Bolshevik group was the ..., civil war - A terrible ... , meaning a war between different groups inside Russia, started in 1918., anti Bolsheviks - In 1920 the civil war was lost by the ..., Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - In 1922, the USSR was established, which is short for ..., epochal - With all the major changes that took place, 1917 became known as an ... year., century - The events of this epochal year had a big effect on how things developed in the 20th ...,

The Russian Revolution

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