Invasion (ancient Russia)
- “These terrible stangers have taken our country, and tomorrow they will take yours if you do not come and help us”.--mongols
- In response to this call, Mstislav the Bold and Mstislav Romanovich the Old joined forces and set out eastward to meet the foe
- The Russians were defeated in 1223 at the Battle of the Kalka River, a defeat remembered to this day in Russia and Ukraine.
- Mongol Invasion
- The Mongol Empire invaded Kievan Rus’ in the 13th century, destroying numerous cities including Ryazan, Kolomna, Moscow, Vladimir and Kiev. Only know Moscow and Kiev.
- Batu Khan’s full scale invasion of Rus’ occurred from 1237-1240
- All Russian states had to submit to Mongol Rule and became part of the Golden Horde empire; some of it lasted until 1480.
Nicholas II
- died July 16/17, 1918
- the last Russian emperor (1894-1917)
- his wife, Alexandra, himself, and their children, were killed by the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution.
- Cut the wages of the lower class that lead to the Bolshevik Revo.
- He was part of the Romanov dynasty that ruled Russia since the mid-17th century.
Bolshevik Revo
- They had 3 promises:
- Peace
- Bread
- Land
- AKA-Red October, the October Uprising, or the Bolshevik Revolution
- What: was a seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917.
- The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks, who used their influence in the Petrograd Soviet to organize the armed forces.
- Bolshevik Red Guards forces under the Military Revolutionary Committee began the takeover of government buildings on 24 October 1917.
- the following day, the Winter Palace (the seat of the Provisional government located in Petrograd, then capital of Russia), was captured.
Revo. Results
- Bolshevik victory led to the:
- Creation of Soviet Russia
- End of Russian Provisional Government, Russian Republic and dual power
- Start of the Russian Civil War
Vladimir Lenin
- was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist.
- Politically a Marxist, his theoretical contributions to Marxist thought are known as Leninism, which coupled with Marxian economic theory have collectively come to be known as Marxism-Leninism.
- As the leader of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, he took a senior role in orchestrating the October Revolution in 1917.
2 paragraphs compare Communism vs. Democracy, Capitalism vs. Socialism.
Communism vs. Democracy
Communism is a social organization where all economic and social activity by a single and self-perpetuating political party. The government controls the economic and social activities. However, a democracy is a form of government where the power rests with the people. The people can vote directly under the electoral system. The main difference between communism and a democracy is that the government has all of the power in a communistic government and the people hold the power in the democracy. However, in both government systems, there are laws.
Capitalism vs. Socialism
Capitalism is an economic system where investment of production and exchange of money is made by individuals and corporations. Socialism is an economic system which divides the ownership and control of production of assets throughout the community. Capitalism is based on a free market. It also promotes private investment and business. Investors in a capitalistic economy own the firms in which they invest in. Also, a capitalistic economy believes in Laissez-faire where the government stays out of foreign affairs. However, in a socialistic economy, people are given an equal opportunity to succeed at what they do. In both capitalistic and socialistic economies, they believe in freedom of religion.
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