Days That Shook The World: Russia's Two Revolutions of 1917
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Published 2022-03-08
This video covers all the major events of Russia's TWO revolutions of 1917– the February Revolution that ended Tsarist rule in Russia, and the October Revolution, that brought the Bolsheviks to power. We explain the causes of Tsar Nicholas II's growing unpopularity - the role of the mysterious Siberian mystic Rasputin, Russia's disastrous involvement in World War One, and the events on the streets of Petrograd that led to the Tsar's abdication. That summer Russia lurched from crisis to crisis, with a Provisional Government that faced riots (the July Days), military revolt (the Kornilov Affair), economic chaos, and constantly dwindling support. Socialist Prime Minister Alexander Kerensky, once hailed as Russia's great hope, was unable to restore order, or, in October, prevent the Bolsheviks from launching a coup, organised by Leon Trotsky and led by Vladimir Lenin, that overthrew the Provisional Government and brought the Bolsheviks to power. A brutal civil war followed, leading to the death of more than 10 million Russians – amongst them Tsar Nicholas II and his family, executed by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg in July 1918. From the wreckage emerged the Soviet Union, formed in 1922, and destined to be one of the 20th century's superpowers.
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All Comments (21)
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Hello. This is a re-edited version of a video I first released for the centenary of the Russian Revolution in 2017. Unfortunately YouTube demonetized and age-restricted the original video, probably because of a slightly grim photo of Rasputin after he'd been fished out of the river. This re-edited version omits that photograph, and includes a few small corrections. Please note that all dates in the video are 'Old Style' (OS), meaning they use the Julian Calendar (the one used in Russia at the time, but not in the rest of Europe.) To calculate New Style dates (NS), add 13 days. This video is intended as a very brief overview of the 1917 revolutions. My own major criticism of it six years later, is that the introduction is VERY brief, and fails to mention the fast-paced industrialisation that was going on in Russia (largely thanks to French loans) in the late 19th / early 20th century. You can find out a bit more about that in our History of Russia video https://youtu.be/w0Wmc8C0Eq0 Despite that caveat, I hope you enjoy the video!
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FUN FACT: "One of those who cooked for Rasputin during the Great War was a chef at Petrograd's luxurious Astoria Hotel who went on, after the Revolution, to cook for Lenin and Stalin. He was Spiridon Putin, grandfather of President Vladimir Putin." Simon Montefiore, "The Romanovs", Vintage Books, 2016, footnote, page 600.
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You guys should do a Part 6 to the Russian History Series! Covering the Russian Civil War to the Present. As someone who has parents that came from the Soviet Union I would love to know more about its history. Keep up the good work!
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For some reason, I can never get enough of the Russian Revolution. It's endlessly fascinating, and terrifying. Great work on this one! One of the best videos I've ever watched on the subject.
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"Executed" is a really nice way to describe what those monsters did to them in that cellar.
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