Russian Revolution

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Russian Revolution

• The Causes

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CRUEL CZAR

• Did not pay attention to the needs of his people
• Resisted change
• Weak ruler- Bad decisions
• Hired and kept Rasputin around

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Problems for Serfs

• No freedom
• Wanted better working conditions, wages
• Taxes were a high percent of wages

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Strikes and Protests

• Unrest in the middle and lower classes
• No freedom
• Bad working conditions
• Long hours/low wages/child labor
• No say in government
• Protests against the war
• Bread and fuel shortages

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Bloody Sunday

• 200,000 workers and families peacefully protest
• Want better working conditions, more individual
  freedom, and an elected national government
• Czars soldiers fired on the people killing
  500-1,000 people

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WWI

• Huge defeats- People and Money
• People angry because the country was suffering
• Many Casualties/ Few supplies

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What Were The Issues?

• Russo Japanese War- Costly and losing war
• Bloody Sunday- Killed protestors that wanted
  democracy.
• WW1- Russia not prepared, poor are dying.
• Rasputin- One man given too much influence

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Bolsheviks and Propaganda
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Propaganda

• Propaganda is a type of message aimed directly at
  influencing the opinions or behavior of the
  people rather than conveying them the whole
  truth. Propaganda wants people to do or act a
  certain way. Propaganda mostly appears in the
  form of newspapers, slogans, leaflets, songs, or
  posters. Usually propaganda aims to entice ideas
  of works within religions, politics, and economic
  purposes. These propaganda posters represent the
  ideas during a certain period of time. By
  studying propaganda posters, we can know and
  learn what the people in history were thinking,
  were forced to think, or how the government
  wanted them to think or act.

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• The symbol of peace symbol of socialism.
• The first poster presents the image of Vladimir
  Lenin appearing as the sun shining on a tower
  in the Soviet Union and a Parliament building. By
  putting Lenins face on the sun represents that
  Lenin is the new hope of Russia and is a great
  Communist leader. According to the quote, the
  purpose of the poster is to introduce people to
  the idea of Socialism. When Socialism is
  achieved, peace would occur. Gold color was used
  to attract the attention of the citizens with its
  warm message of a new hope and peace of the
  nation.

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The Propaganda Poster Project

• For this project you will be one of 4 types of
  Russians.
• Farmers
• Factory Workers
• Soldiers
• Unemployed persons

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What you must create

• Based on what we have discussed and seen, you
  will create a poster rallying people to support
  the Revolution.

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Visuals

• You will use at least 3 visuals that are specific
  to your groups concerns.
• For Example, if you are a soldier, use visuals
  that relate to the many costly wars the Czar
  participated in, or the issues that you had with
  his treatment of soldiers.

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Slogan

• Having a catchy saying is one way to have people
  unite for a common cause.
• No you cannot use Land Peace and Bread!

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Explanation

• On the back of your propaganda piece you will
  give me a paragraph explaining why you chose the
  visuals you used and explain your slogan.