HIST 3250Y Lecture 3: The Revolution(s) of 1917 (Sept. 22)
22 Feb 2016
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The revolution(s) of 1917: making war, forging revolution. The monarchy most likely would have survived if wwi did not happen. At the height of the war 50 million men in russia had been mobilized. Wwi is the first real total war. Not a single country was prepared for the war, not even germany who was accused of starting the war. Russia was not prepared economically, military, or political (most important) German cut off access to the baltic sea. Russia"s warm water ports were cut off. Archangel port was frozen most of the year. First few months of the year went very well for russia, they were advancing. Declaration of war against germany wartime poster, 1914. 400,000 russian soldiers killed in the first couple months with 1 million wounded. War was devastating for soldiers and civilians. By the end of the first year there were food storages in the cities.
