jueves, 10 de febrero de 2011

Russia in WWI

Russia's involvement and objective in the World War 1, was just the same as all other countries that were in it, which was to fight and win the war. Russia was allied to the "Allies", however the allies didn't have enough guns, equipment, food or army and it was led poorly.
In the great mother war, Russia was on Serbia’s side to fight against Austria-Hungary. In 1914, Nicholas II was in a tight spot.  Russia could not stand another defeat after the humiliation of the Japanese War and the crisis they were going trough. As Russia began to mobilize for war against Austria they were unaware of their actions as a trigger for the German Von Schliefen Plan.  Russia had no plans for war with Germany; they were mobilizing against Austria and Austria alone.  


Germany declared war on Russia on August 1, 1914. Russia was thrown into a war it was not prepared for.


The czar Nicholas II took charge of the armed forces. The Russians were very mad at their leader, so they revolved against him and  by killing Rasputin, who they thought was manipulating him,  in December 1916.
People started to march around making complains, and even alter trying to make them stop. The czar had no power over them anymore so he was asked to step down, and a provisional government stared by Alexander Kerensky.
Kerensky wrongly decided to remain in the war which was a terrible idea, and made angrier the peasants and workers. The soviets were a great threat to Russian government given that they were groups of workers and soldiers looping for a better country.
Lenin created a group called "Bolsheviks". The Bolsheviks were a group of soviets that wanted to destroy the capitalist system by using violence. He believed his ideas would help the working class, peasants, etc., which made up most of Russia. Lenin promised, to his followers, to give them "Peace, Land and Bread".
It took Lenin very long time to get to what he promised. The Communist ended up winning the war between the Red and White army. 


Kerensky on his duty
 

  

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