Chapter 30 Section 1 Guided Reading Revolutions In Russia !new! Jun 2026

The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most explosive political events of the 20th century. This transformative period saw the end of the Romanov dynasty and the birth of the Soviet Union, fundamentally altering the course of global history. The Roots of Revolution: Autocracy and Resistance

By summer, the Provisional Government’s decision to launch a new military offensive failed disastrously. Desertions soared. In July, a spontaneous uprising in Petrograd was put down, and Lenin fled to Finland (disguised as a worker). The Bolsheviks were temporarily crushed, but their message grew stronger.

A orthodox priest named Father George Gapon led a peaceful march of thousands of workers to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. They carried a petition begging the Czar for better working conditions, a constituent assembly, and an end to the war. Chapter 30 Section 1 Guided Reading Revolutions In Russia

Nicholas II, March, November, Lenin, Bread, Provisional Government, Winter Palace, Brest-Litovsk

The war effort crippled the economy.

The Russo-Japanese War drained the treasury and morale. In January 1905, the spark finally ignited.

Two specific events serve as the catalyst for the first revolution in your guided reading: The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of

| Russian Term | Meaning | | :--- | :--- | | Czar | Emperor (from Latin Caesar ) | | Duma | Russian parliament | | Soviet | Council of workers/soldiers | | Bolshevik | "One of the majority" (Lenin’s radical faction) | | Menshevik | "One of the minority" (moderate socialist faction) | | Cheka | Bolshevik secret police |