Chapter
2.
The
Russian Revolution.
Activities
1. Imagine that you are a striking worker in 1905 who is being tried in court
for your act of robollion. Draft the
spoech you would make in your defense, Act out your speech for your class. 2. Write the headline and a short news item
about the uprising of 24 October 1917 for each of the following newspapero
>> A Conservative paper in France pa Radical newspaper in Britain a
Bolshevik newspaper in Russia 3. Imagine that you are a middle-level wheat farmer in Russia after
collectivisation. You have decided to
write a letter to Stalin explaining your objections to collectivisation. What would you write about the conditions of
your life? What do you think would be
Stalin's response to such a farmer? Questions
India and the Contemary World 1. What were the social, economic and political
conditions in Russia before 1905? 2. In
what ways was the working population in Russia different from other countries
in Europe, before 1917? 3. Why did the
Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917? 4.
Make two lists: one with the main events and the effects of the February
Revolution and the other with the main events and effects of the October
Revolution. Write a paragraph on who was
involved in each, who were the leaders and what was the impact of each on
Soviet history. 5. What were the main
changes brought about by the Bolsheviks Immediately after the October
Revolution? 6. Write a few lines to show
what you know about: kulaks the Duma women workers between 1900 and 1930 ► the Liberalo P 40
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