The Russian Revolution started on 1917. It was caused by many factors such as the start of World War One that devastated the economy and lead to famine and inflation, the corruption of the government, the ignorance and inefficiency of the Tsar and the unfair distribution of wealth. These grievances caused the abdication of the Tsar and overthrew the government. The first six months was crucial to the survival of the Bolshevik government. The government was …showed first 75 words of 1008 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1008 total…of persuasion. Bibliography: D. Christian, Power and Privilege, Pitman Publishing, 1986 F.W. Stacey, LENIN and the Russian Revolutions, 1968 E.H. Carr, The Bolshevik Revolution 1917 - 1923, Macmillan, 1950 Various sheets and sources from handouts. 1 Source 14.7.1 on the sheet about the Cheka. 2 Source E.H.Carr, 1950. 3 Source from Map Analysis on the first booklet handed out. 4 Quote from Source 2 of the 'How Important was the role of Trotsky?' sheet. 5 Quotes from the Document Analysis sheet, Source B.