The Russian Revolution of February 1917

Russian Revolution: The February Revolution of 1917

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Drofa, Lenin is presented as a historical character as the others. Only a few paragraphs concentrate on his actions that contributed to the events of A lot of them are indeed considered as mistakes. A biographical note of him is not included. This textbook seems to emphasize the unity of the Russian people, all social strata confused, facing the Tsar. In both history books, the Independence of Ukraine March April , December - October before becoming the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic is presented as a negative event.

The Revolutions of are presented as a globally positive event. One can argue that although the debates around the Russian Revolutions of are still ones of the most controversial subjects in Russian history, they are much less discussed than, for example the ones around the Great Patriotic War Another strong basis for the creation of a collective memory can be culture.

However, it is not easy to show a specific interpretation of events in a country where a common narrative does not exist. The movie, set to be released on the centennial of the Bolshevik Revolution, explores the love of tsar Nicholas II for ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya before he came to the throne, and includes erotic scenes. Right after the release of the official trailer opposition started to raise.

First, in August, petrol bombs were thrown at a Saint Petersburg building housing Uchitel's studio. In September, two cars were torched outside the Moscow office of a lawyer acting for the director of the film. Facebook posts containing photos of burnt-out cars and notes were left at the scene saying "Burn for Matilda". Later on, a man was arrested in Yekaterinburg after crashing a jeep into a cinema. The attack was linked, according to officials, to Matilda. Today, the church is acquiring more and more influence in Russia, which, in theory, would lead to a more negative public opinion of the Revolution which led to execution of Nicholas II and his family.

However, in practice it is very different. As evidenced by the Levada Centre poll from She first took the case to the General Prosecutor in which led to the controversy uprising, as she proved to be very persistent in her actions, filing 43 complaints against the film they were rejected each time.

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She also used personal accounts on social media to express her opposing views, accusing, for example, German actor Lars Eidinger, who plays Nicholas II in the film, of Satanism. She even wrote a page report denouncing the film and bringing a claim, among others, that the love affair in the movie could not have taken place as Matilda was, in the opinion of the the MP, too ugly to have attracted Nicholas II. The MP also received wide support from different public figures, including Ramzan Kadyrov Head of Chechen Republic and the Head of the public council of Russia's culture ministry.

In spite of the efforts, finally in August, the film was approved for release in Russia. Its official release had been postponed three times. However, the official position of the government is very unclear. In the love story of the Tsar, the nexus of the Revolution is to be found: The church defends a saint as well as a conservative view on the Tsarist regime, liberals defend a man and leftists defend the people.

Brief Overview

Both , which started with the overthrow of the Tsarist power in February and ended with the capture of powers by the Bolsheviks in October, and the collapse of the Soviet Union in are identified as negative events in the history of the country by Vladimir Putin. Why such negative perspective of these events?

In terms of , nothing can be used as a propaganda tool. Secondly, in both cases the forces that overthrew the ruling regime took the power from their leaders, which in itself is a threat to the idea of a political stability.

Connecting History

According to Martin Kragh Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, and associate professor at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Uppsala University , that is the main reason why in January Kremlin staff received strict instructions to devote minimal time to the remembrance of the Russian Revolution, which was so important during the Soviet era. The narrative of this period remains very ambiguous. School, culture and government do not form a certain narrative, but try to make it more obscure. In contrast, Russia bases its collective memory on another event — the victory in the Great Patriotic war.

Twenty-six years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Victory Day 9th of May is still a public holiday and Russians take pride in their triumph. That the Provisional Government continued to send Russian troops to be slaughtered in the Great War only further eroded its authority. The situation facing so many former subjects of the tsar is captured brilliantly in Ali and Nino , a novel about the Great War and Revolution in Transcaucasia. The prisoners have left prison and are now walking about freely. Behold—the police are now where the prisoners used to be. And the soldiers?

There are no soldiers anymore, either.

Timeline of the 1917 Russian Revolution

As those who have visited Russia know well, the First World War can seem invisible in a land where the Second is omnipresent. Victory Park, Moscow. Photo by author. But this new monument was essential, Putin claimed. Putin used the speech to deliver two messages, the first aimed at an international audience, the second at a domestic one. Speaking just weeks after Russian-backed separatists in Eastern Ukraine downed Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, killing all aboard—the deadliest shoot-down of a passenger airliner in history—he explained that the July Crisis of should serve as a cautionary tale.

It is worth remembering this today. But however alluring its image for many Russians today, it was an empire with profound problems. Their fear of subversive plotters, one might say, ultimately proved more damaging than the plotters themselves.

Introduction

May cartoon: "At a Burning Building. Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Stanton Foundation.

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