Historical-Cultural Context of Animal FarmThe Russian Revolution: In 1917, Russia was involved in two revolutions, ending centuries of imperial rule. The Russian Revolution was composed of two revolutions, the first in February and the second in October. These revolutions sparked political and social changes that led to the creation of the Soviet Union. In March 1917, Russia turned civilized into turmoil, which caused ongoing food shortages. This turned into a revolt against the Tsar. In the year 1917, many Russian citizens lost faith in their leader, Tsar Nicholas II. Citizens lost faith in the Tsar's leadership due to government corruption, the Russian economy, and the fact that the Tsar constantly influenced the success of the Duma (the Russian legislative assembly established by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905). This had a disastrous impact on Russia, which caused Tsar Nicholas II to be overthrown. A few months later, after the tsar was deposed, the new provisional government was overthrown by the Bolsheviks. The first appearance of the Russian Revolution occurred in February 1917, due to the destructive involvement in the First World War. The military and imperial side of Russia could not be compared to the industrialized Germany of the time. The costly war also caused a notable decline in the Russian economy. Word Count: 207 http://www.history.com/topics/russian-revolution http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/eastern_front_01.shtml The Bolsheviks: Bolshevik in Russian means “One of the majority. " The Bolsheviks are members of a wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party. The Bolshevik Party was led by Vladimir Lenin. The Bolshevik Party took control of the government in Russia in October 1917... middle of paper... subject to an absolute state authority. For example, when Tsar Nicholas II was in power and there was a shortage of food and the economy was in decline, the nation must have been scared, which is why he refused. Word Count: 53 http ://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/totalitarianism What I found interesting in this research is that Napoleon only won one battle and lost most of his Grand Army in Russia, and is still considered one of them best military leaders in history. One topic that surprised me in reading was that the United States actually had allies even though most countries hated us. Another topic that surprised me in research was how Napoleon lost more than ⅔ of his army. The last argument that surprised me was that Trotsky had not surpassed the Bolsheviks, even though he was second in line, because he had lost to Stalin. Word count: 106