The great october socialist revolution (1917)

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THE GREAT OCTOBER SOCIALIST
REVOLUTION (1917)

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LENIN MUSEUM

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QUIZ

9.

During what international war did the
Russian Revolution take place?
World War II
Russo-Japanese War
World War I
Napoleonic War

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What was the set of ideas that Lenin
expressed in the newspaper Pravda following
his return to Russia?
The April Theses
The Communist Manifesto
The Federalist Papers
Das Kapital

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The Bolshevik Party drew its support
primarily from…
Peasants
The Working class
Aristocrats
The Intelligentsia

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What was the AURORA?
A Russian battleship brought into Petrograd to defend the
Provisional Government
A German yacht on which the peace treaty was signed
between Germany and Russia
The first Russian aircraft carrier, brought into service at
the end of World War I
A Russian cruiser brought into Petrograd by sailors loyal
to the Bolsheviks

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What did Lenin promise the peasants?
Peace, Land and Freedom
Plants and Factories
Blood, Sweat and Tears
The Promised Land

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After the Great October Revolution,
what was Lenin’s first official act?
The Decree on Land
The Decree on Property
The Decree on Peace
The Decree on Work

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What was the official name of Lenin’s
new government?
The Politburo
The Soviet of the People’s Commissars
The Supreme Soviet
The Executive Committee

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When did the Russian Civil War begin?
Spring 1917
Spring 1918
Summer 1917
Summer 1918

17. MAKE A LEAFLET Topics: The First World War, The main reasons of the Revolution, The April Theses, V.I.Lenin, The main political

parties, The leaders of the Revolution, The consequences
of the Revolution, The influence of the Revolution on Russian culture
To make a leaflet you have
some rules:
Choose the correct slogan
Find the necessary picture
Read your texts and write down
To represent your leaflet:
Choose 2 participants from
each group (German and
Russian)
Represent your leaflet to all
main facts on your topic
groups
Use simple words and
have 30-60 seconds for
sentences, remember about logic You
your speech
Work in groups, be polite and
All other groups have to listen
respect one another
carefully and write answers in
You have 12 minutes to do your
their worksheets
work