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THE REVOLUTION
WAS APROPAGANDA
MASTERCLASS

The Bolsheviks knew the value of
propaganda and used it to devastating
effect. From popularising the imageof
the bourgeois as enemies of the
working man to casting the leaders of
theuprising as working-class heroes,
propaganda playedavital roleinthe
success of the Russian Revolution. Most important of all,
Soviet propaganda always carriedaclear and inarguable
message straight from the top of the regime and required
little if any decoding by the audience.

By October 1917, the
once-mighty tsar had
already abdicated

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THE REVOLUTIONDIDN’T
OVERTHROW THE TSAR
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Althoughmany that the little boy was not expected
people still tolivelong and Nicholas duly
believe thatthe chose his own brother, Grand
October Duke Michael, as his successor.
Revolutionwas But Michael refused the position,
the uprising that citing the lack of support from the
unseated the people or the military.Withthat,
tsar from his throne, that isn’t the Romanov dynasty surrendered
actually thecase.Infact,Nicholas control of Russia.
abdicated immediately after the The Duma formed a Provisional
February Revolution. He gave up the Government to hold the country
throne on 2 March 1917 and planned together. This lasted six months
to gointoexileabroad. but was hated for its continued
The revolution began in
Petrograd — but on what date? While he initially handed power commitmenttoWorldWarI,driving
to his son, Alexi, doctors advised public support for the Bolsheviks.