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Russian Revolution
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many people died of typhus or cholera during the 1891-1892 famine? | 400,000 |
| David Lilly | “Incredible disaster... could have been avoided entirely or at least its impact lessened.” |
| How much did worker wages drop by in worth from 1913? | 65% |
| Reinventing Russia 3rd Edition | “The appalling level of casualties sapped the morale of both the troops and the general population.” |
| Adam Ulam | “The Bolsheviks did not seize power, they picked it up.” |
| Maurice Patelogue, French ambassador to Russia | “The Russian Empire is run by lunatics.” |
| Leon Trotsky | “Nicholas II inherited from his ancestors not only a giant empire, but also a revolution. And they did not bequeath him one quality that would make him capable of governing an empire or even a province or even a county.” |