In this series I will be outlining every election in Russian/Soviet history. In this episode, we go over the pivotal Election to the All-Russian Constituent Assembly, which began in November 1917.
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 00:07 - Political Issues/Events
- 0:38 - Vikzhel Crisis
- 1:17 - Sovnarkom
- 2:15 - Party updates/campaigning
- 1:17 - Bolsheviks
- 2:32 - Mensheviks
- 2:54 - The SRs
- 3:40 - National SRs
- 3:55 - Kadets and rightists
- 4:05 - Electoral System
- 4:55 - Party lists
- 5:40 - Problems
- 6:40 - The Election
- 7:19 - Results
- 9:31 - Geographic overview
- 10:20 - Turnout
- 10:30 - Conclusion
Inspired by the following series:
- Mr. Beat (American Elections): • Presidential Elections...
- Sam Aronow (Israeli Elections): • Israeli Elections, 192...
Visual sources:
- Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library: www.prlib.ru/
- Anniversary of the Revolution (1918), directed by Dziga Vertov
- Colorized photos: klimbim2014.wordpress.com/
Music source:
- archive.org/details/lp_histor...
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25 июл 2024