On August 1, 2014, Moscow witnessed the unveiling of a historic monument to the heroes of the First World War. Russia's ** Putin personally came to the scene and witnessed this important moment with the world**.
However, when the camera focuses on Putin, the unexpected happens - he is hit by an aerial sniper and his left shoulder is hit by an unknown object! This sudden event shocked everyone and made people wonder: what is going on?
Whether it was the Soviet Union in the last century or Russia today, these two countries have always had a significant impact on the world. During the Soviet era, countless Russians died heroically in the fight against fascism and paid with their lives to defend their country.
In order to commemorate the Russian soldiers who died bravely in the "First World War", the unveiling ceremony of the monument was successfully held, and Putin personally attended the ceremony, expressing his deep respect and nostalgia for the heroes.
Putin was captured in his speech by ** in the scene of an "air strike", which turned out to be a lump of bird feces that landed on his left shoulder. In this situation, Putin still remained calm and focused, showing admirable leadership.
The unveiling ceremony is to commemorate the Russian soldiers who died in World War I, how tragic the war was, how much did Russia pay to survive, from a historical point of view, the First World War is an unavoidable part of human history, it profoundly changed the direction of the country, and even changed the pattern of the whole world.
When World War I broke out, Russia was the largest empire in Europe and held an important position in the world, but when the war ended, Britain and France and other members of the Entente celebrated their victory, the former Russian empire had disappeared and was replaced by a new red regime.
In the 60s of the 19th century, the tsar ** implemented serfdom, although the capitalist economy developed after the reform, but its development speed was relatively slow, far behind other capitalist countries, and the working people lived in poverty.
At the beginning of the 20th century, ** entered the stage of imperialist development, and various social contradictions were very acute. In the First World War, the Tsar seemed to be strong, but its drawbacks were fully exposed, and the war seriously affected the economy, with reduced industrial production, shrinking agriculture, and chaotic transportation, and the war further intensified various contradictions.
Not only the lower classes of the masses are eager to change the status quo, but the bourgeoisie also wants to overthrow the tsar** and gain more space for the development of capitalism. Become the weakest link in the chain of capitalism, and revolution is therefore inevitable.
In March 1917, a revolution erupted like a volcano, overthrowing the Romanov dynasty that had ruled for three hundred years in just a few days. This revolution broke out in February of the Russian calendar, hence the name "February Revolution".
At a critical moment in history, the Soviet power and the bourgeoisie coexisted temporarily, and the people longed for peace, bread and land, but the temporary** continued to wage imperialist wars, regardless of the lives of the people.
At this time, Lenin, the leader of the revolution, put forward the "April Theses", put forward the task of transforming the revolution from a bourgeois-democratic revolution into a socialist revolution, and clearly put forward the slogans of "no temporary support" and "all power to the Soviets", hoping to gain power by peaceful means.
However, the cowardly and ruthless Tsar Nicholas II brought Tsarist Russia to the end, and until the last moment of the outbreak of World War I, he still could not accept the reality of war, and was even unwilling to take responsibility for thousands of people.
In July 1917, news of the defeat of the Russian army at the front reached Petrograd, where 500,000 workers and soldiers staged a political demonstration. Temporary** brutally suppressed by force, the capital was shrouded in white terror.
The Bolshevik Party decided to carry out an armed uprising under the leadership of Lenin and seize power. On the evening of November 6, the uprising officially began, led by Lenin himself. On November 7, the workers and soldiers of the uprising occupied important points and ministries in Petrograd.
Around 9 p.m., cruisers"Aurora"There was a deafening sound of cannonball, which was the signal for the attack on the Winter Palace, the last stronghold of the temporary **. In the early morning of the next day, the Winter Palace was occupied, and the armed uprising in Petrograd was successful.
Subsequently, armed uprisings in Moscow and other cities were also victorious. This revolution took place in October of the Russian calendar, so it is also called the "October Revolution".
The cannon roared, and the All-Russian Congress of Workers and Soldiers was convened, announcing the provisional collapse and the birth of the Soviets. The Congress adopted the Letter to the Workers, Soldiers and Peasants, the Peace Decree and the Land Decree, drafted by Lenin.
The Peace Decree recommended an immediate truce between the belligerents** and the peoples, the negotiation of a just treaty, the achievement of peace, and the cession of land and the payment of reparations. The Soviets withdrew from the First World War and an agreement was reached.
The Land Decree provided for the confiscation of landlords' land, the nationalization of land, and its distribution to laborers, in order to eliminate the feudal land system and the landlord class and to accomplish the tasks of the democratic revolution.
This meeting produced the first Workers' and Soldiers' Soviet**, the Council of People's Commissars, with Lenin as its chairman.
The October Revolution was the first successful socialist revolution in human history and had a profound impact on the world. It marked the formal establishment of Soviet power in ** and symbolized the birth of the world's first proletarian ** state.
From then on, the newly established Soviet power had executive, judicial, and legislative powers, and a number of representatives of workers, peasants, and soldiers took up leading positions in the Soviets at all levels, exercising power on behalf of the people or supervising the implementation of power.
Lenin and other exiles set up the Bolshevik Committee in Stockholm, Sweden, and indirectly led the revolutionaries at home in the temporary struggle against the bourgeoisie.
Soon after, Lenin returned to Petrograd and was warmly welcomed by the workers and soldiers. His famous speech, "Bread will be, everything will be", inspired the revolutionary fervor of the people.
Shortly thereafter, the October Revolution broke out, dragging ** out of the quagmire of war.
The revolution at home is in full swing, and the international war has entered a white-hot stage. In foreign wars, the Russian army suffered defeat at first, but later became stronger.
Faced with this situation, the Germans came up with a strategy to counter Russia with Russia, which was simply to fund Lenin, who was in exile, to return to ** and lead the revolution. This strategy proved to be a huge success.
Germany paid Lenin 50 million marks for the revolution, and he successfully led the October Revolution and seized power. It is worth mentioning that after the success of the October Revolution, Lenin firmly advocated peace talks with Germany and announced his withdrawal from the First World War.
At the Moscow Congress of Soviets in December 1917, Lenin's proposal was supported by only a few dozen delegates, most of whom were opposed.
However, Lenin was convinced that only by accepting the German terms of signing could he buy a respite for the nascent Soviet power. However, this proposal was strongly resisted, and Soviet Russia publicly announced its refusal to sign the contract.
Under these conditions, Germany launched a fierce attack on Soviet Russia. By February 18, 1918, the situation had become so urgent that the Soviet power had to convene an emergency meeting, which finally adopted Lenin's proposal.
Soviet Russia immediately notified the German side that it agreed to sign the agreement. The First World War left a deep impression on the Russian people, who survived the difficult circumstances, which is why Putin emphasized history and martyrs in his speech.