Explain how the political social and economic upheaval created by the aftermath of both the Russian revolution and WW1 affected the production and content of classic soviet constructivist Cinema?
From 1917 to the 1953, Russia under went massive changes that lead to changes within the country. Due to unpopularity of the Tsarist regime with their neglect to the lower classes as well as their poor management with their frontier in the first world war, popular discontent grew rapidly with the emersion of the the Bolshevik party. Wanting to give power to the people, workers and others alike. Seeing how his ruling grew closer and closer to an end due to his unpopularity, Tsar Nicholas the second abdicated with his family. Taking over the winter palace, the Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, established the countries new control under the Soviet union.
The new government pulled out of the war, due to its causes of much harm to the Russian society. It came at a loss, however as some of its territory was lost due to agreements with the Germans. This caused former Tsarist military leaders and other Tsarist Loyalists to try and fight against the new Bolsheviks causing a civil war from 1917 to 1923. Due to the Tsars position as a rallying point for the Whites (Loyalists), the decision was made to have him executed. Staged as a photo with his family whist under house arrest, it was soon revealed to him it was a firing squad to crack down on the loyalists momentum, killed with an array of bullets his entire family which included his small children were murdered on the spot.
After finishing off the civil war, The Bolsheviks now named the USSR, could focus on making the country a powerful nation, under communism through different leaders and events such as the second world war under Stalin and Gorbachev at the end of its reign.