How Important Were the Intelligentsia for the Shaping of the Revolutions That Took Place in Russia in 1917?
How Important were the Intelligentsia for the shaping of the revolutions that took place in Russia in 1917?
The Russian Revolution of 1917 centres around two primary events: the February Revolution and the October Revolution. The February Revolution, which removed Tsar Nicholas II from power was during a time when the tsar was away from the capital visiting troops on the World War I front, Establishing a Provisional government to rule Russia. The October Revolution (also called the Bolshevik Revolution) overturned the interim provisional government and established the Soviet Union by storming the winter palace. The October Revolution was a much more deliberate event, orchestrated by a small group of people. The Bolsheviks, who led this coup, prepared their coup in only six months.
The contravousy However is Whether the revolutions developed spontaneously out of a series of increasingly violent demonstrations and riots making the revolution a what Marxist historians would call 'peoples revolution ' , a revolution completely planned by the Bolshevik party and other Intelligentsia meaning they were very important in the shaping (a view that Historian Richard Pipes Believes in strongly) or Whether the revolution was Due to the demonstrations by the people which were then taken advantage of by the Bolsheviks offering a sort of shade of Grey for both of the Prominent interpretations.
The a popular interpretation of who caused and shaped the revolution is that the Intelligentsia were not very important for the first revolution In 1917.
However it would not be true to describe the protests as purely a ‘workers revolt’ because “it bore the character of a general uprising of the people” according to Balk, a contemporary Russian Historian. The majority of the people involved in the revolt were more likely to be spectators who would cheer mutinous soldiers. But it would be fair to say that the workers played a “leading role in the demonstrations” and
The Russian Revolution of 1917 centres around two primary events: the February Revolution and the October Revolution. The February Revolution, which removed Tsar Nicholas II from power was during a time when the tsar was away from the capital visiting troops on the World War I front, Establishing a Provisional government to rule Russia. The October Revolution (also called the Bolshevik Revolution) overturned the interim provisional government and established the Soviet Union by storming the winter palace. The October Revolution was a much more deliberate event, orchestrated by a small group of people. The Bolsheviks, who led this coup, prepared their coup in only six months.
The contravousy However is Whether the revolutions developed spontaneously out of a series of increasingly violent demonstrations and riots making the revolution a what Marxist historians would call 'peoples revolution ' , a revolution completely planned by the Bolshevik party and other Intelligentsia meaning they were very important in the shaping (a view that Historian Richard Pipes Believes in strongly) or Whether the revolution was Due to the demonstrations by the people which were then taken advantage of by the Bolsheviks offering a sort of shade of Grey for both of the Prominent interpretations.
The a popular interpretation of who caused and shaped the revolution is that the Intelligentsia were not very important for the first revolution In 1917.
However it would not be true to describe the protests as purely a ‘workers revolt’ because “it bore the character of a general uprising of the people” according to Balk, a contemporary Russian Historian. The majority of the people involved in the revolt were more likely to be spectators who would cheer mutinous soldiers. But it would be fair to say that the workers played a “leading role in the demonstrations” and
Citations: And evidence From Richard pipes needed to make points and explain points made. In conclusion both and the Traditional view represented by historian Richard pipes Marxists view have their merits and downfalls from this it’s easy to extrapolate and reach the point at which both arguments seem to agree with one another. As controversial as this sounds, the fact that the revolutions developed spontaneously out of a series of increasingly violent demonstrations and riots making the revolution a what Marxist historians would call 'peoples revolution ' during February of 1917 was Not Directed until it became Influenced by the people of the intelligentsia (Bolsheviks), who directly shaped the October Revolution that led to the creation of the soviet state and the Russian Civil war. Both Historical Interpretations are correct but only to a certain extent and so a mixture of the two, outlining the Original ‘peoples uprising’ in February gave the Intelligentsia a good ground on which to begin shaping a second revolution in October 1917, is a better way of showing how Important the Intelligentsia were in the shaping of the revolutions that took place in Russia in 1917. Bibliography: Richard Pipes All Articles Reffering to russia