Notes for October Revolution
October Revolution
1. Provisional Government’s Weakness
1) Dual government/dual power – it is not a representative of the masses thus is unable to command
Provisional government had no real power as the troops, the railroads, the post and telegraph are in the hands of soviets. (Communication lines/military force/power supply)
2) Postponement of decisions – the provisional government claimed that being provisional, it could not make fundamental changes such as confiscating land and distribute it to the peasant.
Too many political parties contained make it very hard to come out with a decision, thus inefficient.
The Liberals of the provisional government realized that the power in a constituent assembly would pass down from their hands to the socialist parties, thus want to postpone the elections and wait for the allied success in WWI.
3) Continuation of the war – it supported the continuation of the war. War’s negative impacts can refers to the Feb Revolution. It was not fully aware of the widespread unwillingness of the Russian people to continue the war It split with the Petrograd Soviet on the question of war aims.
2. Lenin and the Bolshevik
Return of the Lenin – before April 1917 the return of Lenin, Bolshevik did not have a clear leadership It policy favored conditional support of the provisional government
Growth of Bolshevik Influence – Lenin advocated uncompromising opposition to the war and the Provisional Government and proposed that party struggle for the establishment of a proletarian dictatorship. He suggest to seizure power by patient propaganda to convince a majority of the workers of the soundness of Bolsheviks policy. Lenin quickly succeeded in converting the party to his course. Clear direction for the Bolshevik: end the war, seizure of the land by the peasants, control
1. Provisional Government’s Weakness
1) Dual government/dual power – it is not a representative of the masses thus is unable to command
Provisional government had no real power as the troops, the railroads, the post and telegraph are in the hands of soviets. (Communication lines/military force/power supply)
2) Postponement of decisions – the provisional government claimed that being provisional, it could not make fundamental changes such as confiscating land and distribute it to the peasant.
Too many political parties contained make it very hard to come out with a decision, thus inefficient.
The Liberals of the provisional government realized that the power in a constituent assembly would pass down from their hands to the socialist parties, thus want to postpone the elections and wait for the allied success in WWI.
3) Continuation of the war – it supported the continuation of the war. War’s negative impacts can refers to the Feb Revolution. It was not fully aware of the widespread unwillingness of the Russian people to continue the war It split with the Petrograd Soviet on the question of war aims.
2. Lenin and the Bolshevik
Return of the Lenin – before April 1917 the return of Lenin, Bolshevik did not have a clear leadership It policy favored conditional support of the provisional government
Growth of Bolshevik Influence – Lenin advocated uncompromising opposition to the war and the Provisional Government and proposed that party struggle for the establishment of a proletarian dictatorship. He suggest to seizure power by patient propaganda to convince a majority of the workers of the soundness of Bolsheviks policy. Lenin quickly succeeded in converting the party to his course. Clear direction for the Bolshevik: end the war, seizure of the land by the peasants, control