Assess the role of Lenin in the Bolshevik consolidation of power from 1917 to 1924. Lenin’s contribution to the Bolshevik Party was an essential factor in their consolidation of power during 1917-1924‚ however; Lenin’s role was not the only factor contributing to their success. The Bolsheviks were regarded as a “minor feature of Russian political life” and it was not until Lenin’s return to Russia that the party became a key player. It can be seen that Lenin played a pivotal role in the consolidation
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Engels’ ideology‚ communism‚ heavily impacted the Russian Revolution‚ leading to Russia becoming the Soviet Union. World War I left a large amount of damage to Russia’s economy and society. Leading to the czar abdicating the throne and Vladimir Lenin stepping up. After Lenin stepped up to power‚ he promised that he would get Russia out of the war‚ which he did using the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. During the
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Tenochtitlan built the city and farmed on chinampas‚ small artificial islands they constructed from timbers‚ mud‚ and plants”(Frey 282). Lake Texcoco was filled with islands like these‚ which helped to support the Aztec capital. These islands were amazing achievements that allowed the Aztecs to build a huge and easily defensible capital in the center of a lake‚ and to make the most use of space(Frey 282). The fifth artifact is a large stone engraved with markings and designs. This is the sun stone‚ one of the
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History Department IGCSE Coursework assignment A Russia 1905-41 1. Compare the characters and beliefs of Lenin and Stalin Stalin and Lenin were similar to an extent in their character but had many contrasting qualities. Lenin had great leadership skill in running the Bolshevik party‚ he was organised and his never-ending determination and dedication was rivalled by none other‚ however to say that Stalin
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There were lots of factors that led to left wing Lenin getting to power. Some of those factors were the Provisional Government‚ the Kornilov affair and the effects of World War One. The Provisional Government led to the rise of lenin’s power due to bad economic decisions they created‚ the kornilov affair helped arm the Bolsheviks with weapons to raid the winter palace and overthrow the Provisional Government‚ and the effects of World War One caused lots of economic instability and made the everyday
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My Achievement Everybody has their own personal experience and has their own achievement throughout their lives. My achievement just happens to be when I saved my father’s life. On April 8th-13th‚ during Spring Break of 2008‚ we were living in Yorktown‚ Virginia and my family and I decided to take a vacation to Goldsboro‚ North Carolina to celebrate my 15th birthday. It is also a place to go swimming and ride ATV’s (four-wheelers)‚ dirt-bikes‚ go-carts etc. This fantastic place is called "Busco
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similar tactics as Hernan Cortes to defeat the Inca. He also massacred and looted the cities. He uncovered ginormous amounts of silver and gold. The Incas were incredibly important to Latin America. They had many accomplishments with culture‚ achievements‚ and in the end conquered by the
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many countries that have a dictator. Although there are many dictators in the world‚ Vladimir Putin‚ the current leader of Russia‚ he has created a country that contains one of the worst oppressive societies in the world; one must understand the history and current situation in order to produce a solution concerning this problem. A leader having too much power for a long period of time can have a bad outcome. Vladimir Putin is currently in power in Russia. He became president in 1999 and served 2 terms
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How Successful was Lenin as A leader? In order to access whether Lenin was a successful leader it is important to note four main principals. His establishment of power‚ his ideologies‚ domestic policies and the nature of Russia when he came into power. When looking into success we need to analyse how far Lenin accomplished his aim or purpose and how he turned Russia into a single party state in such a short period of time. It is also important to note the length of Lenin’s rule- he was not there
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Alexander II was overthrown‚ effectively ending the three-hundred-year-old Romanov Dynasty. During the February Revolution‚ Vladimir Lenin had been living in exile in Switzerland – and the Bolsheviks were largely not involved in this event. Following the overthrow of the tsarist regime‚ however‚ Lenin returned to Russia and began his effort to place Russia under Bolshevik control. Lenin
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