revolutionaries such as the Bolsheviks and the Socialist for
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October Revolution‚ the Bolshevik party‚ led by Vladimir Lenin‚ and the Soviets‚ overthrew the Provisional Government in St. Petersburg. The Bolsheviks claimed themselves as leaders of various government ministries and seized control of the countryside‚ establishing the Cheka to quash dissent. To end the war‚ the Bolshevik leadership signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany in March 1918. Civil War The Civil war erupted between the Red and White Factions‚ (Red being Bolshevik and White being anti-
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outbreaks and chaos which caused the downfall of the tsarist autocracy and liberal Provisional Government which resulted in the establishment of the Soviet Party under control of the Bolsheviks. The Russian Civil War between 1918 and 1922 was an internal war in Russia between the Bolshevik Red Army and the anti-Bolshevik forces called the White Army. The civil war‚ which lasted about four years‚ led to the firm establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922 that lasted until its downfall in 1991. The historical
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While both nations made an attempt for a more equal society‚ Russia’s new government used radical methods in order to approach a classless society and Mexico’s did not. The reason for this more extreme equality movement is due mainly to Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution being bases loosely on Marxism ideas‚ which proposed a classless and society with complete and utter equality. When looking at Mexico‚ the Mexican Revolution did not want to instate a Marxism based society‚ instead focusing on acquiring
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was the Provisional Government’s failures. Kerensky’s made many mistakes. First in continuing the war and refusing to take a stand on the ’land issue’‚ and then in arming the Bolsheviks and allowing them to be seen as the heroes during the Kornilov affair. As the Provisional Government became more unpopular‚ the Bolsheviks increased their support over 1917. There were many reasons why Lenin was able to rise to power but the the April Theses‚ effective propaganda‚ attractive ideology‚ good leadership
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should take the place of the tsar? There was no clear resolution to that problem. The Russians were in the middle of war‚ which difficult for the decision to be made. In less than a year‚ October 1917‚ the Bolshevik party‚ the predecessors to the communist party would come to power. The Bolsheviks were a majority of hungry socialists. The government was a very popular democratic movement. The Liberals believe that the government should be based on what the people
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The Tsar had made an enemy of his people while simultaneously entangling Russia in a war that they were unequipped to handle. World War 1 appeared to be a complete disaster for Russia in 1917. The Great Retreat of 1915 brought the Austrian-Hungarian Army to Russia’s doorstep and Nicholas II decides to abandon the home front to command the Russian army in the borderlands. This left the unpopular Tsarina in charge of the country contributing to the anger and discontent of the autocracy. 1916 brought
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equal measure with the patriciate were the revolutionaries in both cases‚ and both countries’ factions were headed mainly by one key individual. Francisco Madero was the leader of the Mexican Revolution of 1910‚ while V.I. Lenin headed the Russian (Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917. Also‚ the people of both nations were motivated to rebel because of the looming and restricting absolute‚ autocratic governments that were in power. Porfirio Díaz was the respective Mexican leader who voraciously continued to
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of resources and necessities after World War I. Economically they were incapable to grow due to the poor leadership‚ mostly towards the middle class‚ with socialist ideals. The Bolsheviks were capable to sight the flaw and wanted to gain the power of the Soviet Union under the power of Lenin. Unfortunately the Bolsheviks were a socialist group during this upheaval leading to the failed attempt. Few social mobility was allowed after World War I‚ canceling the effects. The Soviet Union decided to populate
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to Russia again after the abdication of Nicholas II. 1917-After consolidating his‚ and the Bolsheviks position‚ Lenin leads theoverthrow of the Russian Provisional Government‚ and the battle for the WinterPalace in St Petersburg. Over the following days and week he consolidates the Bolshevik Party’s initial hold on power‚ an d then over the following years securesthe victory for the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. 1921-Lenin signs a decree introducing the New Economic Policy which
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