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    The Russian Civil War

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    Hypothesis: That the Bolshevik’s Red Army won the civil war in 1920 due to their central and influential ideologies and due to the lack of ideologies and direction of the Whites. Evaluate this claim. Shortly after the October and February revolutions‚ in 1917‚ Russia burst almost immediately into Civil War. The two parties concerned were the Bolshevik’s Red Army and the opposing White Army. The Civil War raged from the years 1917 to presently after 1920 with the eventual success of the Red Army

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    Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union’s Central Committee. After Lenin’s death‚ he became the second leader of the Soviet Union. He was always Supporting Lenin and the Bolshevik system‚ even before the Bolshevik revolution. The political Communist of the Soviet Union was Marxism–Leninism which depends on the theories of Marxism and Leninism. The term Marxism–Leninism was called by Stalin. When Stalin became the leader of Soviet Union‚ he wanted to follow

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    Why Did Tsarism Fail

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    tsarism and the triumph of the Bolsheviks were in no way inevitable‚ after they happened‚ it was inevitable that Stalin would come to power‚ in direct conflict with the revisionist historians (64). b. While some historians believe Trotsky or Bukharim would have inherited the revolution if it had not been “hijacked” by Stalin (64)‚ Pipes points out that there is record of Lenin’s mistrust of them(64). c. Pipes states that “Stalin was the only high-ranking Bolshevik who cared about such matters and

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    The Soviets equally feared the overwhelming influence on the population belief system. Clearly the Bolsheviks wanted to reign on all ideological fronts. Very soon after the October 1917 revolution‚ the Soviets declared the Orthodox church was no longer part of with the State institutions and declared the state free from religious propaganda. For the first

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    “Peace‚ Bread‚ and Land‚” said the masses in the summer months of 1918. Peace‚ because of the uproars and revolts. Bread‚ because the peasants’ bread was taken away‚ and land because the peasants’ land was taken away. This popular bolshevik slogan became popular to the Russian civilians during the first years of the revolution. Russia had overthrown its tsar to become a communist country. The only way of achieving an ideal communist society: to control all aspects of every citizen‚ also known as

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    other hand had control of the politburo which was still powerful but when it came down as to who was more powerful it was no doubt the power base of Trotsky. After Lenin’s death in 1924‚ there were 5 main possible candidates for the leader of the Bolshevik Party: these including Stalin‚ Trotsky‚ Kamenev‚ Zinoviev and Bukharin. However‚ the two that were in contention for Lenin’s position were Trotsky and Stalin. There were many reasons why Stalin succeeded Trotsky to become the leader. Firstly‚ Stalin

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    outbreak of the Revolution in 1917 to 1922 saw the Revolution going through various shapes. These include the abdication of Czar Nicholas II and the establishment of the provisional government‚ the October Revolution and assumption of power by the Bolsheviks‚ Treaty of Brest-Litovisk‚ the Civil War and collapse of opposition to the Russian Soviet State. At the heart of the Revolution

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    Russian socialists and their relationship to the war played a key role in setting the stage for revolution in Russia. Lenin‚ the leader of the radical Bolsheviks‚ was an outlaw and actually lived in Galicia and Switzerland at the beginning of World War I. He carried on a lively debate with the more moderate wing of the Russian Social Democrats called Mensheviks. The key issue was the relationship of revolution to war. Unlike the other socialist‚ Lenin actually was in favor of war at this time‚ because

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    In conclusion‚ the Russian Revolution of 1905 was the key turning point of Russia’s modern history; it is the prelude of another revolution - the 1917 Revolution - a much powerful revolution. The 1905 revolution created a harmful impact on the legitimacy of the Romanov Monarchy; people did not fear or respect the tsar once the revolution had begun. Politically‚ the Tsar‚ Nicholas II was forced to introduce many reform measures to appease his subjects. One of the reform measures occurred when Nicholas

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    the Russian Revolution. As the Bolsheviks approached‚ Alexander Kerensky of the Provisional Government had them moved toTobolsk‚ Siberia. After the Bolsheviks seized majority control of Russia‚ Anastasia and her family were moved to the Ipatiev House‚ or House of Special Purpose‚ at Yekaterinburg. In October of 1917‚ almost directly after the Bolshevik Revolution‚ the Russian Civil War broke out. Negotiations for the release of the Romanovs between their Bolshevik (commonly referred to as ’Reds’)

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