Lily Jayne Senner How did the Bolsheviks Survive the early days? After the October Coup in 1917‚ the Bolshevik’s power as the government of Russia was not completely solidified. This was mainly due to the vast opposition that the Bolsheviks experienced from all over Russia along with other pressing issues such as food shortages‚ an exhausting war‚ and a crippled economy. Yet the Bolsheviks not only survived the early day‘s of empowerment but went on to rule Russia for the next 70 years. This
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Did the Bolshevik Revolution Improve the Lives of the Soviet Women? Introduction This argumentative paper presents clashing views on controversial issues in Western Civilization. The particular issue under consideration is the Bolshevik Revolution. Two authors‚ Richard Stites‚ and Françoise Navailh argue out the issue; Stites argues that the Bolshevik Revolution improved the lives of Soviet women while Navailh’s argument suggests otherwise. In summary‚ Stites attributes women emancipation to the
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Why was the Bolshevik take over in October and not earlier? A Bolshevik takeover in early 1917 would not have been practical; there were many events that would have prevented their takeover to be successful. However‚ by late 1917‚ the Bolsheviks success grew‚ leaving them in a position to takeover successfully. A revolution earlier on in 1917 would have been near impossible; the Bolsheviks lacked support. The party was in the minority within the Petrograd Soviet‚ leaving them at a political disadvantage
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Why did the Bolsheviks gain power in Russia in 1917? In March‚ 1917‚ Tsar Nicholas resigned from the throne. New laws were passed by the new government called the ‘Provisional Government’‚ many Russians faced by poverty were expecting changes‚ but the laws did not pass their expectations. This government did not last long. Lenin‚ leader of the Bolsheviks travelled to Russia and was dissatisfied with the new government and made a bid for power. In October‚ the Bolsheviks led another revolution‚ which
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The Bolsheviks appealed to the people of Russia in 1917 mainly because Russian society craved change. The tsar was now a part of the past and Russian society wanted to try something new. This is mainly why the Bolshevik party appealed to the people of Russia in 1917. The initial triumph of the Bolshevik Revolution at the end of October‚ 1917 did not mean that the entire population of Russia had been converted to Bolshevism. Leninwas aware of this. To gather national support‚ Lenin resorted to slogans
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eWas Lenin’s leadership the main reason for Bolshevik success? Although initially Lenin was the one to make the Bolsheviks overthrow the Provisional Government‚ there were a number of long term factors that led to this revolution. The Provisional government were so weak that it meant that the Bolsheviks were the only party able to seize power in October 1917. The fact that the Provisional Government failed and the Bolsheviks were successful‚ was due to the fact they were a weak government who barely
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a gun in the other.’ Finally‚ the failure of the Whites to work as a cohesive force enabled the Bolsheviks to emerge victorious in 1921. As the events of the Civil War demonstrated‚ the Bolsheviks proved to be better at organizational matters‚ rather than the White Army officers who displayed a lack of initiative and adherence to routine. They were ultimately divided on what to replace the Bolshevik regime‚ as they were an amalgam of separate ethnic groups united only by their desire to eject Bolshevism
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assess the view that the failures of the Provisional Government were the main factors in enabling Lenin and the Bolsheviks to seize power. Seizure of power appeared more prominently due to the nature of 1917‚ in which the April Theses was published‚ the July Days occurred and the Kornilov Affair‚ which emphasised the weaknesses of the Provisional Government. However‚ it is how the Bolsheviks enabled their power through 1917: through their powerful‚ hard hitting propaganda or through the Provisional
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A totalitarian state‚ is a where the central government of a state does not tolerate any parties with opposing views and exercises complete dictatorial rule over all or most aspects of life. Lenin‚ the leader of the Bolsheviks‚ took many measures in an attempt to create a totalitarian state‚ including the dissolution of Constituent Assembly‚ the use of decrees and the establishment of a secret police group called the Cheka. However there were also some ways in which he failed to achieve full totalitarianism
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What was the most significant factor for the Bolshevik victory in the civil war? The Bolshevik victory in the civil war was down to a number of factors. The first being the role of Trotsky‚ the geographical advantages the Red Army had and the weaknesses of the White Army. Undoubtedly‚ the most significant was the geographical advantages of the Red Army because this was what secured the equipment to fight and allowed it to be transported. The Bolsheviks had control over a large part of Russia which
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