Yuliana Havryshchuk Mr. Commisso CHC 2D 3 November 2010 Russia ’s Withdwral from World War I There are always two sides to every story. When a country in an alliance backs out of a war‚ there is bound to be controversy. Some say it is unacceptable‚ and cowardly to leave your allies on their own. Key countries can make the difference between a victory and a defeat in war. There are very strong ties connecting the ‘players.’ In World War I‚ Russia was a key player. When people accuse it of
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B6: Russia in Revolution‚ 1914-1924 What impact did the First World War have on Russia? The war was greeted with more celebrations than in any other country in Europe. The Russians were so keen to get at the Germans that they actually had armies advancing into Germany after only two weeks. This took the Germans by surprise. The Germans had to move reinforcements from France to help their armies in the east. But many Russian units were poorly prepared. They did not have enough rifles
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Democratic Workers’ Party (1898) was hence‚ illegal. Interestingly‚ the socialists believed that the peasants were “natural socialists” in their policy of equitable distribution of wealth. However‚ the Bolsheviks under Lenin wanted a disciplined group‚ and not farmers‚ in the party. While the Bolsheviks believed in controlling the number and quality of its members‚ the Mensheviks believed that the party should be open to all. In the field of economic conditions‚ 1904 was a bad year for the workers.
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On March 8‚ 1917‚ the Bolsheviks had dissolved Tsar Nicholas II Monarchy rule and formed the Soviet Union. As a result of the Russian Revolution‚ the civilization of Russia adjusted to a new civilization. The Russian Revolution was an overall success by changing Russia’s Monarchy into a communist state‚ changing into a socialist economy from a capitalist economy‚ and changed the socio-economic classes. Before the Russian Revolution Russia had a Monarch named Tsar Nicholas the II‚ but after the Russian
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-Provisional gov unpopular after decision to stay in WWI October ( Bolshevik ) revolution- 1917 -Bolshevik are Marxist ( communists ) -Lead by VI Lenin " peace‚land‚and bread" -Won support of people ( especially peasants ) 1918 -1918 march the Bolshevik accepts the peace of Brest litovsk‚ ending WWI with Germany. -Lenin wanted to concentration on affairs in Russia. 1919-1920 -Although Lenin and the Bolsheviks are in control of the Russian government they are challenged by the menchevicks
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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 life hard for the peasants. Multiple trials and errors by the Provisional
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their people. Lenin started the Red Terror that tried to destroy the monarchy and anti-Bolshevik groups to secure his power. Stalin caused a widespread famine because he focused on making things for the industry instead of food. Trotsky ignited the Russian Revolution and disapproved provisional government. Lenin was the founder of the Russian Communist Party‚ the Bolsheviks‚ and was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
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gov’t & get Russia out of the war Bolshevik Revolution * Bolsheviks gained power in local soviets‚ slogan “Peace‚ Land‚ & Bread” gained supporters * Bolshevik red guards took over gov’t offices & arrested prov. gov’t * Bolsheviks in power: deal with inheritied problems * Distributed farmland * Treaty of Brest-Litovsk—ended Russian participation in WWI‚ March 1918; terms angered many * Civil War: opponents of Bolsheviks were the White Army; Trotsky led Red
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Russian Revolution completely changed the fabric of Russia. First‚ the February Revolution toppled the Russian monarchy and established a Provisional Government. Then in October‚ a second Revolution on orders from Vladimir Ilyich Lenin resulted in the Bolsheviks being the new leaders of Russia. Among all this confusion‚ Russia’s participation in World War I proved to be another problem. By the end of 1916 over 14 million men had been mobilized in the empire. The heaviest burden fell on the peasantry. The
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EXAMINE THE REASONS FOR BOLSHEVIK VICTORY IN THE RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR (DESCRIBE EXPLAIN ASSESS) Russian Civil War started in the November 1917 and lasted till October 1922. Withes‚ diverse coalition considering mostly monarchism and capitalist‚ attacked the Reds‚ which was mostly Boleshevik‚ fighting for preservation and development of socialism under the command of Lenin and Trotsky. Many factors had to be taken into the account when result is considered‚ but it was mostly based on various lacks.
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