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 and royalists. -The menchevicks
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ineffective provisional government ran the vast empire. During that time‚ Lenin returned from exile and regrouped his strength and support. Lenin saw in the army’s dissatisfaction with the provisional government an opportunity to gain control. He guided the soviets‚ his fellow communists‚ in establishing good relations with Russia’s troops. Helping Lenin were Leon Trotsky‚ another former exile‚ and Joseph Stalin. On October 24‚ 1917‚ Lenin and his collaborators launched a successful‚ full-scale coup against
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Introduction: Since revolutions are complex social and political upheavals‚ historians who write about them are bound to differ on the most basic questions--causes‚ revolutionary aims‚ impact on the society‚ political outcome‚ and even the time span of the revolution itself. In the case of the Russian Revolution‚ the starting-point presents no problem: almost everyone takes it to be the "February Revolution" of 1917‚ which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the formation of the Provisional
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individuals in the changing influence of the Russian Communist Party‚ 1905-1945 The Russian Communist Party first emerged under the Bolsheviks in 1905 when general strikes were organised in St. Petersburg and Moscow. At this time the Bolsheviks‚ led by Lenin‚ were a minority group and increasingly divided from the Mensheviks over pace of reform and ideology. It was due to the Tsar’s ignorance throughout World War One that the Bolshevik saw an inadvertent increase in influence of opposing groups. Although
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Born Vladimir Ilich Ulanov in 1870‚ Lenin was the founder of the Russian Communist Party‚ leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution‚ and the architect‚ builder‚ and first head of the Soviet Union. Lenin spent the years leading up to the 1917 revolution in exile‚ within Russia and abroad. The Bolshevik’s quickly consolidated power; privatizing all aspects of the Soviet economy‚ cracking down on dissent through the Cheka‚ or secret police and instituting the Red Terror‚ aimed at destroying monarchist
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of miles to see the body of a man who was long dead may seem strange‚ the actions of Lenin makes it stranger. Although he was certainly an influential man‚ changing the political landscape of Russia forever and creating a global superpower‚ Lenin has a darker side. While the genocide of his successor‚ Joseph Stalin‚ live in infamy‚ Lenin is often overlooked for his evil. Lenin brutally killed thousands
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov‚ also known as Lenin‚ came back to Russia and tries to provoke another revolution to overthrow the provisional government. Because of this troops were adopted to arrest the Bolsheviks‚ because they were accused to cooperate with Germany‚ but Lenin escaped to Finland. The results of Lenin’s efforts were seen as the Bolsheviks won the majority votes within the Petrograd and Moscow Soviets. After this the October Revolution happened: Lenin wanted to get on the 10th of October the
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effectiveness under Tsar Nicholas II and Lenin? Fundamentally‚ terror and associated organisations were used a form to gain and maintain control in both the Tsarist and Soviet regimes. These groups were crucial to ensuring that political and social unrest was kept to a minimum level. The formation of the tsarist Okhrana in 1880 was a vital component in continuing the Tsarist regime in the height of its decline in popularity from 1912. Similarly the Cheka used by Lenin‚ created in 1917‚ was also used to
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Bolsheviks and Mensheviks Industrial Workers Plekhanov – promoted the idea of proletarian revolution- leader of SD. Members soon became impatient with Plekhanov because they wanted active revolutionary programme. The spokesman for this viewpoint was Lenin. Lenin
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turn Russia into a parliamentary democracy. The Provisional Government was opposed by the Bolsheviks‚ the hardline Marxists led by Lenin. Lenin had been in exile in Switzerland but was smuggled into Russia by the Germans in April (a very smart move on their part!). The Bolsheviks were popular among the workers and the soldiers. This is mainly because Lenin promised to end the war immediately. His slogans were "Peace! Bread! Land!" and "All Power to the Soviets!". The Soviets were councils
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