The Bolshevik takeover The fall of the Provisional government and the Bolshevik Revolution sparked many changes for Russia in 1917. It changed Russia for always. The economic system changed from a capitalist system to a socialist economy‚ peasants were granted the land that they already took in the February/March revolution and it ended the war and made peace in Russia. The lead up to the revolution can be traced back as far as March during the February/March revolution of 1917. In March of 1917
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In some ways the NEP was a success: 1. It helped the Bolshevik government survive the problems of 1921 – there were no new revolts‚ and the government was able to establish itself securely in power. 2. It made the peasants and small traders happy – gave them a little more money in their pockets. 3. It stimulated production‚ which went back to 1913 levels. 4. It helped the country recover from the Civil War. 5. It produced more food – in 1921 there had been a famine; by 1923 there
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Animal Farm‚ written by George Orwell in 1945‚ portrays the Russian Revolution by using animals on a farm as symbols of political figures‚ such as Lenin and Stalin‚ and historical events as well. Orwell often wrote books such as Animal farm so that he can reflect and share his concern on the political and social circumstances of his day@. After the animals were treated brutally‚ they decided to revolt and rule the farm on their own. This resulted in them being in the hands of Napoleon‚ who was one
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stay in World War I; huge mistake; satisfied neither the workers nor the peasants who wanted to end the war. • Bolsheviks became a party dedicated to violent revolution. Lenin believed that only violent revolution could destroy the capitalist system. • Lenin’s arrival in Russia opened up a new stage of the Russian Revolution. Lenin maintained that the soviet of soldiers‚ workers‚ and peasants were ready-made instruments of power. He believed that the Bolsheviks should work toward gaining control of
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In 1917 Lenin and the Bolsheviks‚ known as the Communists or Reds‚ had seized control over Petrograd and Moscow quite easily. However‚ they controlled only part of Russia and many groups opposed them. The Mensheviks‚ Social Revolutionaries and supporters of the Tsar said they had no right to rule. Collectively‚ these opponents became known as the Whites. The Whites were opposed to the Reds for two main reasons: they seized the land‚ property and factories of the well off and they attacked religious
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Russian revolution and when Russia became a communist government. Every character represents someone from that time. For example‚ the boar Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin‚ the dictator who was cruel to his citizens‚ Old major represents Vladimir Lenin‚ who started the revolution and finally Boxer‚ the working horse represents the working class. In the story it is demonstrated how a person changes ones gaining power. A person cannot adhere to their core beliefs once they acquire power
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How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? In the light of this question‚ it is somewhat plausible to put forward the thesis that the Provisional Government ‚ quite extensively‚ was responsible for its own downfall due to its internal failings with the party and incompetence that hold it solely to blame. However‚ one could counter argue this argument this by saying that it was the Bolsheviks strengths‚ strategies to manipulate events to their advantage and heightened
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food shortages‚ erupted into open revolt‚ forcing the abdication of Nicholas II (1868-1918)‚ the last Russian czar. Just months later‚ the newly installed provisional government was itself overthrown by the more radical Bolsheviks‚ led by Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). By 1917‚ most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of Czar Nicholas II. Government corruption was rampart‚ the Russian economy remained backward‚ and Nicholas repeatedly dissolved the Duma‚ the Russian parliament established
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How far has the importance of Trotsky in creating political change in Russia in 1917 been exaggerated? We know that Leon Trotsky was crucial in creating political change in Russia in 1917. We know that in the 1917 Revolution‚ his great orating skills helped further the Bolshevik cause. This is shown in Source 76 with use of “oratorical talent‚ his organising ability‚ first with the army and then with the railways...” and this led to political change as his involvement sped up the Bolshevik take-over
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opposition from the Whites‚ Greens and Blues in the attempt to consolidate their power and take full control of Russia after their seizure of power in October 1917. The new Bolshevik government was not democratically elected; after they seized power‚ Lenin dissolved the constituent assembly after the Social Revolutionaries gained the most votes and won 370 seats compared to the Bolshevik’s 175 seats. Unsurprisingly‚ a resistance to Lenin’s control emerged and intensified into a counter-revolutionary
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