meticulously plotted his way into power using influential events‚ such as the occurrence of his promotion to General Secretary in which he displayed political skills to manipulate political situations‚ and also the influential post of liaising between Lenin and the Politburo with great success. Though his ascent to the leadership of the Soviet Union was neither easy nor inevitable‚ Stalin’s success was not an accident. He had tactics in place to gain the position‚ and Lenin’s death was the most major
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to provide land and food to the peasants and also the failure to pull Russia out of World War One caused chaos throughout Russia once more. The rise of Lenin and the Bolsheviks saw their authority being quickly introduced with some major decisions they had made. Pulling Russia out of World War One had a strong negative influence on Russia‚ but Lenin insisted it was best for the country. The Civil war saw Lenin’s failed War Communism policy and saw the rise of the New Economic Policy (NEP) that reignited
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Why did Lenin urge a Bolshevik uprising in October 1917? As 1917 ended‚ a pivotal change took place both in politics and social standing as Lenin; leader of the Bolshevik party‚ took control over Russia and plunged Russian society into a period of extreme left wing control. The causation of Lenin’s decision to urge for a Bolshevik uprising is due to a combination of idea’s and beliefs‚ actions and events which resulted in a seizure of Bolshevik control and new age of democratic assembly for Russia
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onto power not just because of its effect but because they used it everywhere within their regime‚ so using the Cheka‚ grain requisition‚ and Red Army and Kronsdat sailors. One way they used violence was the Cheka‚ they were the secret police that Lenin had created to get rid of any political threats. It is estimated that between their creation and 1921 over 30‚000 political "enemies/threats" were killed and many more were imprisoned or tortured. They would also track down the deserters and either
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Bolsheviks not only survived the early day‘s of empowerment but went on to rule Russia for the next 70 years. This essay will examine the factors that allowed the Bolsheviks to have such a sweeping success in ruling Russia. A key factor that allowed Lenin and his party to dominate Russia was how the power was distributed throughout the government. The Bolsheviks created a system that took the form of a ‘pyramid of power’ this meant that the decisions and power sifted through all the political parties
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The Romanov’s were the second and last ruling family in Russia from 1613 to March 15‚ 1917‚ when Tsar Nicholas II was forced to resign. His wife Alexandra and their five children Olga‚ Tatiana‚ Maria‚ Anastasia‚ and Alexei were then put under house arrest in the Ural Mountains. The Tsar was forced to abdicate his throne when protests broke out on the streets of Petrograd‚ which is now St. Petersburg. Later that year the Bolsheviks took power in Russia from the provisional government and set up the
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To what extent do you consider that the First World War was a key turning point in the development of modern Russia in the years 1856-1964? In 1964 Russia was seen as a leading superpower which dominated Eastern Europe. However this is a vastly different image than the inherently backward country that Russia was deemed to be one hundred years earlier. The most crucial turning point in the modernisation of Russia was the abdication of the Tsar in 1917 and the rise of the Bolshevik party which followed
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control. Under the Tsar they were not used as much as their successors but they were used especially with Alexander lll with Russification (Okhrana)‚ and the counter reforms also with Nicholas ll (Okhrana) with bloody Sunday. Under the leadership of Lenin repression and terror persisted with the ‘Red Terror’ campaign (war communism) which consisted of mass arrests and executions ordered by the Bolshevik government and implemented by the Cheka. This idea of control through repression and terror continued
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that affected the successor of Lenin. Josef Stalin was born into a peasant background in Georgia. Stalin was ‘safe’ in the eyes of the public and the Bolsheviks due to his perception of him. He was considered a pedestrian to them due to his background. Stalin wanted the idea of socialism in one country. After Lenin’s death Stalin opposed the idea of socialism spread across the world and the idea of permanent revolution‚ although this was against the ideas of Lenin this was appealing with the public
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Bolsheviks were able to come into power‚ overturning the Provisional Government in the second revolution of the year. Lenin was an outstanding figure during the Russian Revolution. The strong leadership is the main reason for the consolidation of Bolshevik control of Russia however the poor leadership of the military and the incompetence of the provisional government also helped. Lenin became interested in radical politics and after his studies joined many discussion groups‚ he quickly became a senior
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