called for often resulting in a bloody laborious struggle. From the crowd leaders emerge‚ the intelligent‚ the most powerful‚ and the ones who can get the job done. In two of history’s more renowned revolutions‚ the French and Russian‚ two great thinkers pushed the revolution onward‚ Robespierre and Lenin‚ respectively. Maximilien Robespierre was born on May 6‚ 1758‚ the son of a lawyer in Arras. His life was successful early on‚ being awarded a scholarship to the prestigious Louis-le-Grand College
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the outbreak of revolution in February 1917. The many effects of the war proved to lead towards the revolution because it demonstrated how hopeless the Tsar and his government were in dealing with all the problems Russia faced. Also the ministers within the government also had a part to play in the events leading up to the revolution as many of them advised the Tsar to resign. The war is an event that is widely considered to be a cause of the outbreak of the February 1917 revolution‚ despite in 1914
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Compare and contrast the causes of the 1905 and 1917 revolutions in Russia In 1905 and 1917 Russia was tormented by chaotic revolutions. The workers and the intelligentsia had arrived at the point of hating the autocracy because they could no longer endure the suffering‚ hunger and repression that the tsarist policies brought with them. Years later Lenin referred to the revolution of 1905 as a “dress rehearsal for the October Revolution” of 1917. In 1905 tsardom nearly fell. Nicholas II succeeded
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Plus Compare the French Revolution of 1789 with either the American Revolution or the Russian Revolution of 1917. The French and Russian Revolutions were both very similar in the sense that the economic change and the population growth affected them both. A series of economic and political vulnerabilities helped to begin the French Revolution. In Russia their pre-world war one economy played a major factor in the Revolution of 1917. The causes of the Russian Revolution were that Russia’s people
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The French and Russian Revolutions (1789 and 1917‚ respectively) were two violent uprisings that brought several issues that had been ignored by the monarchies of their respective states to the forefront of politics and discussion. One issue that was‚ at some points‚ overlooked by the revolutionaries of both time periods was the issue of gender equality and women’s rights. The response from revolutionaries during these time periods were‚ at times‚ halting and somewhat exclusive towards their female
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Why were the Bolsheviks successful in the October Revolution of 1917? During the October revolution of 1917‚ The Bolsheviks were substantially strengthened by the weaknesses of the Provisional government and how it appealed to them as well as through their own methodical and carefully constructed policies and layout. One of its weaknesses was the futile leadership of Kerensky enforced by his costly mistakes. He not only undermined the prevalent growth in strength of the Bolsheviks but also the
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Far Was Lenin Responsible for the Bolsheviks’ Growing Hold on Power in the Years 1917-24? Lenin was responsible for the Bolsheviks’ growing hold on power during the years 1917 through to 1924. Lenin was a natural born leader and his leadership skills along with his access to the Red Army through with help from Trotsky cemented the Bolsheviks growing hold on power. A reason for Red Success was Geography. The white armies weaknesses also created an opportunity for both the red army and Lenin to seize
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actually two revolutions that occurred in Russia during 1917. The revolutions completely changed Russia into the Russia we know today. The two revolutions occurred in February and October of 1917.In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ Mr. Orwell shows how the Russian Revolution of 1917 as one that resulted in a government more oppressive‚ totalitarian‚ and deadly than the one it overthrew. There is an abundance of characters in his book that corresponds to those of the Russian Revolution: Old Major
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the revolution they worked very hard for very little pay. The Russian revolution involved the collapse of an empire under tsar Nicholas II the rise of Maxian Socialisim under Lenin and his Bolsheviks. Lenin promised everyone in Russia peace‚ land‚ and bread. A little while the Bolsheviks seized power and took Lenin’s position. Stalin helped hide Lenin while the Bolshevik troops were trying to find him. Trotsky organized the red guards during the Russian revolution. After Vladimir Lenin died
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To what extent was the Revolution of February/March 1917‚ in Russia‚ due to the nature of Tsarism and the policies of Nicholas II (1894-1917)? The February/March Revolution of 1917 was predominantly caused by the nature of Tsarism and the policies of Nicholas II. The Romanov dynasty had reigned for several centuries as an absolute monarch‚ with the Tsar being the supreme autocratic ruler. It had created a dramatic division in Russian society‚ and when Nicholas II came to power‚ no ruler was so
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