Lenin was able to consolidate his power because of the weakness of his opponents. Find evidence to support or refute this statement. Chloe Tomlinson There were many different equally important reasons why Lenin and the Bolsheviks were able to hold on to their power. For Lenin‚ and the Bolsheviks‚ winning political power was relatively easy‚ compared with retaining it. They had many different objects to overcome‚ such as; Russia was in chaos‚ politically and economically‚ and normal government had
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October Revolution 1. Provisional Government’s Weakness 1) Dual government/dual power – it is not a representative of the masses thus is unable to command Provisional government had no real power as the troops‚ the railroads‚ the post and telegraph are in the hands of soviets. (Communication lines/military force/power supply) 2) Postponement of decisions – the provisional government claimed that being provisional‚ it could not make fundamental changes such as confiscating land and distribute
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Past paper questions- Russia in Revolution 1881-1924 From Autocracy to Dictatorship and Stalin’s Russia 1924-53 January 2009 How far were divisions among its opponents responsible for the survival of the Tsarist rule in the years 1881-1905? (30 marks) OR How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? (30 marks) How far were economic problems responsible for Stalin’s decision to replace the New Economic Policy in 1928 with the first Five-Year Plan? (30 marks)
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In the novel‚ Animal Farm‚ written by George Orwell‚ where there is one specific character‚ Napoleon‚ who took a role in this book whom was a natural leader for the sake and future for Animal Farm. Napoleon is a pig who takes upon leadership for all animals‚ makes roles and differences as before Mr. Jones or Snowball lead the farm‚ but also acts as if he was a dictator. From these facts about Napoleon‚ it shows how animal farm will be under circumstances of his actions and his temperament that the
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I think that George Orwell does not RELATE knowledge to power in this book so much as he shows knowledge IS power. For one thing before the rebellion jones is in charge and he had the intelligence of how to operate a farm‚ but that does not last for long because the animals are smart enough to actually overthrow him and then the pigs take over because they are the most intelligent. So basically every instance of power is related to intelligence and I think the best example is when old major gives
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People always ask themselves “is life funny or not”. Based on many life experiences‚ people would say that life is funny as long as they have a positive attitude toward life. Life is funny if people know how to appreciate and cherish themselves. However‚ funny life does not always accompany with laughter‚ sometimes it accompanies with ludicrousness and sadness. The truth is that sometimes we laugh at something not because the thing itself entertaining‚ but we think the thing is ridiculous; we laugh
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During the year‚ the Sophomore class studied multiple cultures‚ including Afghanistan‚ English‚ French‚ Nigerian‚ and Soviet cultures. Although these cultures had many differences‚ they all shared one common unifying element‚ religion. In A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ all of the characters practiced the same religion‚ Islam. The taliban use religion to unify the citizens in Afghanistan by enforcing Islamic laws and customs. In Things Fall Apart‚ the Nigerian tribes practice a traditional polytheistic
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I do not think that it is the writer’s/filmmaker’s responsibility to address social‚ environmental‚ political‚ humanitarian issues in their work. However‚ I think that it is important for writers/filmmakers to inspire change through their work by addressing social and personal issues in their work. Writing and filmmaking is a creative process‚ no one should feel obligated to write or create a story that reflects a social issue. At the end of the day it is the writer’s decision if they want to write
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Big Bad Wolf Big Bad Wolf is a Quickspin developed slot‚ which has been released at numerous online casinos via Playtech’s Virtue Fusion platform. This is a slot machine which is based on the famous Three Little Pigs fairy tale‚ in which a devious wolf tries various tricks to lure the pigs to come out so that he can feast on them. The Big Bad Wolf slot machine is much in the same vein as the fairy tale and features 5 reels and 25 paylines of action. With a stroke of luck‚ players can win as much
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Pigs should be free range would you want to live your whole life not being able to turn and move because you live in a crate your whole life I know I wouldn’t? they are not able to turn or anything because they are put in a 2 feet cage.they are the most abused animal.they say pigs can learn their name and are even smarter than dogs and can feel pain and stress and they will be in a cage for the rest of their life so they most definitely feel stress. And they get abused a lot. pigs hate being in
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