Assess the role of Lenin in the Bolshevik consolidation of power from 1917 to 1924. Lenin’s contribution to the Bolshevik Party was an essential factor in their consolidation of power during 1917-1924‚ however; Lenin’s role was not the only factor contributing to their success. The Bolsheviks were regarded as a “minor feature of Russian political life” and it was not until Lenin’s return to Russia that the party became a key player. It can be seen that Lenin played a pivotal role in the consolidation
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Animal Farm by George Orwell Background information for George Orwell’s Animal Farm Animal Farm is a satirical novella (which can also be understood as a modern fable or allegory) by George Orwell‚ ostensibly about a group of animals who oust the humans from the farm on which they live. They run the farm themselves‚ only to have it degenerate into a brutal tyranny of its own. The book was written during World War II and published in 1945‚ although it was not widely successful until the late 1950s
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George Orwell‚ The events and people involved in George Orwell’s Animal Farm are in direct relation to the events and people involved in Stalinist Russia. This is through the means of satire. The fable creates an allegory in its representation of key motives‚ personalities‚ and life during and eventually after the Russian Revolution. The most notable spark for the Russian Revolution was discontent in the working classes. These people made up the majority of the population‚ but were almost totally
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of the “leadership race” to determine who would be the next leader of Russia. The real struggle was between two leading figures in the Communist Party‚ Leon Trotsky and Josef Stalin. Trotsky was a brilliant speaker and writer‚ he organized the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk‚ played a role in the Bolshevik Revolution‚ and led the Red Army. Sadly‚ Trotsky was arrogant‚ he did not take the opposition seriously including the fact that he showed little effort to build support of Russia and the party members
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Animal Farm Symbolism The story‚ Animal Farm‚ is‚ as a whole‚ an allegory‚ cleverly hidden and masterly written. Disguised as a children’s story‚ with easy-to-read vocabulary‚ talking animals‚ and a simple-appearing plot: animals trying to run a farm all by themselves and failing‚ it provides a deeper meaning‚ however‚ when revisited with the understanding how it was based off of the Russian Revolution; each animal playing its part in revolting against the farmer how the people of Russia acted
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The Russian Revolution was a time of change. It completely changed the world with the fall of the autocracy and the monarch ruling without question and the first ever communist state. Through the use of ideology‚ the Bolsheviks could achieve their goal without the use of violence. The people involved would each play a key role in the revolution. The events that led up to the resulting violence at the end of the revolution were also very important to consider. The events towards the end of the revolution
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Luke Campbell Mrs. P. McDonald English 11 P4 March 9th‚ 2011 A FAIRY STORY During the twentieth century‚ the people of the world saw the rise and fall of many nations and leaders. This was a time of high tensions and careful diplomacy‚ where people had to tread carefully lest they become suspicious. However‚ some took up a crusade against this careful attitude and used writing to diffuse situations. In his novel Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses his mastery of satire to discuss and parody people
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Katelyn Rachels AEGL102-008 Carlson April 30‚ 2010 Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution Animal Farm is an allegory for what happened in Russia between the years of about 1917 and 1943. Orwell uses characters and certain details to symbolize different situations in the Russian Revolution. Understanding the specific historical context underlying Animal Farm enriches one’s reading of the book. The novel is about failed revolutions everywhere‚ but above all‚ it is about the Russian Revolution
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reunited in 1940 and remarried. She desperately wanted to have a kid‚ but sadly‚ she had a miscarriage in 1928. Through periods of rocky marriages and separation‚ the two came together to house Soviet communist Leon and Natalia Trotsky in 1937 at the Blue House (present day Frida Kahlo museum. Trotsky and Kahlo had a brief affair during this
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Bel Camus Prof. Slivanare HIST359 30 Jan 2014 The Roots of the Great Turn The death of Lenin on 21 January 1924 heralded the beginning of a new era in the history of the Soviet Union. The changes did not come immediately‚ but the power struggle initiated by Lenin’s death‚ accompanied by the recurring economic and international crises of the fledgling state‚ would soon lead the country into what essentially amounted to another revolution. By the end of the decade the Soviet Union had an entirely
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