Wednesday‚ 1st December 2010 How did the Bolsheviks consolidate their rule? The Bolsheviks implemented measures which allowed them to strengthen their rule over Russia. Some of these were due to victories‚ which gained them support and respect from the people. Other measures used force. This enabled the Bolsheviks to take control of certain aspects and ensure their rule was reinforced. In my opinion‚ the Bolsheviks treatment of their opposition was the main reason their rule was consolidated
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class-conscious and best elements of the working classes.” All citizens of the Russian republic over the age of 18 were eligible. It introduced new methods and orders‚ one of the foremost order he issued was‚ “I give warning…” Trotsky was a superb leader and built it for nothing. Trotsky also had previous experience in relation to armies‚ he was very courageous‚ exactly the type of leader that was needed. This formation of the Red Army was very supportive towards Lenin as they were a formidable fighting
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A book that is based on a fable usually contains characters that act and talk like human beings while retaining their human traits. George Orwell wrote a book that was called ’animal farm: a fairy story’ and was most likely based on the Russian Revolution which occurred during 1917 to 1945. There are many reasons to which why George Orwell would have used a fable in his condemnation of Soviet communism and totalitarianism. George Orwell used talking animals to show their interaction of these animals
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Napoleon’s banishment of Snowball and the pigs’ initial consolidation of power as the true climax)? 5. Do you think Animal Farm’s message would come across effectively to someone who knows nothing about Soviet history or the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky? What might such a reader make of the story?
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ended the struggle for leadership. It was the personalities of each contender which played a role in establishing their position and reputation within the party and ultimately would either strengthen or weaken their chances of becoming the leader. Trotsky was seen as a vital member of the party‚ having the strongest revolutionary record of all opponents‚ this being with his leadership of the red army which had allowed the communists the seize power during the October revolution helping to enhance his
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in the story is the use of Propaganda. Propaganda is information‚ ideas‚ or rumors‚ deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person‚ group‚ movement‚ institution‚ etc;in Animal Farm’s case‚ harming a person who is named Snowball who represents Trotsky in the Russian Revolution. In
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How did Lenin consolidate power after 1917? There is little doubt that in the immediate aftermath of the October Revolution‚ the Bolshevik hold on power was by no means secure. Although there were 300‚000 Bolshevik Party members‚ a large part of the population were apathetic towards the Bolshevik Party. The Bolsheviks controlled many major cities‚ but its presence in the countryside was limited. The Bolsheviks succeeded in gaining power in Petrograd not due to their own popularity‚ but largely due
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strikes in the factories and street demonstrations. In January 1905 a demonstration was fired on by the Cossacks and many were killed‚ this day is now known as Bloody Sunday. There were mutinies within the navy. Revolutionaries‚ including Lenin and Trotsky‚ returned from exile. Workers councils were formed in the cities. Whilst in the countryside‚ peasants murdered landlords and took over their land. With these intimidations from the people the Tsar promised change in Russia and how it was run. He
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War Communism and the NEP By Lauri Vauhkonen 11MEP War Communism • Introduced in 1921 by Lenin and Trotsky as a policy and a plan to support the Bolshevik war effort during the civil war. • The idea behind War communism was to gather and take the food and other resources from the farmlands and factories in order to give the Red army as much support as possible. • The idea in the view of the Bolsheviks was a success as it gave their soldiers the much needed support and help to win the civil war
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Ibrahim Ahmed (24 mark) Lenin is recognised to have adapted the ways of Marxism under the circumstances of Russia in a way he saw fit it was called Leninism or lenin-marxsim . As under the theory of Marxism‚ leadership was bound under the dictatorship of the Proletariat in a socialist regime where the working class created the dictatorship‚ however Lenin altered and adapted this into Russia by saying the Bolshevik party would represent the proletariats on their behalf. This did not mean that Lenin
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