Why was the Tsar overthrown in February 1917? Was it the work of revolutionaries like Lenin and Trotsky? Certainly not - they were mostly either in prison or in exile. Lenin had said in 1916 that he feared he would not live to see a revolution in Russia! Was it the War? The war certainly had a serious impact on all aspects of Russian society. Defeats undermined the army‚ and economic problems alienated much of the population. Lack of food and fuel in the cruel winter of 1916-1917 certainly
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The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most significant events in the 20th century. It completely changed the government and outlook on life in the very large country of Russia. The events of the revolution were a direct result of the growing conflict in World War I‚ but the significance of an empire collapsing and a people rising up extends beyond the war effort. In 1914‚ Russia entered the war with much vigor. However‚ their enthusiasm was not enough to sustain them and the army suffered
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Different opposition groups wanted different reforms: middle class wanted more political say‚ freedom of speech; peasants concerned at poor harvest; national minorities sought greater self-government; SR’s‚ Mensheviks and Bolsheviks played little part in the event of 1905 and they looked for proletarian revolution; liberals wanted political reforms not revolution. So‚ as all these groups were unwilling to cooperate with each other‚ everyone followed only their
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government. However‚ a liberal provisional government took control of Russia after Nicholas II abdicated. Another body‚ the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies‚ wanted more radical change in Russia. Some members were socialists called Mensheviks‚ while another group of radical socialists were called the Bolsheviks. The socialists called for peace‚ while the provisional government continued to war. Lenin emerged as the leader of the Bolsheviks‚ and in 1917 he went to Russia calling for "peace
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marxists who favored proletariat‚ working class 1900 international financial crisis 1902 founding of socialist revolutionary party anti marxist‚ and anti capitalist favored peasants and violence 1903 mensheviks and bolsheviks arose bolsheviks wanted revolution ASAP mensheviks were pro waiting 1903 massive wave of strikes 1904 russia goes to war with japan Russia failed and this caused privitization and additional hardship 1905 bloody Sunday: led to mass distress in country
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stage for what would called the Russian Revolution of 1905. Lenin was far from satisfied. His frustrations extended to his fellow Marxists‚ in particular the group calling itself the Mensheviks‚ led by Julius Martov. The party’s idea and structure was built around wanting to fully seize control of Russia. From the Mensheviks’ point of view‚ however‚ Lenin’s ideas really paved the way for a one-man dictatorship over people he claimed he wanted to empower. The two groups had argued since party’s Second
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were divisions among its opponents responsible for the survival of Tsarist rule in 1881-1905?” It is apparent that there existed divisions of the parties opposing the Tsarist government‚ i.e. the Social Democrats became the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks in 1903; the Social Revolutionaries had many factions including the revolutionaries and the anarchists; and the Liberals didn’t develop individual parties until after 1905. However‚ the factors of the nobility‚ the Russian Army‚ the Okhrana (secret
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How far were divisions among its opponents responsible for the survival of Tsarist rule in the years 1881-1905? To a certain extent the divisions among the opponents of the Tsar‚ such as the Bolshevik and Menshevik split in the Marx party after the 1903 conference‚ or even the divisions among different revolutionary parties entirely‚ e.g. Marx and the Social Revolutionaries‚ was responsible for the survival of Tsarist rule in this period as this led to disorganisation and lack of effectiveness
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Lenin’s Bolsheviks and Martov’s Mensheviks. When Lenin arrived back from Siberia in 1917‚ he removed any possibilities of the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks forming as one Party again. Lenin’s presence in the Bolsheviks party help them grow both politically and in popularity. Lenin made sure the Bolsheviks kept to their radical‚ anti-war ideals. Lenin’s ’Peace‚ Bread and Land’ campaign help gain the Bolsheviks more support and superiority over their opposition. The Mensheviks couldn’t formulate an answer
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The Kronstdat rebellion holds tremendous significance in the shaping of Russia‚ it was the first attempt by the people to achieve a social revolution for themselves as Voline states "the first entirely independent attempt of the people to liberate itself from all yokes and achieve the Social Revolution‚ an attempt made directly‚ resolutely‚ and boldly by the working masses themselves without political shepherds‚ without leaders or tutors."(1)‚ furthermore the the rebellion also highlighted the failure
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