Alexander II and the repression established by Alexander III. The Social Revolutionaries tried to gain support among both peasants and townspeople‚ but were divided between anarchists and revolutionaries. The Social Democrats split into Bolsheviks and Mensheviks at the 1903 Congress‚ while the Liberals did not establish distinctive parties until after the 1905 Revolution. A simple description of some of the revolutionary parties will be marked within Levels 1 and 2‚ and progression will depend on the range
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would establish the permanent government. Petrograd Soviet: The Petrograd Soviets were rivals of the provisional government. The Petrograd Soviet was made up of workers and peasants that belonged to different socialist groups -- the majority were Mensheviks or Social Revolutionaries‚ and some belonged to the more radical group called the Bolsheviks. The Petrograd Soviet became the model for other soviets in Russia. The soviets called for immediate peace‚ the transfer of land to peasants‚ and that factories
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“dual power” in favor of full Soviet control along with proposing for an end to the World War I by making peace with Germany. The Provisional Government‚ headed by Alexander Kerensky‚ responds to Lenin’s April Thesis through a new coalition with the Mensheviks along with continued commitments to their World War I allies. As the provisional government begins taking similar stances as the monarchy which preceded it‚ as increasing distrust of the government leads to increasing political polarization. A
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second reason why Stalin and not Trotsky was able to succeed Lenin was that many communists felt that Stalin was more loyal to the party whilst Trotsky was seen as arrogant. Trotsky had joined the Bolsheviks very late in 1917 and was a member of the Mensheviks‚ whereas Stalin was there from a very long time. Stalin was the chief mourner at Lenin’s funeral. He had told Trotsky the wrong date for Lenin’s funeral‚ and being in the south of Russia‚ Trotsky believed he couldn’t get back for the funeral in
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methods of rule too much. An opportunity to keep popularity squandered. After dissolving the first duma another duma was voted in as of February 1907 however this only lasted until the June. This duma had a higher representation of Bolsheviks and Mensheviks. Once more he dissolved this body because he felt they were expressing anger against the army; he used the excuse of an assassination plot to dissolve
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Why did the 1905 revolution in Russia fail? The Russian revolution in 1905 failed due to many reasons such as the government’s issues‚ public’s action‚ and the loyalty to the Tsar by the armed forces and many other reasons. During the 1905 revolution one reason as to why the revolution failed was due to the number of strikes done by industry workers. In February 1905‚ 400‚000 workers went on strike due to the response of the bloody Sunday‚ the strikes were organised by the unhappy workers and
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Explain why the Russia revolution failed? In my opinion the failure of the revolution in 1905 was caused by many different contributing factors‚ however the key reason for the failure‚ was the success of state authority and the Tsar retaining control. If the Tsarist state had collapsed‚ as in 1917‚ the revolution would have inevitably been successful. A revolution means to forcibly overthrow a government. In February 1905‚ 400‚000 workers went on strike due to the response of the bloody Sunday;
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with a more democratic rule. Some felt that other powers were progressing faster than they were and that the Tsar should adopt some of their thinking. Moreover‚ of course‚ there were the communists‚ like the two groups‚ the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. • Russia ’s defeat in the Russo-Japanese War: Russia took on Japan in 1904‚ when Japan competed with
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Lenin lead the Russian Communists to power in November 1917. Strictly this should read Russian Bolsheviks as the party Lenin had joined as a young man split in two in 1903. Those who left the party were few in number and became known as the Mensheviks. The majority stayed with Lenin and they became known as the Bolsheviks which means majority in Russian. Lenin was born in 1870. His family was reasonably well off and Lenin wanted for nothing. At school‚ Lenin was a very gifted pupil but bossy
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How far do you agree that the Russo-Jap war was the main cause of the 1905 revolution? There were many factors that contributed to the 1905 revolution in Russia. They range from political opposition groups such as the Bolsheviks and the social revolutionaries‚ to the failure to reform. The Russo-Jap war of 1905 acted as the trigger to the revolution. However many factors such as increasing political discontent within the cities and countryside were also important and these issues can be linked back
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