Petrograd on April 3 – and delivered “the April Theses” to his supporters. In this dissertation‚ Lenin denounced the Provisional Government‚ called for the nationalization of all land‚ and “demanded the immediate transition to the next phase of the Revolution.” Most importantly‚ however‚ Lenin “proposed renunciation of the war‚” a notion that was shocking to Russians‚ as support for Russian involvement in World War I was still fairly strong. The April Theses were radical‚ and to most‚
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To what extent would you consider the failure of the Provisional Government and the success of the Bolsheviks in October 1917 to be a direct consequence of Russia’s involvement in World War 1? Russia’s involvement in World War One had been a topic of much bitterness within Russia for a number of years and continued to be a source of much resentment. The working class and peasantry had suffered greatly‚ thousands of soldiers had been lost in the war and a general feeling of military humiliation
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time‚ the most incremental and significant being the failure of other political parties to act and distance themselves from the Provisional Government. This directly heightened Lenin’s role in the revolution‚ allowing him to exploit these weaknesses‚ with the help of Trotsky‚ whom he appropriated successfully to achieve the parties main end: a socialist‚ Bolshevik government‚ Sovnarkom. Lenin placed Trotsky as the leader of the Petrograd Soviet’s Military Revolutionary Committee (MRC) on September
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How far was the Provisional Government’s continued involvement in the First World War responsible for its collapse in October/November 1917? When Tsar Nicholas II abdicated in March 1917‚ it was entirely possible that the Provisional Government would survive. The Bolsheviks were only a tiny faction in Russian political life. Most of their leaders were in exile‚ and they had virtually no support among the Russian people. Moreover‚ according to orthodox Marxists (including many Bolsheviks)‚ the
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The February/March Revolution How far would you agree that the February/March revolution that overthrew the Russian monarchy was a “spontaneous uprising”? Answer this question and develop a deep analysis. The second revolution in Russia at the time of World War One‚ following the first revolt in 1905‚ took place in February (March for the rest of Europe) of the year 1917. At the time‚ the conditions of the nation were strained under almost every aspect. The decision of the Tsar Nicholas II
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other country in Europe. The Russians were so keen to get at the Germans that they actually had armies advancing into Germany after only two weeks. This took the Germans by surprise. The Germans had to move reinforcements from France to help their armies in the east. But many Russian units were poorly prepared. They did not have enough rifles or ammunition and their equipment was out of date. Many officers had maps that were completely useless. The two Russian generals‚ Samsonov and Rennenkampf
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of significance during the Russian Revolution. Under his strong leadership and with the help of his loyal followers‚ Lenin enabled the Bolsheviks to come into power‚ overturning the Provisional Government in the second revolution of the year. This has long been regarded as an important factor that contributed to this seizing of power. However‚ it is not the sole reason‚ nor is it the most important one‚ with two others being the incompetence of the Provisional Government and the poor military leadership
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known-the Bolshevik Revolution. There are two significant time frames associated with the Bolshevik Revolution. In the February revolution Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne and a Provisional Government took control. In the October revolution the Bolsheviks took power by overthrowing the Provisional Government. How did the October revolution become a reality? What factors facilitated the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917? Two important factors were the July event at Taurida Palace‚ and
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and the Provisional Government set up after the February Revolution and also the Tsars military command over the army during the war. However‚ World War One was not the only reason for the revolutions taking place and acted as a tipping factor from the already undergoing social‚ political and economical problems plaguing Russia which led to the fall of the Tsar and the Provisional Government. The war was a massive mistake for Russia‚ it gained success support at first from the Russian public until
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The February Revolution involved a series of uprisings by workers and peasants throughout the country and by soldiers‚ who were predominantly of peasant origin‚ in the Russian army. Councils known as ’Soviets’ led many of the uprisings; ultimately‚ they led to Tsar Nicholas II’s downfall and the setting up of a ’Provisional Government’ (who were basically the old Duma). The second revolution of 1917 took place in October. It was known as the ’Bolshevik Revolution’ and it created the world’s first communist
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