reduced extent‚ the feebleness of the Provisional Government and the support/work of Trotsky guaranteed political accomplishment. Lenin’s strength within the political sphere was most accentuated by his April Theses – 7 April 1917. Lenin was a described by post-revisionist historian Robert Service as a ‘political warrior’ and a ‘power hungry politician’. Lenin aspired to achieve power and superiority over others‚ thus he founded a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party – The
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Red Guards led a revolution against the Provisional Government by seizing control of stations‚ telephone exchanges‚ post offices‚ the national bank and the Winter Palace in Petrograd. Now Lenin set about creating the world’s first communist state. Although he was a strong influence‚ he was not solely responsible for the outbreak of revolution. There are other important causes of the Bolshevik seizure of power‚ such as the weakness of the Provisional government and Kerensky’s mistakes. Also other important
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Russian Revolution Timeline Identify historically significant events in Russia’s history from 1880-1917 on the timeline. Specifically‚ choose events that are relevant to the political and economic development of Russia during this period. Your timeline should include a minimum of 15 events over this time period. Plot each event to indicate when they occurred‚ but also decide to what extent each event was moving Russia toward modernization and stability‚ or whether the event was moving Russia
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October Revolution 1. Provisional Government’s Weakness 1) Dual government/dual power – it is not a representative of the masses thus is unable to command Provisional government had no real power as the troops‚ the railroads‚ the post and telegraph are in the hands of soviets. (Communication lines/military force/power supply) 2) Postponement of decisions – the provisional government claimed that being provisional‚ it could not make fundamental changes such as confiscating land and distribute
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that also played a role in allowing the Bolsheviks to gain power at this time‚ such as the Provisional Government’s weaknesses‚ pure opportunity and luck‚ as well as the influence of other individuals. The most significant factor in the Bolsheviks seizure of power is perhaps the incredible leadership of Lenin. It was through his leadership that the Bolsheviks took action against the Provisional Government‚ and ultimately led to them gaining control. The first example of this would be Lenin’s
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Bolsheviks were substantially strengthened by the weaknesses of the Provisional government and how it appealed to them as well as through their own methodical and carefully constructed policies and layout. One of its weaknesses was the futile leadership of Kerensky enforced by his costly mistakes. He not only undermined the prevalent growth in strength of the Bolsheviks but also the passionate desire and demand from the Russian people to ‘modernize’ or adapt a modern democratic or socialist/communist
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nature of the revolution was not a spontaneous people’s uprising but a military seizure of power by the Bolsheviks‚ a minority political party. They had taken power in the name of the Petrograd Soviet and formed the supreme governing body of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets. Those who formed the
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Did you know that several powerful and important countries have had revolutions in their past that define how their government acts and behaves? Like the American revolution‚ the communist coup in China and‚ the February and October Revolutions in Russia. The February revolution which made way for the October revolution in the then Russian empire‚ was all about getting rid of the monarchist Tsars (the title of the current emperor of Russia before the revolutions of 1917) that ruled over Russia who
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TIME LINE 1855-1881 Alexander II established the zemstvos: a form of local self government First Russian westernization attempt 1861- Emancipation of Serf: was incomplete serfs were left to pay for their land… redemption payments Mir: village community 1863-1864 reforms of law‚ education and local government 1881 Alexander II assassinated 1881-1894 Alexander III instituted an era of repression and reaction denounced democracy‚ free press blood revolution police force
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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 caused many strikes‚ unrest and disruption. Inflation meant people’s savings were being
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