Economically speaking, there were many goals set out by the various revolutionary groups, which were not met in the new society of Russia. ... War communism was introduced to ensure that the Red Army was fed and equipped during the Civil War and to introduce a system of communism. ... In 1921, the Kronstadt mutiny, where sailors previously loyal to the Bolsheviks revolted against War Communism. ... By 1925, food production had returned to pre-war levels. ... "Nationalization of all the lands- Though later when War Communism was introduced it was much the opposite, they had the Red Army, c...

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Reasons for Entering the War It initially entered the War over control of Mancuria and Korea as Russia wanted more power and land expansion. ... The Effects of War The more profound effect of the War was the shift in Russia's, and most importantly the Tsar's, reputation. ... In addition to this, bad harvests led to severe shortages, inflation and famines- making the peasantry more desperate and likely to turn to radical parties or revolutionaries. ... Such opposition to Tsarism laid the foundations for the formation of the Socialist Revolutionaries, among other radical groups. ......

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He is known for his various ranks that include revolutionary, theorist, politician, and a leader. ... When young, Leon joined many revolutionary groups and ended up in great troubles. ... This is where he met with his later revolutionary friends including Leni, Plekhanov, and Martov. ... Medieval Leadership The autocratic government that was formed by the emperor was indeed causing pain to the revolutionaries seeking change. ... This war led to Tsar deciding to take charge of the country by himself. ...

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The event presented the government as using terror ineffectively to preserve autocracy, in that era due to the numerous revolutionary groups; such force only backlashed which ruined support for the Tsar. ... Additionally the defeat of Russia in the World War, increased levels of discontent, reducing the chances of sustainability in regards to the Imperial system. ... The issue of a terrorist state arises with a revolutionary group which supposedly was to create socialism in one country'. The irony lies in the fact that a revolutionary group which had once been terrorized were now using te...

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This generated many of the reasons for that revolution but at that time the Tsar could still send his loyal army to crush down the revolutionaries. Now when the Russians were fighting in the First World War matters became different. ... The Russian soldiers were badly led and appallingly treated by their aristocrat officers during the First World War. ... It was not a surprise that by 1917 many soldiers were supporters of the revolutionary Bolshevik party. ... The revolution of 1905 can be described as a spontaneous uprising because it was lead mostly but the people and revolutionary leade...

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The Russo-Japanese war was a strategic move by Nicholas II to distract his people from the domestic problems that existed within the nation during 1904. He believed winning the war would regain trust between him and his people and recreate that forgotten sense of nationalism. ... This revolutionary constitution gave the people freedom of speech, reduction in numbers and power of the Okhrana and made political parties legal. ... The terrible losses of World War I created tremendous controversy with an uncontrollable country wanting change and desperate for a revolution. ... He supported direct ...

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The Armenian Revolutionary Federation, or Dashnaks wanted an autonomous Armenia within the Russian and Ottoman Empires, and the Hunchak party moved for an independent socialist Armenian state. ... During World War I, the Ottoman Empire deported or massacred nearly all of the Armenians living in Anatolia due to suspicion of pro-Russian sentiments. ... By the end of the war, over 800,000 Armenian casualties resulted from these massacres, and atrocities continued into the 1920s without European or Russian intervention. ... The Soviet Union outlawed the Armenian Revolutionary Federation in 1923, o...

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This presented a problem to the autocracy in that it was dangerous (from a revolutionary point of view) to have so many discontent people (around 3 million) so close to the centers of power. Any revolutionary sentiment that arose was crushed and society was kept under the thumb of the autocracy through harsh oppression. ... Like in the 1904-5 war against Japan, Russia's army was again poorly equipped. Nearly a million men started the war with no rifles and many more had no boots. ... During the course of the war, the Duma was also in turmoil. ...

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Several crises almost led to general European war in the decade before 1914. ... Austria declared war on Serbia and immediately began to bombard Belgrade on 28 July 1914. Austria wished an excuse for a war with Serbia, because had interests in the Balkans where the nationalism sentiment, headed by Russian Emperor, has been risen prior the war. ... Consequently, Germany declared war on Russia on 1 August and on 3 August on France. ... When Poincare' (President of France) refused to withdraw support for Russia, Germany also declared war on France (3 August) and privately expressed his re...

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Germany had this attitude of hope and expectancy because, by allowing people such as Lenin back to Russia, they could expect an end to the war with Russia and therefore fight only one front instead of two. ... It is because of this that the Bolsheviks were able to spread their revolutionary ideas. The defeat in the Russo-Japanese War and the failure of the Duma to control Nicholas" inefficient rule both created misery amongst the Russian people. ... World War One provided this catalyst. Although accompanied by patriotism and extreme nationalism, some predicted the war would end the reign of...

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Germany had this attitude of hope and expectancy because, by allowing people such as Lenin back to Russia, they could expect an end to the war with Russia and therefore fight only one front instead of two. ... It is because of this that the Bolsheviks were able to spread their revolutionary ideas. The defeat in the Russo-Japanese War and the failure of the Duma to control Nicholas" inefficient rule both created misery amongst the Russian people. ... World War One provided this catalyst. Although accompanied by patriotism and extreme nationalism, some predicted the war would end the reign of...

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Faced with this devastating war, the Bolsheviks acted decisively, reforming the Red Army under Trotsky. ... Four years of devastating war had paralysed Russian industry, and the outbreak of widespread civil war, plus the subsequent loss of important agricultural land (i.e. the Volga region, Ukraine) further compounded the problem. ... The Bolshevik's constantly justified War Communism on ideological terms, with Lenin declaring it an attempt "to construct the Socialist order". ... Faced with widespread political discontent in 1917, the Bolshevik's established the Extraordinary...

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In the last years before World War 1 there was no reason to believe that revolution was inevitable, much less imminent in Russia. ... There were many revolutionary groups each planning to destroy the old system to put in new ideas instead. ...

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The unpopularity of the Tsar was exacerbated by the humiliation in the Russo-Japanese war, and ultimately the spark that started the active part of the Revolution was the massacre at Bloody Sunday. ... The first, the Social Revolutionary Party, wanted all land in Russia to be given to the peasants and would go to any lengths to achieve them, making them outright Terrorists. ... In 1904, Japan went to war with Japan, with Nicholas thinking that a swift, decisive victory would boost morale and silence growing number of critics to the Tsar's government. ... This crushing defeat, far from ...

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Russia has always seemed to have a rough and uneasy history littered with civil wars, coups, and ever-present change. ... This plunged Kievan Rus into almost 200 years of civil war, laying waste to most of Russia. ... The civil wars in Russia ultimately led to their downfall because they were already divided and so the enemy from the East need only conquer. ... Over the next almost 250 years, Russia's politics and religion would be severely impacted and take on revolutionary changes, equaled by almost no other period in Russian history. ...

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All major powers had anticipated war, and the pre-war planning, such as the Schlieffen Plan, exacerbated everything. ... The youth had slowly been indoctrinated for war. Society itself was familiar with the possibility of war. ... Mayer thus points to a pre-revolutionary state of affairs in all of Europe, which lead to an intense "interconnection of domestic politics and foreign politics." ... The solution, again, was war. ...

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The Tsar who defeated the French Empire was profoundly influenced by their domestic and foreign affairs, leading his vision of Russia to enhance and protect the revolutionary ideals of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. ... By creating this smooth governmental machine lead to maturity and progress, even while dealing with the Napoleonic wars. ... Napoleon defeats Alexander again at the Battle of Friedland, fooling his officer Bennigsen into a trap; bringing an end to the war of the 4th coalition. ... Russia and France are now allies, which puts an end to the opposition and war...

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Moreover, the tsar was forced to concentrate more on military matters because of the increased threats from Germans and the evolution of the First World War. ... The revolutionary Bolsheviks used this opportunity and seized the power with the help of a revolution (Fuhrman T)....

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