Russian Revolution This essay is about the November 1917 revolution, the events that led up to and contributed to the revolution and Lenin's role in the revolution. These include the different social, political and economic causes of the Russian Revolution, things such as which social class should lead the uprising, the Mensheviks who wanted to change Russia by a democratic vote and social reform. ... The reasons why the revolution was a success and Lenin's role in that success. ... At the time of the revolution Russia was at war, this was causing social unrest through out the ...

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On top of this, the ineptitude of Russian system caused food shortages throughout Russia which only served to encourage Russian's that radical change and revolution was necessary- disproving my original hypothesis that that War was not the most important cause of the revolution. ... Other Causes Aside from the Russo-Japanese War, there were lots of other underlying issues in Russia and the Tsar's ignorance and overlooking of these were arguably the driving force behind the revolution. ... This was undoubtedly the catalyst to the revolution, and hugely important in causing it to o...

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Revolutions are and will always be a turning point in history, whether it was the French Revolution, a political overthrow, or the Industrial Revolution, a new way of living. ... The Industrial Revolution began solely in England for many reasons, and one being the ideas of the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution. ... Factories were a main effect of the Industrial Revolution and were extremely important to the Revolution. ... Communism rained over the world in countries such as Russia which at the time was the Soviet Union and countries like China. ... The negative outcomes of the Industria...

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This turned Moscow into the economic capital of Russia and eventually served as the hub of the Russian revolution against the Mongols. ... Largely tied in with the politics of Russia, the Mongols also had great indirect effects on the Russian Orthodox Church as well. ... This made the Orthodox Church the most powerful Russian entity of power in all of Russia. ... As terrible as the Mongol's rule over Russia was for the Russian people, perhaps no other ruler of Russia was as influential to the Russian culture as the Mongols. ... While most Russians will argue the Mongol occupation was a te...

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In Everything Flows, Vasily Grossman gives a glimpse into many different scenes of Russian life during the troubles they faced in the early 20th century. ... The situation in Russia at this time was grim for a people still experiencing the after-effects of a bloody revolution, and one that drove many individuals to get what they wanted regardless of the cost. ... He destroyed the lives of landowners, merchants and factory owners during the dictatorship he bequeathed Russia. ... For thousands of years, the servants of Russia had fought their masters for the freedom that seemed taken from them a...

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Without it a revolution would not have happened at this point in time. This is not to say a revolution would not have eventually happened, as many of the ingredients needed were already present. ... These two groups inhabited the major cities of Russia and pioneered her industrial revolution, decades after other nations such as France, England and Germany had begun theirs. ... It was, however, the main factor that caused society to so spontaneously revolt and bring about the revolution which took place in February/March, 1917. ... There is no doubt that a country of Russia's magnitude and...

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The economic problems of the Russian empire emerged due to the lack of resources readily available for usage in stimulation of the economy; this ultimately created a slow crawl into an "Industrial Revolution" for the empire. ... Although Serfdom was prevalent in Russia since the 11th century, it only became an integral part of Russian society in the 17th. By then, up to 80% of Russian population consisted of peasants, of which half were serfs. ... Russian society by the 19th century had changed very little aspects of its political system over the past few hundred years; the state rem...

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Austria-Hungary naturally harbored a fear of Russia and seemed to operate under the expectation that a Russian clash was as inevitable as a Serbian clash. ... The height of those concerns coincided with the winds of revolution beginning to blow across the Russian nation. ... For Russia, it was a simple matter of backing/protecting their ally, Serbia. ... With the Russian military dealing with the rumblings of revolution and the wavering certainty of the Tsar, France could help to keep potential German attacks in check. Likewise, if the Kaiser set his sights on France, Russia could mobilize...

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" He appealed to workers of the central powers to conduct their own revolution and while his pleas did not go unanswered they caused little result. ... In this period the Bolsheviks began to work together with other socialists and other countries as the expected world revolution had not occurred and would not for many years. ... Russia's foreign minister Litvinov claimed the league must be kept strong and focused on the idea of collective security. ... It was a result of Russia's lack of warfare material and an army that needed to be increased as well as Britain's insistenc...

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The Russian Revolution of October 1917 can be seen as the first great surge of the future USSR. ... Lenin as an individual played an essential role in the October revolution. From February to the revolution Lenin managed to raise party membership from 10,000 to 200,000. ... Just after the revolution Lenin immediately began organising similar take-overs across Russia, by the end of October only a handful of regions remained loyal to the provisional government. ... Husband Argues that Russia used NEP as a time to heal the wounds caused by the Civil War; "Soviet Russia during NEP needed not...

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After being exiled to Siberia in 1895 for five years he left Russia for Switzerland where he developed a strong tie to the exiled Russian Social Democrats. ... Ragsdale, in The Russian Tragedy, asks, "What does the doctrine of Marxism have to do with Russia?... As Ragsdale states, "Russia in the nineteenth century or Russia in 1917 did not fit plausibly into any historical period described by Marx."" ... Another aspect of the revolution in which Marxism and Leninism differed was on the form of government that would be instituted after the revolution of the proletariat. ... Lenin began his car...

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To what extent were the forces of reaction successful in using terror to preserve autocracy and dictatorships in Russia and the Soviet Union 1855-1955? ... With pressure from the bottom during the late 1800's via terror intensifying, the Russian soviet revolutionaries were able to use terror to push the state for what they wanted rather than the state use terror to preserve a dictatorship. ... Historian Lionel Kochanii argued that 'Bloody Sunday is to be one of the key events which led to the end of Tsardom and also the Russian Revolution of 1917. ... Additionally the defeat of R...

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Lenin believed that an outside force was needed to guide the working class into revolution. ... we answer: "We would propose peace to all the belligerents all the oppressed, and those who do not have equal rights And we would also raise in rebellion, the Socialist proletariat of Europe against their governments."1 Lenin believed that once a revolution occurred in Russia the notions would spread to the rest of Europe, with a Communist Russia at the helm. ... He did not believe it necessary for the Bolsheviks to be the catalyst of an international revolution. ... In 1917 Lenin created t...

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Through sheer force of personality alone, Lenin was able to push forward the revolution. ... The final straw, the Kornilov affair practically led to the Provisional government serving Russia to the Bolsheviks on a golden platter. General Kornilov attempted to cleanse the Provisional Government of socialist elements by attempting to march the Russian Army into Petrograd. Kerensky probably panicked, and as a result released the Bolsheviks from jail in hope that the Red Army would help fight the Russian Army. ... The end of the revolution does not indicate the end of all troubles. ...

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The brink of the French Revolution saw the fall of Louis XVI, and with his kingship lost, the path was clear for the rise of a powerful and influential military commander; Napoleon Bonaparte. ... Following Russia's renewed trade with the British, Napoleon pressed for invasion of Russia. ... The brink of the French Revolution saw the fall of Louis XVI. ... Napoleon Bonaparte rose as the emperor of France in the latter stages of the French Revolution. ... Following Russia's renewed trade with the British, Napoleon pressed for invasion of Russia. ...

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This paper will analyze the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution in Europe. ... The American Revolution occurred during the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. ... The forces of change caused revolutions and revolts to first take place in the 1820s and 1830s and then extensive revolutions in 1848. ... Many groups of minorities, especially ones controlled by the Austrians, Ottomans, and Russians had not attained their own national states. ... While both the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution had significant impact European society by 1871, I feel that the French ...

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Furthermore, the Balkans were important to Russia for economic reasons since it provides easier access to the Mediterranean Sea and a larger market for Russian goods. ... Autocracy was difficult to maintain because many European countries were undergoing revolutions to overthrow their oppressive regimes such as the Bourbon dynasty in France. ... Nationality refers to belief that the Russian culture is the best culture. ... Furthermore, the general Russian stereotype of Muslims, as oppressive fanatics, convinced Russians that they must unite. ... The citizens of Russia supported the idea of Pan...

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Not only did he change the name but also Chavez immediately converted the Venezuelan Government and society into what he calls the Bolivarian Revolution. ... Even though, the Bolivarian revolution is mainly geared towards domestic policies, there is substantial foreign policy aspect. ... Although I am discussing the Bolivarian Revolution, I thought some background information on the type of person Hugo Chavez is, might help to understand this revolution better. ... Along with fixing the OPEC, he put a large amount of time into building relations with Russia and China. ... The Bolivarian Revolu...

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Following Lenin and Trotsky's revolution and reign in Russia, Stalin began his massive political, social, and economic changes in 1928 with the First Five Year Plan, which was designed to cause rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture. ... His words show how similar to Peter the Great's desire for Russia to be westernized, Stalin wanted the same thing and he went about this by industrializing Russia. ... Using the Industrial Revolution of Great Britain as a example, Stalin caused a agricultural revolution by his process of collectivization, which created collec...

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The revolutions of 1989 marked the death knell of communism in Europe. As a result, not only was Germany reunified in 1990, but soon, revolution spread to the Soviet Union itself. ... The rhetoric of the early Communist Party, immediately after the Russian Revolution of 1917 was effective in the extreme. ... Lenin, "State and Revolution", 1919 From this, it is relatively simple to track the progress of official rhetoric. ... The eventual revolution can, in the most extreme terms be seen as the final loss of patience with the Communist ideology which had been proven, by the failings of Sovie...

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Napoleon came into the role of the French administrator knowing it would difficult due to the pain and anguish that the country endured during the French Revolution. ... The city was being occupied strongly by the British fleet and thousands of rebels of the French Revolution. ... Napoleon had a lot to take on a lot to keep the morals and ideals from the French revolution (98). ... Consequently, Napoleon betrayed the ideas of the French Revolution. ... Many historians have even stated that the Concordat of 1801 that was signed between the Pope and Napoleon abandoned the French revolution id...

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No other nation could have the attrition rate afforded to Russia by its vast population. ... The revolution in command is epitomized in the figure of General Zhukov: given greater freedom for decision making, "the man who beat Hitler" proved to be a formidable tactician. ... Believing they would quickly topple Russia, the Wehrmacht had not prepared for Winter. ... Economy The Russian war effort was a "tremendous economic and organizational achievement." ... Economically, lend-lease was "Russia's life-saver." ...

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The most popular view on the origins of the Cold War would be considered to lay in the policies of the World War II, others would say that the mistrust between the two started with the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and communists gaining power. ... The Bolsheviks seize power in the "October" Revolution in 1917. ... Therefore, we could argue that the US primarily and the West as a whole were very suspicious and sometimes paranoid about Russia as soon as it has overthrew its Tsar, made a revolution and became a Soviet Union. Under the new Government Russia wants to withdraw from the World...

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In the early part of the twentieth century, militarism was as prominent as ever, with the recent industrial revolution being the main factor. ... The other alliance: The Triple Entente, was made up of Great Britain, France and Russia. ... The Triple Entente was completed when Russia joined in 1907. ... Russia responded to this attack by partially mobilising and going to war against Austria-Hungary in order to protect their Slavic relatives, which was followed by Germany's demand that Russia demobilise immediately. The Russians refused Germany's demand and the Kaiser declared war ...

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Two works in particular are perfect reflections of this perennial conflict: Le Colonel Chabert by the great Honore de Balzac and The Cherry Orchard by the Russian play writer Anton Chekhov. ... Russia is in the eve of the revolution and a few years after the Liberation of the serfs. ... His first speech in the play is very important because he underlines Russia's newfound class mobility. ... Lopakhin points out the irony of the situation developing in Russia: he is now a rich man and a landowner and treats his aristocratic neighbor, Madame Ranevsky, as an equal. ... Chabert's ric...

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