The release of the Communist Manifesto (published in 1848 by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels) on the Russian populace in the late 18th century was a catalyst for the violent, bloody Bolshevik revolution in 1917 – however the influence of the Manifesto, and by extension Marxism, is still hotly debated by historians and differing historiographical schools of thought. ... These historical ideas (in which the bias of political, social and class background should be considered), shared with historians such as Leon Trotsky, state that the Russian Revolution, and the beginnings of the workers ...

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The Pattern of Revolution Stage 1 There were few people who spoke out and shared their thoughts on revolution. ... Lenin later goes on to play a major role in the revolution. ... The Bolsheviks; this group was lead by a man named Lenin. The Bolsheviks were mainly people of the middle class or workers. ... The Bolsheviks then came together and overthrew the Government. ...

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Another interpretation is that it was an emergency measure to deal with the economic crisis caused by war, revolution and civil war (Malle 1985). ... The Bolsheviks also introduced the banning of private trade. ... The peasants also suffered at the hands of the Bolsheviks. ... Given Lenin's passionate desire for revolution and to implement socialism it may be argued that at the time Lenin and other Bolsheviks believed that they were establishing socialism. ... Pipes argues that "War Communism as a whole was not a 'temporary measure' but an ambitious and as it turned out prematur...

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After disagreements arose at the London Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Party in 1903, Lenin and his following split away from the Mensheviks who were the classical Marxists and formed the Bolshevik Party. ... In contrast, the Bolsheviks were insistent on changing the pace of history and forcing Marxism on an economically, socially and politically backward Russia. ... He knew by studying Marx that the process of revolution was a very organized process of events that had a domino effect. ... Another aspect upon which Lenin and Marx didn't agree was in who would lead the revolut...

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Lenin knew the proletariat needed to be led to revolution in order for social revolution to occur. ... When the revolution did take place the winner would be the one's most prepared to take advantage of the revolution. ... The West needed to go through the stages of Capitalism in order to create the conditions for revolution. The Russian revolution was seen as setting the stage for greater social revolution in the West. An example of this would be the Bolshevik's Principals that were followed by the German's. ...

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Revolutions, wars, and other struggles have been fought over his theories and concepts. ... This writing leads too many Marxist revolutions throughout Europe. ... By 1917, the Russian people were desperate enough to accept a revolution of Communism. The first revolution was in March, when the Tsar was deposed and a provisional government was set up. Then in November a political called the Bolsheviks led a further rebellion which ousted the provisional government. ...

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Lenin firmly believed that revolution was imminent in Germany and thus when he was required to sign the dictat in the treaty of Brest-Litovsk he did not have a single problem. ... It can be seen that Lenin was willing to sacrifice any principals or scruples he had, in order to retain power for the Bolsheviks. ...

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Karl Marx Karl Marx was the greatest thinker and philosopher of his time. His views on life and the social structure of his time revolutionized the way in which people think. He created an opportunity for the lower class to rise above the aristocrats and to fail due to the creation of the middl...

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Without these two men, our entire history would be altered; the United States Declaration of Independence would be completely different, there would be no Bolshevik Revolution, and there would have been no Cold War. ...

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