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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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...

• Word Count: 1739
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 2126
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• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1545
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate