The Bolshevik dictatorship established after the October Revolution was very quickly faced with numerous monumental crises. ... In the months following the Bolshevik coup d"etat opposition forces quickly formed and took arms against what they deemed to be a "Bolshevik dictatorship". ... Faced with this devastating war, the Bolsheviks acted decisively, reforming the Red Army under Trotsky. ... In October 1917 the Bolsheviks inherited an economy on the brink of collapse. ... Conclusions on the Russian revolution vary greatly in their point of view. ...

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Joseph finally got the chance to meet Lenin in 1905 at a conference in Finland Lenin noticed that Stalin was very dedicated and loyal to Lenin's cause so Lenin appointed Joseph to work for his cause by raising money for the Bolsheviks by any means necessary this involved robbing banks and government money. ... In 1917 after the overthrowing or the Russian czar Stalin was able to return where as a result of the February and October revolutions he was named Commissar of nationality affairs of the communist party. 1918 was Stalin's time to shine as a military power, he served as a...

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