Lenin the seized opportunities that presented themselves, picking up backing from the troopers, peasants and proletariat, through his motto 'End the war; Land to the Peasants; All Power to the Soviets'; in conjunction with this, he changed the Bolshevik Party into a catalyst for revolution. ... Prior to the October revolution, Lenin plotted these changes in the April Thesis. ... It was Lenin who bargained for the goals of the revolution and took the Bolshevik's to power. ... However, the Bolsheviks were hesitant to acknowledge the NEP, despite agitated attitudes amongst the Bo...

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The latter which represented factory workers, social revolutionaries, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks was to guide the revolution. ... At the same time, the masses became attracted towards the Bolsheviks, whom they regarded as the true champions of the revolution. The Bolsheviks became the majority party in most of the Soviets by October 2. ... Since the October revolution was a deliberately planned coup d'état by Lenin and the Bolshevik controlled Petrograd Soviet, Lenin is rightly considered to be the Father of the Bolshevik Revolution. ... The Bolshevik Revolution is still going on....

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General causes of the Russian Revolution Poverty In order to understand Trotsky's role in the Russian revolution in the year 1917, perhaps an insight into the causes of the Russian revolution would shed light upon some of the reasons as to why he was a major player in the fight. ... Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution swept through the Russian empire in the late 19th century where the country developed and implemented iron works and factories, including all the elements that the industrial society does exhibit today. ... The Russian revolution fell heavily on the government c...

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LENIN"S ROLE IN THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. ... The revolution is a crucial event in our modern times. ... This once again supports the theory that Lenin was the driver of the revolution and without him the revolution may have occurred but not gained the support or power needed. A man named Valentinov on arrival in Genova in 1904 was "shocked by the atmosphere of worship of Lenin which people calling themselves Bolshevik's had created"(4) Menshevik and Bolshevik differences were found to face the real dilemma of politics during the 1905 revolution and duma period. ... The Bolsheviks fo...

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One man that followed the same ideas of Marx is Vladimir Lenin, key leader of the Bolshevik party in Russia around the early 1900s. ... The death of over 11 million Russian Citizens caused by the Czar not pulling troops out of WWI due to them not being prepared set the stage for a revolution to spark. ... In the end, the Provisional Government had fallen to the Bolshevik regime. ... After the Bolsheviks coming to power and WWI, Russia was in total disarray. ... Politicians, citizens speaking of revolution, and anyone deemed unfit in the governments eyes would disappear, being either executed ...

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It will mainly focus on the following three topics: the cause of the revolution, what happened during the revolution, and the outcome. ... In 1917 all these things resulted in the overthrow of the czarist government and the establishment of the Bolshevik Party. The Bolshevik Party was a radical group of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. ... On February 27 the revolution triumphed. ... THe outcome of the revolution was this. ...

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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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The second Revolution was needed for Russia to establish economic growth. ... The Bolsheviks government took possession of industry and abolished private ownership of land. The revolution was needed for the growth of the economy. ... Also Russia has undergone a political, economic, and social revolution. ... If the two revolutions were not needed how would Russia be today?...

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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. ... Without Lenin's decisive leadership the Bolshevik party would not have been able to cling to power during 1920 and 1921. ... The Kronstadt sailors were hardened veterans of the Revolution and supported the Bolsheviks seizure of power. ...

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Stalin joined up with the Bolshevik revolutionaries. ... In 1917, the Russian Revolution took place. This was when the government led by the Tsars was overthrown and Lenin and the Bolsheviks came to power. After Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin died in 1924, Stalin gained control of the party. ... George Orwell and other supporters of the Russian Revolution were disillusioned. ...

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This period came to an end during the Russian revolution of 1917. ... However, when the provisional government was overthrown by the Bolsheviks (led by Vladimir Lenin) during the October/November 1917 Russian Revolution, Nicholas and his family came under control of the Bolsheviks. ... In the end, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, took over control. ... Under the Bolsheviks all land was put under the control of the state. ... Soon, the Bolsheviks changed their name to the Communist Party. ...

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In 1903 the Social Democratic Party split into two different groups, the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. The Bolsheviks believed that the revolution should be lead by a small group of dedicated and skilled revolutionaries, they would lead the party and make all the decisions. ... Lenin wanted to get back to Russia to start another revolution and became allied with the Germans who gave him safe transport into Russia. ... The theory said that it was the time to start another revolution but Bolsheviks disagreed with the timing, and were later to be proved right. ... This lead to the consolidation...

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Russian Revolution began with the abdication of Czar Nicholas II in 1917. ... A political party known as the Bolsheviks, headed by V. ... The main goal of the Bolsheviks was to set up a government for the proletariat, or working class. ... STORY The story begins when an old boar named Old Major insights revolution against Farmer Jones with the animals through the stirring speech he gave before he died. ... The animals then finally realized that they were now under an even more oppressive rule than before the entire revolution had begun. ...

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Why was there Revolution in Russia in March 1917? There were many reasons for a revolution in Russia in March 1917. ... There were seven main opposition groups with 3 predominant ones, - the Mensheviks, the Bolsheviks, and the Social Revolutionaries. These three groups all wanted to get rid of the Tsar, but the Mensheviks weren't prepared to use force, whereas the Bolsheviks and Social Revolutionaries were. ... Moscow decided to join in the revolution. ...

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The causes of the 1905 revolution in Russia can be traced back as far as 1861. ... However, the Narodniks were to progress desipte this initial failure and they became very influencial in the 20th centruy in the form of he Bolsheviks. ... Revolution was impending. ... This massacre was the spark that started the 1905 revolution. ... However this revolution was an indication of the power of the people and it can be said that it was a dress rehersal for the February and October Revolutions of 1917. ...

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Anti-communist historian Richard Pipesi highlights the success in the Bolsheviks using terror 1918 to preserve a totalitarian dictatorship Bolsheviks ' were successful in using terror to preserve power during their time in power, simply because apart from terror they only had popular support'. ... 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. ... Under the rule of Lenin and the Bolshevik party, 1917 "1923 the forces of reaction were successful in preserving a dic...

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Whether the Russian revolution was primarily the product of domestic or global causes Russia experienced several revolutions during 1904-1917. ... The biggest revolution exploded in 1917, in that year, there were two revolutions, one in February, one in October. ... In October revolution, the Bolshevik, which was led by Lenin, flung the Provisional government, and found the government of the soviet republic. ... To generate 1917 revolution, there was still a big factor, the revolution of 1905. ... They decided to sponsor the revolution. ...

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Assembling an entirely new government, the Bolsheviks gave free reign to the Russian avant-garde to create a new culture and thus a new society through art. ... The old art groups existing before the Revolution have lost their meaning The day of revolution, the moment of revolution, is the day of heroism, the moment of heroism-and now we must reveal our artistic experiences in the monumental forms of the style of heroic realism (Bowlt 266-267). To the artists, the Revolution a was time to wipe out the old and put in the new. ... Through eyes of the avant-garde the Revolution presented a...

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Loss of territory, massive casualties and confusion at home were the main reasons for the Second Russian Revolution in February 1917. ... There, on July 16, 1918, the Romanovs and their servants were executed by the Bolsheviks. ... His reign was one of continual trouble: Witte's reforms causing protesting, war with Japan, 1905 revolution, Rasputin's influence on the family, World War I, and finally the Revolution of 1917, forcing his abdication. ...

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