Two major political parties posed a direct threat to the Tsar's autocratic leadership through revolution. The first, the Social Revolutionary Party, wanted all land in Russia to be given to the peasants and would go to any lengths to achieve them, making them outright Terrorists. ... The second was the Social Democratic party, who wanted revolution to overthrow the Tsar and to share out wealth equally according to the needs of each individual. These political parties garnered support from a huge proportion of the Russian population through the working class and peasants and this civil un...

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The Marxist school of thought, rooted by the namesake inspiration of communist ideals and Marx's original ideas and theories, followed the ideology that revolution is 'inevitable' and that in order for society to progress, it must follow through a pattern of political stages before reaching its apex – total communism. 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 class dismantling '‎the party...

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This promised civil rights, a Duma, the right to form political parties and uncensored newspapers. ... However when they reached the land after days of uncomfortable traveling, they found that the best land had already been taken by rich land speculators. ... The situation at how was looking bleak, and it reached its pinnacle in the winter of 1916. ...

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Stalin Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist for 24 years.After Lenin's death, Stalin controlled the communist party in 1927. ... The first five year plan each business was given a target that it should reach before the five years ended. If a business did not reach this goal the punishment would be very strict and gave some push to the people to get the job done. ...

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"It was a party with authoritarian tendencies, and one that had always had a strong leader "even, according to Lenin's opponents, a dictatorial one."" ... Because idealism strives for goals that are revolutionary, they are often out of reach for the masses. ...

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Stalin continued to kill his own people Moscow, October 1941, Germans began to reach the outskirts of the city Stalin continued to evoke traditional Russian patriotism Stalin was going to abandon Russia but decided against it. ... He was becoming too powerful and fear of take over swept the country Stalin purged most of the Leningrad party No one was allowed to question Stalin, if they did they would be viewed as moving against Stalin Soviet Union was isolated, no Russian would have contact with the enemy citizens because of fear they would be arrested and punished There were abo...

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