Lenin's N.E.P had bought some advances to Russia but the Soviet Union was still very backwards in comparison to the rest of Europe. ... The proletariat was seen as the backbone of the revolution and so to continue the revolution the proletariat had to be increased. ... These concerned were expressed at both high and low levels and the five-year plans were seen as both a revolution from above and a revolution from below. ... The Nepmen were prime targets, but Kulaks, the richer farmers, and bourgeois experts were seen as contrary to the claim of revolution. ... By giving them new, structur...

• Word Count: 5589
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the early 20th century, the Soviet Union began to experience a sweeping proletarian revolution, as well as rapid industrialization. This transition began reshaping the preceding social structure and firmly held beliefs of Russian culture as communism began to take root. Along with a transformation of Russian civilization came the remodeling of the Russian citizen, a new archetype with particular qualities that became idealized for all Soviet citizens. ... Gladkov describes Gleb's hometown as broken, the pulse of the revolution almost completely absent. ... Gladkov purposely includes Gl...

• Word Count: 3036
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To Lenin, defeat was unthinkable and he was prepared to make any and every sacrifice to win the war and save "the revolution-. ... In no Eastern European country did the revolution have the support of more than a minority of people, yet this minority retained absolute control. ... After the war Stalin succeeded in establishing a communist buffer zone between Russia and Western Europe. ... The Hungarian revolution of 1956 was borne out of the relative success of the Poles in achieving concessions for the Moscow leadership. (10) The Hungarians decided to overthrow the Stalinist regim...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

To Lenin, defeat was unthinkable and he was prepared to make any and every sacrifice to win the war and save "the revolution-. ... In no Eastern European country did the revolution have the support of more than a minority of people, yet this minority retained absolute control. ... After the war Stalin succeeded in establishing a communist buffer zone between Russia and Western Europe. ... The Hungarian revolution of 1956 was borne out of the relative success of the Poles in achieving concessions for the Moscow leadership. (10) The Hungarians decided to overthrow the Stalinist regim...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

To Lenin, defeat was unthinkable and he was prepared to make any and every sacrifice to win the war and save "the revolution-. ... In no Eastern European country did the revolution have the support of more than a minority of people, yet this minority retained absolute control. ... After the war Stalin succeeded in establishing a communist buffer zone between Russia and Western Europe. ... The Hungarian revolution of 1956 was borne out of the relative success of the Poles in achieving concessions for the Moscow leadership. (10) The Hungarians decided to overthrow the Stalinist regim...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School