There are four major contributions that stand out, the first being the formation of the Vanguard party, the second being the alliance that was made between the peasants and workers, thirdly, the role of imperial capitalism in the world system, the fourth contribution would be the development of Marx's idea of state and its role. ... Lenin thought a party formed of "professional revolutionaries" was needed in order to bring about some changes. ... Having a smaller party would help in preventing information from being leaked and would ensure a certain amount of secrecy within the organiz...

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Single-party states tend to arise during times of crisis; whether it's because of political instability, war, or an economic recession. ... In Hitler's case in Nazi Germany, the Third Reich set up a "Terror State", which was comprised of the Gestapo, the SD (Sicherheitsdienst), and the SS (Schutzstaffel). In this Third Reich, The Decree for the Protection of People and State was issued and it allowed the indefinite arrest of people without trial. ... The SPD (Social Democratic Party) and the KPD (Communist Party) were two opposition groups in Germany that had the majority of the supp...

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Lenin's role within the Bolshevik party was essential for the consolidation of power. ... Lenin had guaranteed a conclusion to the war, and it was on March third, 1918, the treaty had been signed. ... The successes of Bolshevik ideology and economical reforms, elevated Lenin to be the most important member of the Bolshevik Party. Lenin's forward modernist thinking, and ability to successfully transmit his ideology, is what gained him and the Bolshevik party the immense support they received. Although there were other leaders within the party that were of critical towards the Bolshevi...

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The Communists intend to promote this revolution, and will promote the parties and associations that are moving history towards its natural conclusion. ... The third section addresses the flaws in other, previous socialist literature. ... The final section discusses the relationship between the Communists and other parties. ...

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Stage 3 The "October Manifesto" is a perfect example of the third stage of Revolution. ... Stage 4 Russia was later split into many parties. ... In 1918 a civil war came about between the Bolsheviks; who were titled the reds, and a group of parties such as Social Revolutionaries/Cadets/ and the Old Privileged Class; this group was titled the whites. ...

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The third is political democracy. ... The third one is under the immature conditions, so first socialists should overthrew the old capitalism machinery, removed the former institution, established the new systems . ... Take the USSR for example, the Communist Party obtained their strength and power by the revolutionary path, subverting the political, social, and other orders in the old era. ... And the proletariat and the poor are "the masses upon which the party or the new bureaucracy must lean and with which its interests are most closely allied" ! ...

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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 that leans upon the workers but serves the bourgeoisie' was an inevitable and significant event, and was handled expertly by the Bolshevik's. ... Pipes believed that the Bolshevik's success in the October coup was heavily influenced by chance, arguing that 'the ease which the Bolsheviks [succeeded] has persuaded hist...

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17 March 1918 Most Highly Esteemed Sir, I write to you with an update on the current situation in Petrograd. Last November, the Bolsheviks led a massive revolution against Kerensky's provisional government. From my office, I witn...

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He was the third child of Ilya Nikolaievich Ulyanov and Maria Alexandrovna Blank Ulyanov. ... Petersburg where he registered for the bar as well as continued his efforts in opposition to not only the Tsarist government, but also the Narodniki, who were part of the Social Revolutionary Party which was also opposed to the Tsarist government for decades. ... In this book, he carefully outlines his concept of political action and completely rejects the Western role of a democratic political party working within the framework of parliamentary democracy. It was around this time that he began to a...

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The third chapter, the general secretary, covers the life of Stalin between 1921 and 1926. Stalin was elected in 1922, general secretary of the communist party of the Soviet Union. ... In 1912, Lenin created the central comity of the Bolshevik party. ... In 1922, Stalin became the general secretary of the communist party, a post which was not considered particularly significant at the time but nevertheless became the base from which he launched his bid for supreme power. ...

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The government is totalitarian which means that everyone is under the rule of the centralized government and parties with opposing opinions are not tolerated. ... The third is abolition of all rights of inheritance. ...

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Carl Marx, 1818-1883 was a philosopher, social scientist, historian and revolutionary. He was mostly ignored by scholars during his lifetime, however, after his death, his social, economic and political ideas gained acceptance in the Socialist Movement. (Kreis) Friedrich Engels, 1820-1895 was a Ge...

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The second Duma of 1907 was also dismissed, but the third Duma (1907-12) and fourth (1912-17) both lived out their 5 year terms because they were mainly represented of the gentry and not the peasants and national minorities. Later in post-revolutionary Russia Lenin and the Bolshevik party launched the slogan of "peace, bread and land" to gain increased support for the Bolsheviks. ...

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