Lenin was responsible for the outbreak of revolution in October 1917.
During the month of October, the Bolsheviks seized power in Petrograd. They had completed a coup against the ever-unpopular capitalist government. Many say that there were many instances of chance in the coup, there was also strong influence of key individuals including Lenin. Although he was a strong influence within the revolution, he wasn't solely responsible for the outbreak of revolution.
In mid April Lenin had arrived in Petrograd, Lenin had been exiled for most of his life, he was given a free passage to Russia by the Germans, the Germans did this because they thought that he was a spy and this would weaken Russia.
When lenis had arrived he produced the April thesis, which listed 10 points that were all against the provisional government, Lenin had rejected the idea of the Provisional Government. These 10 points included the immediate end to the war, support for the provisional government would stop and the imperialist government would cease to exist.
This thesis attacked the Provisional Government, however the Provisional government was going to be weak when it first started, this would be because the Russian people distrusted them. This showed the Russian people that Lenin was on their side and was in touch with them. This was one of the catalysts to revolution in November. .
Lenin wrote The state and Revolution - within it he explained the Marxist doctrine of the need to completely dismember the bourgeois state before a proletarian could be constructed, however this book was not published until after the revolution in 1918, as with many other pieces of his work. Lenin had created the foundations to begin a revolution, however Lenin had created the slogan "Peace Bread Land", which nearly everyone was saying in the streets in Russia. Although his written work was published after the revolution these slogans showed how practical the Russian people were, Lenin knew this and used it to his advantage.
Lenin as an individual played an essential role in the October revolution. ... He states "Lenin did make history. ... There were differences, but Stalin had reached Lenin's impasse of 1921. In the earlier case, Lenin accepted defeat. ... Fuller, Jr. reasons that Stalin was partly responsible for the boost in popularity after t...
On April 16, the Lenin was baptized in the local church of St. ... Many people believe Lenin to be a harsh and cruel person who was completely responsible for his actions. ... Lenin's parents brought him up in a Marxist atmosphere. ... Lenin was still learning his corrupt ways in his teen years. ... Lenin was responsible for his actions during the revolution. ...
Lenin died leaving Stalin in a position of power. ... More importantly, he was solely responsible for appointing and firing new members. ... Since Lenin was so revered, any deviation from Leninism was almost treasonous. ... Stalin took great care to use the words "as Lenin said- whenever he spoke. ... Moreover, this showed Stalin to be the natural successor to Lenin, especially as Stalin was present at Lenin's funeral, and had arranged it so that Trotsky was not. ...
Another group, the Orgburo, was responsible for organisation, and the Secretariat carried out the decisions, making sure that the Government, Sovnarkom, did what the communist Party told it to do. ... In 1924, however, Lenin died. ... The favourite to replace Lenin was Trotsky. ... Lenin thought little of either of them. ... Stalin was responsible for "Lenin enrolment". 20,000 people joined in this drive for more members. ...
. Exhibit 12.3 The leader of the October Revolution, Lenin The brilliant leadership and the moving spirit of Lenin was responsible for the October Revolution in Russia. ... 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. ... In 1921, Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy (N.E.P) which was a blend of state socialism and state capitalism. After Lenin's death in 1924, there was a keen struggle between his lieutenants L...
"Stalin owed everything to Lenin." Stalin's oppressive rule was legitimized by the "imprimatur of Lenin's creation and succession." Marx's theory became Lenin's doctrine and Stalin's creative justification. ... The Socialist cause was the authority that justified both Lenin and Stalin's ruthless regimes. ... He "placed the entire population of nearly two hundred million people wholly in the power of the police," who were in turn directly responsible to Stalin. ...
"Stalin owed everything to Lenin." Stalin's oppressive rule was legitimized by the "imprimatur of Lenin's creation and succession." Marx's theory became Lenin's doctrine and Stalin's creative justification. ... The Socialist cause was the authority that justified both Lenin and Stalin's ruthless regimes. ... He "placed the entire population of nearly two hundred million people wholly in the power of the police," who were in turn directly responsible to Stalin. ...
Stalin was highly unimpressed by Lenin at their first meeting. ... Such pseudonyms were quite common among the Russian revolutionaries of that period; Lenin often published under the name "Tulin" (note that even the names "Lenin" and "Stalin" were political pseudonyms). ... In January 1912, Stalin was nominated by Lenin to the Central Committee; by now Lenin was quite impressed with Stalin's writings (which he generally worked on while in exile). ... Until Lenin arrived in April, Stalin and Lev Kamenev dominated all party decisions. ... Before the winter of 1918, Stalin had been recal...
