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Vladimir Lenin wanted a socialist government ruled by the revolutionaries, that would lead to ownership of the country by the working class and peasants. He was a follower of Marxian ideology, and created an ideology that came to be known as Marxist Leninism.
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Why was Lenin against the provisional government in Petrograd?
Russia was losing war and the king didn't want to end it. The Germans send spies to get Cussiam in to Russia and it worked. In other words, Russia got knocked out of war.
Why did Germany want Lenin to return to Russia in?
Germany saw a chance to weaken their enemy.
Did Lenin want the means of production to be in the control of the people?
No he did not. Lenin was dedicated to turning Russia from a capitalist country into a socialist country. Communism would come later as a result of the natural forces of society. Lenin wanted all industry and land to be owned by a strong central government rather than in the hands of individual owners.
What occurred when Lenin returned to Russia in 1917?
It was in Switzerland in early 1917 watching the revolutionary nature of the strikes from a distance with the help of other leading Bolsheviks. He went through Germany in a locked train-the Germans didn't want him in their country but at the same time they realised that the Bolsheviks wanted to end the war.
Is Russia's government democratic?
If you want a short answer... yes
Did Lenin believe in a historically determined nature of revolution?
Absolutely not. True Marxian theory was that a proletariat of industrial workers had to form and become large enough and politically aware enough to seize the means of production from their owners. Then they would institute a period of socialism before communism. Lenin believed that by seizing the government he could impose that period of socialism on the country by force. Russia had no Marxian proletariat because Russia was not an industrialized country. It would have taken decades for a true industrial proletariat to arise in Russia and Lenin did not want to wait for it to happen before he could take control of the country.
Why was it hard for Germany to send Lenin back to Russia?
Germany sent Lenin back to Russia hoping that he would foment further revolutionary activity in Russia so that Russia would withdraw from fighting Germany in World War I. The February Revolution of 1917 had already taken place while Lenin was in Switzerland. Despite this revolution overthrowing the Tsar, the Provisional Government acting in place of the Tsar was still committed to fighting Germany in the war. The Germans knew that most Russians wanted to end their involvement in the war, so the German High Command sent Lenin back to Russia hoping he would destabilize the government and disrupt the army and perhaps even lead another rebellion. Germany even funded Lenin and his Bolshevik Party to some degree. Lenin led the October Bolshevik Revolution, ousted the pro-war Provisional Government and entered into the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the Central Powers ending Russia's involvement in the war. Germany got what it wanted: an end to the war on the Russian front and the ability to move many divisions of soldiers to fight the French, British and Americans on the western front.
What were the causes and effects of the civil war Russia?
The causes of the civil war in Russia was when the Kaiserwho was the ruler of Germany at the time encouraged the Bolshevieks wanted to overthrow the current government at the time, and protected Lenin who was currently in exile, as he went back to help the revolution in Russia that was eventually to lead to Pro-Bolsheviek forces fighting the Government loyalists who did not want to Government to fall. The Effects of this were that 1) Russia Withdrew from the war with Germany because the Russian Army refused to fight, and also, once the Civil War was over Russia turned on Germany and Once again fought against Germany.
Why did Lenin want to withdraw from World War 1?
Lenin wanted to satisfy the people of Russia who were against the war so he promised them them that the Bolsheviks would do so if they were in power. Also, Russia was taking great losses in the war and thousands of soldiers were deserting and refusing to fight. When Lenin did take over though he changed his tune and kept the war going while trying to arrange an acceptable peace with Germany. When Germany would not accept surrender on favorable terms he proposed continuing at least a defensive war. Eventually Germany resumed hostilities in full against Russia and only then did Lenin settle the war and then his main motivation was the preservation of his own position in power, because Germany began marching toward his capital with the aim to remove him and replace him with a puppet government.
What type of society did Lenin want?
One without class
How did Joseph Joseph Stalin come to power in Russia?
Joseph Stalin come to power in Russia after the Russian Revolution in 1917. He was the secretary general of the communists party which did not want Leon Trotsky to ascend to power after the death of Lenin.
What did Lenin want from World War I?
Lenin promised the Russians that if he were to gain power, he would immediately pull Russia out of WW I, which in fact he did. It was sort of like a campaign promise, except that Lenin was not conducting a campaign for election, he was conducting a revolution. But revolutions depend upon popular support as much as elections do. WW I was extremely unpopular in Russia, so this proved to be a very attractive promise.
