What was another name for the Bolshevik revolution in Russian?
the Russian Revolution
The October Revolution and the Communist Revolution are others.
What was the nickname of the Bolshevik Revolution?
The "October Revolution" is another name, but not a 'nickname' of the Bolshevik Revolution. In fact, the October Revolution has come to be the preferred, perhaps even formal, historical name for the event in order to distinguish the Bolshevik Revolution from the one that occurred in February (Russian calendar) which has come to be known as the February Revolution.
Who led the communist revolution in Russia?
The "communist revolution" was led by Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party followers. There were two Russian Revolutions in 1917. The February Revolution ousted the Czar, but was not a communist revolution. The October Revolution was orchestrated by Lenin and the Bolsheviks and ousted the Provisional Government set up after the February Revolution. The Bolshevik changed their name to Communists in March 1918.
What is the name of the first republic formed after the Bolshevik Revolution?
The name of the first republic after the Bolshevik Revolution was the "Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic." After the independent republics of Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) agreed to unite with the RSFSR in 1924, the name became the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. or USSR.
In Russia what other name were the Bolsheviks known by?
In Russian, the term 'Bolshevik' means 'majority men', who were in favour of a Communist Revolution lead by the Proletariat. There were also the Mensheviks, or 'minority men', who wanted a Socialist Revolution led by the Middle Classes- in effect, replacing one set of bosses with another set of bosses, who would have governed the country on the basis of inequality of education and academic elitism as oppose to inequality of wealth. Those in favour…
What was the 1917 Russian uprising?
The 1917 Russian uprising is formally known as the Bolshevik Revolution, and it was a revolt against Russian participation in WW I, and it resulted in the creation of the communist state which lasted until 1990, a duration of 73 years, during which many horrible crimes were committed in the name of "the people".
Which uprising forced the czar to abdicate?
Most people call it the Russian Revolution-- maybe there is a less obvious name for it. The February Revolution of 1917 is the one which forced the Czar to abdicate. It is also sometimes called the Patriotic Revolution. The October, or Bolshevik Revolution, is the one which overthrew the Provisional Government which replaced the Tsar upon his abdication.
What is bolshevism?
Bolshevik ("Большевик", derived from Russian word for "majority") is the name given to the faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) led by Vladimir Lenin, formed at the Second Party Congress in 1903. The other faction was known as the Mensheviks, derived from "minority". Shortly after the Bolsheviks seized power during the Russian Revolution of 1917, they changed their name to the All-Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks), and then at the 1936 Party Congress…
Name the group of Russian Marxists led by Lenin during the revolution in 1905?
Lenin led the Bolshevik Party, a more revolutionary faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party in 1905. The Bolsheviks came into being at the 1903 RSDLP Congress in Brussels, Belgium in 1903. Although Lenin led the Bolsheviks since 1903, neither Lenin nor the Bolsheviks played any part in the Revolution of 1905.
What political party did Vladimir Lenin lead?
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party in Russia. That faction later split off and became its own party. Then in March 1918 it changed its name to the Communist Party. Lenin led the Bolshevik faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Party. Eventually the faction split from the RSDP to become the Bolshevik Party. After the Russian Civil War, it became the Communist Party.
The Bolsheviks were also known as what?
The Bolsheviks were also known as the "reds" during the Russian Civil War in 1918. This group was organized by Trotsky during the Civil War. The color "red" is commonly associated with Communism explaining the name. They fought against the Whites, which were really varied in who exactly they were but united in the goal that they wanted to remove the Reds from power. Some groups of the Reds were the liberal supporters of the…
What political group was Lenin associated with?
Vladimir Illytch Ulianov (Lenin) along with Lev Bronstein (Trotsky) were the prime movers in the Russian revolution in 1917. They went on to establish the USSR, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the most powerful Communist nation in history. After Lenins death in 1924 Stalin became its leader. Trotsky was murdered in Mexico in 1940. The political group Lenin was associated with was the Bolshevik Party, a small but radical faction of the Marxist Russian…
What were the results of the November Revolution?
The "November Revolution" is more properly referred to as the October Revolution since it was October in Russia at that time. The results were that the Provisional Government under Alexander Kerensky was overthrown by Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik followers who then took power to themselves alone rather than sharing it with the other revolutionary parties. A socialist (not communist) form of government was imposed on the country with all land and factories being nationalized…
What did Vladimir lenin accomplish and when?
Vladimir Lenin led the Russian Revolution in 1917. After the accompanying civil war in 1918, Lenin, along with his fellow Bolsheviks claimed victory, and declared Russia a Soviet government. He introduced the Soviet Union's New Economic Policy and changed the name of the Bolshevik Party to the Communist Party in 1918
Who was Vladimir Ilyich Ulianov?
Vladimir Ilyich Ulianov was the name given to Vladimir Lenin when he was born on April 22, 1870. He adopted the last name Lenin while doing underground party work in 1901. Lenin was the founder of the Russian Communist Party, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and the first leader of the newly formed Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
What are the two revolutions that made up the Russian Revolution?
The 1917 Russian Revolution was made up of the February Revolution, in which Czar Nicholas II was deposed and the Czarist regime overthrown, and the October Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government, took power in their own name and eventually changed their name to Communists. There was also a revolution in 1905, which accomplished little more than establishment of the Russian Duma, a weak parliamentary style governing body. Czar Nicholas retained most…