What were the negative effects of the Russian revolution?

Answer 1

The Russian Revolution led to a government that led with an iron fist and allowed no outside influences or negative criticisms of the ruling party. Following the revolution, the Whites and the Reds fought a bloody and merciless battle for control of the government. Lenin's Red Soviets defeated the White Russians and the Soviet Union was created. The peasants were starving and the country was in ruins. Economically, the country was completely destablilized. Millions of people were murdered under Lenin, Stalin, and future Soviet leaders. People were murdered or sent to Siberian gulags for real and very often imagined crimes against the state. In WWII, Stalin killed more of his own people than any who died in combat. Undesirables, such as gays, Jews, gypsies, etc, were murdered without compunction. The proletariat saw government subsidized items, that while relatively inexpensive, were of extremely poor quality.

Answer 2

Vladimir Lenin helped and hurt Russia in various ways. He was very influential in the Bolshevik Revolution but sadly this also led to the loss of lives of many innocent people. He improved on certain areas like healthcare and peace but he was also considered to be an agent of mass terror.

Answer 3

Lenin started the "Red Terror" campaign to eliminate his enemies in 1920 after an attempt on his life. The Cheka (secret police) subsequently killed thousands of people; mostly members of the intelligentsia - lawyers, nobles etc. Lenin's tendancies to order death beget Stalin's actions - he laid the bloody path that Stalin was to follow.

The Lenin Cult was used by Stalin to keep the population in check and gain popularity for himself, and was achieved by glorifying Lenin and, for example, preserving his body, turning his tomb into a shrine.

Answer 4

The people didn't have much freedom.

Answer 5

The Russian Revolution led to a government that led with an iron fist and allowed no outside influences or negative criticisms of the ruling party. Following the revolution, the Whites and the Reds fought a bloody and merciless battle for control of the government. Lenin's Red Soviets defeated the White Russians and the Soviet Union was created. The peasants were starving and the country was in ruins. Economically, the country was completely destablilized. Millions of people were murdered under Lenin, Stalin, and future Soviet leaders. People were murdered or sent to Siberian gulags for real and very often imagined crimes against the state. In WWII, Stalin killed more of his own people than any who died in combat. Undesirables, such as gays, Jews, gypsies, etc, were murdered without compunction. The proletariat saw government subsidized items, that while relatively inexpensive, were of extremely poor quality.