because it would weaken the war effort against Germany (apex)
The "Bolshevik Revolution" was more particularly known as the "October Revolution" in 1917. It is called this, because there had been two revolutions in Russia in 1917, one in February (called the February Revolution) and one in October (called the October Revolution) in order to distinguish one from the other. The Bolshevik Revolution is the one which overthrew the Provisional Government of Russia and put Lenin and the Bolshevik Party (later renamed Communist Party) in power. The February Revolution is the one which forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.
From what I remember, when the Bolsheviks took power in October, 1917, they immediately began peace-talks with Germany. The Russian people had incurred significant losses and the Tsar himself had become the avatar of the Russian war effort when he took charge of the Russian Armed Forces in 1915-16. The Germans demanded enormous concessions and in March, 1918, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed, ending Russian participation in World War I. The allies responded by aligning themselves with pro-Tsarist forces and even other, less extreme communist forces (Mensheviks aka "Whites"). This Russian Civil War lasted until about 1920, when the Red Army defeated its internal enemies and drove off aggressive Allied forces. The Allies intervention proved to the Bolshevik Party that their revolution would not survive unless they sparked revolution in advanced capitalist countries.
The second Russian Revolution is considered to be the October (or Bolshevik) Revolution. The result of that revolution was the overthrow of Russia's Provisional Government, a halt to efforts to prepare a new constitution and the imposition of communist dictatorship. That dictatorship then abolished the private ownership of property and took control of all the means of production throughout the country. Any hopes that Russia would become a democratic country after the overthrow of the Tsar were quickly dispelled.
Lenin had no role whatsoever in the February Revolution in Russia in 1917. At the time, he was living in exile in Switzerland writing revolutionary articles and having them smuggled into Russia, but nothing he did or wrote touched off the revolution. In fact he didn't even hear about it until it was all but over.
Because it would weaken the war effort against Germany
because it would weaken the war effort against Germany (apex)
Because it would weaken the war effort against Germany
The "Bolshevik Revolution" was more particularly known as the "October Revolution" in 1917. It is called this, because there had been two revolutions in Russia in 1917, one in February (called the February Revolution) and one in October (called the October Revolution) in order to distinguish one from the other. The Bolshevik Revolution is the one which overthrew the Provisional Government of Russia and put Lenin and the Bolshevik Party (later renamed Communist Party) in power. The February Revolution is the one which forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.
Because it would weaken the war effort against Germany They feared Russia would pull out of the war. The Allies were worried about the Bolshevik Revolution for several reasons. First, the Allies feared it would take Russia out of World War 1 and allow Germany to move all the military forces it was using to fight Russia to fight France and England instead. This would make Germany harder to defeat in the war. Second, they feared that the revolution might spread to their own countries as well. Even Germany feared that the Bolshevik Revolution could spread to its own people. The Bolsheviks were determined to spread the communist revolution to all countries and did their best to do so even to the United States.
From what I remember, when the Bolsheviks took power in October, 1917, they immediately began peace-talks with Germany. The Russian people had incurred significant losses and the Tsar himself had become the avatar of the Russian war effort when he took charge of the Russian Armed Forces in 1915-16. The Germans demanded enormous concessions and in March, 1918, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed, ending Russian participation in World War I. The allies responded by aligning themselves with pro-Tsarist forces and even other, less extreme communist forces (Mensheviks aka "Whites"). This Russian Civil War lasted until about 1920, when the Red Army defeated its internal enemies and drove off aggressive Allied forces. The Allies intervention proved to the Bolshevik Party that their revolution would not survive unless they sparked revolution in advanced capitalist countries.
Prior to the Bolshevik revolution Lenin put forth the idea that the Russian peasants would play a key role in any revolution. Trotsky, on the other hand believed that the peasants were incapable of any forceful political activity. In Trotsky's vision of the future revolution, the workers would lead and seize political power. As events turned out, neither was correct.
The Russian people were on the verge of a revolution and just needed a little push. With enough time, the Russian people would have stood up and overthrown the government anyway. Whether or not the Bolsheviks would been the ones to lead the revolution is left to a guess. With that said, it cannot be overlooked that the March revolution had already happened. The Bolsheviks undermined the democratically inclined Provisional government. The Bolsheviks were interested in power not justice as history would soon demonstrate.
If by the revolution you mean the Bolshevik Revolution, then no, the tsarist government did not support it. If they had supported it, there would have been no revolution, just a peaceful transition of power.
The second Russian Revolution is considered to be the October (or Bolshevik) Revolution. The result of that revolution was the overthrow of Russia's Provisional Government, a halt to efforts to prepare a new constitution and the imposition of communist dictatorship. That dictatorship then abolished the private ownership of property and took control of all the means of production throughout the country. Any hopes that Russia would become a democratic country after the overthrow of the Tsar were quickly dispelled.
The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 led to the rise of a communist government in Russia. This revolution, driven by the Bolshevik Party under Vladimir Lenin, resulted in the overthrow of the provisional government and the establishment of a socialist state. It marked the beginning of the Soviet Union, which would become a major global power in the 20th century.
Lenin had no role whatsoever in the February Revolution in Russia in 1917. At the time, he was living in exile in Switzerland writing revolutionary articles and having them smuggled into Russia, but nothing he did or wrote touched off the revolution. In fact he didn't even hear about it until it was all but over.