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Communism
Communism is a political philosophy that is defined by a classless society in which all goods and property are collectively owned. Some current communist countries include China, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and North Korea.
2,109 Questions
What are two basic principles that the US would continue from the early colonial years?
Economic opportunity and religious freedom
What was one main area of disagreement between Leon Trotsky and Vladimir Lenin?
Leon Trotsky had the most radical of ideas concerning a workers' revolution in Russia. No Marxist was as extreme as Trotsky was by stating that both nationalistic and international support could carry forth a revolution by the working classes. Trotsky believed that a bourgeoisie led revolution was impossible in Russia. He claimed they were too weak to do so. Therefore, that step towards socialism had to be skipped entirely. This was highly radical and more leftist than Marx. Lenin did agree that the Russian bourgeoisie was impotent. With that said, however, Lenin believed the working classes had to form a alliance with the peasant classes if a revolution was to come about. Lenin, however, never specified the exact relationship the proletariat should have with the peasants, as clearly the peasants had to be secondary to the workers.
What wartime issues paved the way for the Cold War?
after world war two the decline of europe power was shared betweent the united states and the soviet union.
Why did Vladimir Lenin get exiled from Germany?
Lenin was never exiled from Germany. He had been living in exile in Switzerland but it was from Russia not Germany. After the February Russian Revolution, Germany helped Lenin return to Russia from Switzerland through Germany and Finland. Lenin wasn't being exiled from Switzerland or Germany. He was being returned to Russia to foment revolution so as to get Russia out of World War 1.
Did Germany surrender after Vladimir Lenin got control of Russia in 1917?
No, WW I continued until 1918. I should also point out that Lenin pulled Russia out of the war, which made it easier for Germany to keep fighting. They would hardly surrender because one of their main enemies withdrew from the fight.
What was the name of Lenins secret police?
The Vecheka was Lenin's secret police; however it was more commonly known as the Cheka.
The name was an acronym for the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage. It was later changed to the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution, Profiteering and Corruption.
Did Lenin believe that the Bolsheviks were a displined elite leading the Revolution?
Yes, and that was a major part of Leninism. Whereas Marx anticipated a revolution of a united force of factory workers, Lenin felt that revolution could best be accomplished by a tight group of professional revolutionaries together with a large following of like-minded people except that they would not be allowed to stage the revolution.
What is the deal made between vladimir Lenin and the German government in 1917?
The German government agreed to escort Lenin from his exile in Switzerland back to Russia in order that Lenin could provoke another revolution that would take Russia out of World War I. This would allow Germany to move all the military forces it had fighting the Russians over to the western front to fight the French and English.
The February Revolution and the abdication of the Tsar had already occurred, but the new Provisional Government did not stop the war. Germany hoped Lenin would at the very least make the Provisional Government end Russia's involvement in the war if not completely stop it by taking over the government, which is what happened.
Lenin was not only transported back to Russia but he and the Bolsheviks received money from the Germans as well. Many rival political people accused them of being paid German agents.
Is Vladimir Lenin still alive?
No. He died in 1924 after several strokes, which were partially brought on by an assassination attempt where he was shot twice in the neck, but refused assistance.
Can there be a middle economic way between capitalism and communism or capitalism and socialism?
No. Capitalism means a tiny class of capitalists own the means of production, most people have to work for wages, and production takes place for sale at a profit. Socialism and Communism are the same: the means of production belong to everyone and production takes place to meet human need.
How did the fight to resist communism help the US?
It probably helped by giving the U.S citizens someone to blame and an enemy to keep from fighting with themselves. It also helped construct a fine line to determine which countries we could have an easy time trading with and generally getting along with. Other than that, pretty much nothing.
Why would the atomic bomb stop the USSR to spread communism?
I dont understand the question. why would America having the atomic bomb stop the USSR from spreading communism? Because if so it didn't. It spread to Cuba,Yugoslavia, North Korea, Plus parts of South Africa. While the US had the Atomic bomb.
Who was the Russian leader who promised land peace and bread?
Vladimir Lenin, head of the Bolshevik Party promised this to the Russian people to get them to support his cause.
What did Lenin's Cheka become under Stalin?
The Cheka became the GPU, then the OGPU and then the NKVD under Stalin.
Why do the communist nations have a coalition against Israel?
They don't - there are no communist nations.
Yes, Stalin had Trotsky killed eventually. However, before that he had Trotsky kicked out of USSR politics and then the USSR itself.
What started and ended Communism in Russia?
The two Russian Revolutions in 1917 left the Bolsheviks ('majority') in power in Russia. The end of Russian communism is debatable. The communist ideology was losing favor and losing economically by 1989. The official end of the Communist Party rule was 1991. Many communist-style structures have continued in place long after the end of communism.
