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Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, otherwise known as Lenin, was the Communist Russian revolutionary who led the October Revolution of 1917. He was the leader of the Bolshevik Party and Russia during the Civil War. On his death in 1924, his body was embalmed and put on exhibit in the Lenin Mausoleum.
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How were people hungry in Russian revolution?
i think that they either ate cake or bread research it if u want bread, dried bread, barries, some bread made of hurbs and seeds, meat hunt in the forest, roots plus they had some support from the nearest villages.
Was czar Nicholas II and his family executed?
Yes, they were. On the night/morning of July 16/17 the Tsar, his wife Alexandra, their four daughters and one son (together with several servants) were murdered in the basement of the Ipatiev house in Ekaterinburg.
Who killed Tsar Nicholas II and his family in 1918?
Members of the Bolshevik Red Army killed them in July 1918 during the Russian Civil War. The Tsar and his family were being held in Yekaterinburg when their captors learned that a Czech unit of the Russian White Army was nearby and perhaps on its way to free him and his family. The Bolsheviks killed the entire family so that there would be no possibility that the Tsar or any of his heirs could be restored to the throne.
What did Trotsky do while he was exile that made Stalin mad?
Trotsky was mad at Stalin because he did not have a major role in the Russian Revolution.
What were the Bolsheviks main ideas?
The Bolsheviks believed in a strong central hierarchy with full adherence to a central committee, a style of leadership called "democratic centralism." Lenin and others were ready to push their ideas in 1917, and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II provided them the opportunity. While the Mensheviks wanted to follow the protype Marxist plan of an intermittant liberal capitalism before socialism, Lenin did not think this was necessary. His slogan of "Bread, Peace and Land" was used to counter the current provisional government in hopes of bringing the peasant and working classes in support of the Bolsheviks. It worked and during this time, several other notable leaders joined: Iosif Stalin and Trotsky. The Kerensky provisional government reciprocated by ordering the arrest of top Bolshevik leaders. Lenin was forced to go into hiding and during this time, he wrote "State and Revolution" about his ideas of a socialist government. The repression was lifted only when General Kornilov attempted to attack Petrograd. The Bolsheviks enlisted 25,000 militia men to counter them and eventually a compromise was reached with Kornilov being taken into custody.
A dual power occurred for a while. The legislature and provisional governments were under Kerensky and the Mensheviks while the workers and soldiers were under the Bolsheviks. Lenin along with most Bolsheviks simply wanted an insurrection but Kerensky preempted them on October 22 by ordering the arrest of their Military Revolutionary Council, banning their newspaper and cutting their telephone wires. On October 24, the Bolshevik Red Guard was sent to occupy important locations in the city as well as the Winter Palace which housed the Provisional Government. Power was handed over on October 26 to the "Soviet Council of People's Commissars" with Lenin as chairman, Trotsky as commissar of the Red Army and minister of foreign affairs (odd that the head of the army is the minister of foreign affairs…talk about diplomacy…). It was later renamed as "All-Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)" in 1918.
What were some accomplishment of Lenin?
Lenin's greatest achievement was staging the October Revolution in 1917. By doing that he was able to overtrow the existing Provisional Government and impose a new socialist one on the country.
What is Africa's contribution to world history?
- the concept of monotheism (egyptians)
- the development of city states (egyptians)
- writing "hieroglyphics (egyptians)
- mathematics "the concept of the right angle" (egyptains)
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- the concept of monotheism (egyptians)
- the development of city states (egyptians)
- writing "hieroglyphics (egyptians)
- mathematics "the concept of the right angle" (egyptains)
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Some things Africa did and not Eygpt was... well actually I can't find anything to say or explain what they did just Afric's the best and stuff.
How was Lenin's view of communism different from Marx's therories?
lenin believed in a small, all-powerful government.
Did Lenin give private ownership of land to the peasants?
No he did not give private ownership of land to the peasants, despite his revolutionary slogan "Peace! Bread! Land!" Land owned by individuals was confiscated from them in the name of the state and not redistributed to the peasants as they were led to believe would happen.
Was Lenin's New Economic Policy successful?
If you mean the program in effect for a few years during and immediately after the Revolution (1917), in my opinion, yes. Indeed, many Bolsheviks went into business for themselves under the NEP. However, the ostensible reason for the NEP was to provide the capitalist bridge between feudalism and socialism that Marxist-Leninist theory required.
Why was it easy for Lenin to gain power in Russia?
After the toppling of Tsar Nicholas through February Revolution, the provisional government failed to bring order to the state. They continued to wage a by then unpopular WW I and could not drag the country out of economic, social and political crisis. The industrial production fell sharply and unemployment and poverty hit the country hard. Bolshevik party under the leadership of Lenin decided to wage armed struggle against the incumbent provisional government and successfully led the October revolution.
In addition, Lenin made bold promises about a democratic new Russia if the Bolsheviks obtained power. He was able to consolidate his rule in Russia through terrorism and the secret police.
After the death of Vladimir Lenin, Marxism-Leninism was the official ideology of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, and became the basis for other Communist state ideologies, including Maoism.
Marxism-Leninism involves a synthesis of orthodox Marxist ideas, such as historical materialism, class struggle, and Marxian economics; with Leninism, the political practice of the single-party state, Vanguard party, democratic centralism, and the economic theory of Imperialism. Marxism-Leninism also rejects keys elements of classical Marxism, such as spontaneous revolution and the emergence of socialism from the natural decay of capitalism.
How did the Soviet Union and the Americas become rivals?
different government beliefs America's was democratic, and the Soviet Union's was communistic and they were trying to force it upon the countries around them.
What did Lenin's Treaty of Brest-Litovsk accomplish?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended Russia's participation in World War I.
Lenin led the revolution. When he returned from switzerland, he inspired the masses to revolt against the Burgeoise. Also, he inspired soldiers to convert to the cause. Thus, he was a major influence in the revolution. Partly right. In fact Russia had threee revolutions to deal with. 1905 - after a enormous defeat against Japan (the entire navy was lost) the Tsar had to deal with the Bolsjewist and Mensjewist party who took over control over several cities. The revolution was surpressed, and Nikolai II promised to reform the country. This didn't happen though and in February 1917, nikolai II was abducted and a temporary government was formed. Main people in this government were anton Kerenski (a former journalist if I'm not mistaken) and Prince Llov (a liberal) Allthough thy tried to reform the country, they didn't succeed to prevent the bolsjewiki to overthrow this government in november 1917 (done by Lenin, trotski and Stalin). Lenin took control over the government. A bit later, the civil war started which lasted for three years (1917 - 1920) eventually won by Lenin and his frieds (the jew Trotsky was the main architect to victory here). Since then, propaganda stated only one heroic revolution took place in 1917. The truth is, that Lenin just entered the room and said something like. Gentlemen, we take over control. It seems as if WWI had just as much responsibility for the Oct. Revolution as the Bolsheviks did. The autocracy surely would've retained power without entrence into the war. The situation in Russia by 1917 had become very unsatisfactory and Lenins return to the coutry with the help of the Germans was vital. This is not because of Lenins major influence on the revolution but his presence in a moment of possible change to the government, the war played a big part but it was Lenin who utalised the situation to his advantage and he knew when the time had come for a possible Bolshevik take over.
Why did Leon Trotsky appeal to people?
In 1897, he was a driving force in founding the South Russia Workers Union and in 1898 the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP).
Trotsky shifted from the Menshevik faction of the RSDLP to Lenin's Bolshevik faction and became a leading socialist theoretician.
He became president of the Petrograd Soviet just before the October Revolution and was deeply involved in planning the Bolshevik insurrection that became known as the October Revolution.
He was the new country's first Commissar of External Affairs. When the Russian Civil War broke out, he became Commissar of Military Affairs; organized the Red Army and defeated the White forces.
He became Lenin's number two man in running the country after that, but when Lenin died, he lost a power struggle to Joseph Stalin. Stalin had him expelled from the Communist Party, exiled from the country and eventually murdered 25 years later.
It allowed the Bolshevik socialists to gain power and eventually establish the U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union).
Who were the Russian revoluntionaries that took control of the government in November 1917?
The Revolutionaries were known as Bolsheviks under the leadership of Lenin. In March 1918 they changed their name to Communists.
Joseph Stalin had several five-year plans to assist in the development of the USSR.
How did Lenin restore power to Russia after the Revolution?
Lenin restored order in Russia after the civil war by convincing the people
that he could get them what they so desperately wanted.
He claimed he could give them: " BREAD, PEACE, & LAND! "
For the people bread meant food to help there famished belly's, peace meant no more war, and land meant money and a way to provide for a family!
What date did the Russian Revolution begin on?
The "Russian Revolution" consisted of two revolutions in 1917. The February Revolution began on February 24, 1917 (New Style: March 5) and forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate in favor of a Provisional Government.
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The October Revolution began on October 25, 1917 (New Style: November 7) in which Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik supporters overthrew the Provisional Government.
Lenin did not overthrow the Tsar. The Tsar was forced to abdicate because he could not stop the rioting that became known as the February Revolution. At the time Lenin was in Switzerland in self-imposed exile. He didn't even know about it until after it happened.
How did Lenin try to help the peasants?
Lenin tried to help the peasants because he wanted there to be one class. he wanted to get rid of the class system (low class, middle class, higher class) he just wanted everyone be equal and as 1 to enhance patriotism because all the Russians are in unity, they are all 1 class, and the same class. everyone paid the same amount for taxes, everyone got paid the same no matter your job...
Other view:
First, Lenin did not try to help the peasants. Under his "war communism" program, peasant farmers were forced to sell their crops to the state at artificially low prices or simply taken away whether or not they were left with enough to live on. In fact this policy cause a great famine in which many many people in the country died.
Second as to some statements above:
Lenin never eliminated class distinction. He just treated everyone about the same: abysmally. Peasant farmers who owned a little land or livestock were persecuted. People did not pay the same amount of taxes and everyone did not get paid the same as everyone else no matter what the job.
At that time the Russians were not in unity. This can be proved by the fact that the Russian Civil War broke out after Lenin took over the government. After that there were hundreds of small revolts all over the country against what Lenin was doing. These were harshly suppressed.
There was no uniform tax amount and there were differences in income. The only way everyone could have been paid exactly the same amount as everyone else was if the state had decreed a salary amount by law. No such law was ever passed.
How did the Russian Revolution influence the war?
The February Revolution in 1917 did not affect it at all, because the new Provisional Government kept it going just as the Tsar had done.
The October Revolution eventually ended Russia's participation in the war when Lenin entered into the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany. After that, Germany moved the military forces that were fighting the Russians over to fight the French and English on the western front. That increase in military force could have won the war for the Central Powers but then the United States entered the war and added its forces to the Allies.
