... discerned today. His political tactics and revolutionary ideas gave rise to his somewhat meteoric fame. In 1917 after emerging as premier of the Soviet Government his fame and fortune grew overnight. It was not long before people were hypnotized by his speeches and peasants as well as workers would ... seen as the backbone and driver in the events now referred to as the October revolution, where the Bolshevik's (Lenin's party) took over the Russian government in St Petersburg and were not only successful in seizing power but able to hang onto the position during a long civil war and the...

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... assumed power upon the death of his father, a strong Tsar, Tsar Alexander III. Alexander was the latest in a line that had held reign over the Russian empire for nearly 300 years. A reign that began with a Tsar that leaves little to doubt in his methods with the name now associated with him, Tsar ... of Troubles" in Russia, but instead of bringing Russia out of it, his rule is, in part, to blame for instigating it. The Russian Tsar was a "nationality in itself" (Radzinsky 13). The Romanov blood had been so mingled with the other blue bloods of Europe, that not much of it was ... truly R...

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In November 1917, almost immediately after the Bolshevik takeover, Lenin set up a government called Sovnarkom, short for ˜Council of Peoples' Commissars, and made himself chairman. During the next few weeks, soviets throughout ... He had pledged to end it, and the people of Russia expected him to keep his promise. This caused the army's morale dropped rapidly. Many Russian soldiers deserted and, knowing the peace was imminent so their fighting would be futile, went back home. This represented both good news and bad news for ... So, under pressure from Lenin, representatives of the Bolshevik...

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Lenin and the Russian revolution Introduction The Bolsheviks started off, in 1903, as the minority of the Social Democratic Party. As all anti-tsarist groups the ... on how the Bolsheviks gained power and background to Bolshevik Revolution and also the outcomes of the revolution. The Bolsheviks continued to prostest against the current government in Russia and over time the political, social and economic discontent and the famous event know as 'Bloody Sunday', where the imperial guards shot and ... pulled more followers over to the Bolsheviks. Lenin returned to Russia in 1917. As soon as ...

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... of Nicholas II? For centuries Tsars ruled Russia. This period came to an end during the Russian revolution of 1917. The events changed Russia completely and brought the people a new form of government. The age of the Romanov's abruptly ended with the brutal slaughter of the Imperial family. ... demonstrations against the Tsar started in Petrograd (today's St. Petersburg). The Russian army joined the demonstrators and turned against him. Nicholas II was forced to give up, but he was replaced by a Provisional Government committed to continuing the war. In March 1917, 200,000 protesters co...

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... power by eradicating his opponents. He eventually became the same tsar everyone wanted removed. All the people gained was a new tyrant with a new government. Orwell had plenty of reasons to write this novel, having been affected by many revolutionary events in his life. His father was one of the ... modernize Russia's agriculture and industry. Anyone who stood in his way was disposed of. By 1929 Stalin had complete control of the government and was backed by the Russian secret police, the KGB. Stalin turned against his colleagues who had helped him defeat the followers of Trotsky, and t...

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... the pigs. Each pig represented someone different in the revolution. Old Major is compared to Lenin. He was an ideologist who dreamed up a wonderful government where all the animals were equal and the humans, or the czars, were pushed out. Unfortunately his dream would never materialize. Then we are ... one hundred percent in Old Majors ideals. He wanted all the things Old Major wanted, such as the welfare of the animals. In the Russian Revolution his counterpart would be Trotsky. Trotsky believed and wanted the same things as Lenin, and wanted to continue what Lenin had started. Then ....

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... wrote a glowing testimonial for him. Ulyanov's undergraduate career at Kazan University ended just weeks after it began. In December 1887 he went to a student meeting held to protest the government's decision to close down fraternity clubs on the ground that they were hotbeds of sedition. Police spies noted the names of the students who attended, and Ulyanov, even though he ... He persuaded the 14 voting delegates to designate the meeting a "general party conference" and " the supreme organ of the party" and to consider themselves present at a "Congress of Russian Social Democratic worke...

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... born. In 1789, the French had created a Republic, under the name of a monarchy. Ten years later, they created a monarchy, under the name of a Republic." As with France, the Russian revolution began as a protest against tyranny. The various problems encountered by the masses were many and undisputed; the autocratic and repressive nature of the Tsarist regime, Russia's hugely unpopular participation ... protest rallies, the police were ineffective. They could not control the increasingly volatile situation. The disturbances Russia experienced over the next five days were unprecedented and...

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... act"". The Cheka patrolled much like the SS executing suspects without trial heightening the terror or the Russian people. There is a view that The Terror is a necessary reaction to crisis, that it enforces the government of the state. This view is opposed by Leggett "he argues that terror was inherent in both ... in the last hundred years but there have been other far more recent cases. In Cuba there was a "mild terror" after Castro took control of government in a violent revolution. It is doubtful that any innocent people were executed, "executions were carried out on political prisone...

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... speech, assembly, and union. 2. Right to vote. 3. No law will be enforced without confirmation of the council. The Manifesto was a major step for the Russian people. This was a step closer to a Constitutional Monarchy. Stage 4 Russia was later split into many parties. The Bolsheviks; this group was lead by a man ... voted that it was a good idea to strike and overthrow the Government. The Bolsheviks then came together and overthrew the Government. On November 7th the All-Russian Congress of Soviets declared that the procedure was successful and the Provisional Government was no longer i...

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... his "natural successor-. He was a talented orator and intellect, and organised the military forces of the party. He had a good relationship with the Russian people, which was boosted by him leading them out of the July days. This also proved that he was a good strategist. The foremost point ... did not appeal to the revolutionaries. Despite this, after the revolution in 1917, the Party quickly discovered that coping with the complexities of government obliged it to become more centralised. A new role that was made to accommodate the ever-expanding demands of the Party was the Party ......

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... racked by famine and turmoil. Warfare and their lack of Industrialization kept the country poor. With the defeat of the Russian army in the Russo-Japanese war, and the Crimean war, and the loss of so many lives during World War I, the Russian people, especially the peasantry, were left looking for an answer. Joseph Vissarionovich Djugashvili or Joseph Stalin's main goal for ... that hurt Russia made by Lenin, even before his death, the people of Russia were looking for new leadership. The citizens knew that even though Lenin said he organized his government on democratic principles that...

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... the Politburo, took the important decisions. Another group, the Orgburo, was responsible for organisation, and the Secretariat carried out the decisions, making sure that the Government, Sovnarkom, did what the communist Party told it to do. Lenin was Chairman of Sovnarkom and appointed leading members of the party to it. In ... fateful decision. Stalin has been compared to the ruthless Tsar; his methods, like the Tsar's, were autocratic and cruel. He was determined to make the Russian Empire into a Communist State and a great world power. There were two problems for Stalin to solve afte...

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... of these factors contributed to Stalin's rise to power. Stalin was born into a peasant family in Georgia. He was forced to live like the Russian people and had no respect for authority from a young age. His father was abusive and beat both him and his mother, however his mother remained ... learned about the Marxist philosophy, he saw the possibility of rising to power and became a member of the Social Democrats, also known as the Russian Marxists. Stalin had no respect for the elders of the seminary and because of this, and his involvement in Marxism, he was expelled in 1899 ... saw as t...

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Vladimir Ulyanov Lenin Born on May 4, 1870 this son of a Russian nobleman was to have a great effect on the future of Russia and, the world. His father had been the son of ... bloodless take over. At age forty seven Vladimir Lenin was named president of the Society of People's Commissars (Communist Party). The problems of the new government were enormous. The war with Germany was ended immediately. Though Russia lost the bread basket of the Ukraine to Germany this was soon regained when Germany ... ultimately defeated in the war. Land was redistributed, some as collective farms. Factories,...

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... the monarchy was overthrown, we all reckoned the people would be content with a new democracy. But lately, there had been major opposition to the Government's policies. For starters, people were appalled at how Kerensky kept Russia in the war, continuing to support our country in the hopes of establishing greater ... they were so rightfully promised. When Lenin came back from exile, he made a promise to the people that he would one day overthrow the government and give them peace, bread and land. The idea gained momentum and soon enough, the Bolsheviks were the dominant force in the Pet...

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... d"etat. The abdication of the Tsar gave Lenin the chance he had been waiting for. When the Bolsheviks formed a revolution and took over Russia's government, the immediate decision, which they made, was one to discontinue the war with Germany. Each of these reasons for the Bolsheviks remaining in power are ... South from Ukraine. The "Red Army" only attacked one area, Warsaw; this was a clever tactic, which helped defend the most influential of Russian areas, while keeping certain areas under close watch. The whole idea of War Communism was made to give the army troops a supply of what t...

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