... soon abdicate his throne, and a provisional government was put in place to establish equilibrium in Russia once more. But it was corrupted and weak, setting the stage for the Bolshevik triumph (Satter 101). A revolution- coming of full circle- in modern history it has meant an upheaval of society, vast and violent changes in the structure of a nation incited by the people. It ... Bolsheviks. Most importantly to understanding why the Bolsheviks triumphed is look at their actions. " The Bolshevik tactic was to goad the government, by all kinds of provocative moves, into active measures ag...

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Does Marxism adequately explain the Bolshevik revolution of November 1917? How else might it be explained? Whether Marxism could explain the Bolshevik revolution is in somepart loaded with obscurity as one will realise that revolution was a conceptual ideology originating to Karl Marx himself. However it is important to understand the link between Marxism and the Bolsheviks to establish in what ... form Marxism could explain this particular revolution. The Bolsheviks were an opposition organisation ... to creating a better world was inviting particularly to the peasantry proletariat and the...

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... country developed and implemented iron works and factories, including all the elements that the industrial society does exhibit today. Even so, the industrial revolution did not come in uniformly and neither did it move swiftly compared to the other countries like the Britain and this forced the peasants ... that fed the government was growing politically and so the political aspect was growing to be an issue that was led to the Russian revolution. The peasants and the urban workforce were always linked and the growth of politics within this workforce led them to be quickly turned ... s...

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... Tsarist Russia. The definition of Russia's "new society" is troublesome, and it could be said that Russia's new society began after the 1917 revolution and ended in 1928, when Joseph Stalin came into power. Conversely, it could be argued that the different governments between 1917 and 1928 ( ... pre-war levels. E.g. coal went from 6.9 million tons in 1921 to 27.6 million tons in 1926. The originally communistic goals of the revolution when implemented caused great economic problems such as famine, so capitalistic policies had to be introduced to fix up the problems that they caused with ....

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... their ability to change. An ideal is "an ultimate object or aim of endeavor,"" one that politically is used to change the government of the country. Under Lenin, the Bolshevik revolution was an attempt to change the government of Russia to that of Marxism, or communism. The idea that the proletariat will revolt against the bourgeoisie and form a working class ... necessary hardship toward the eventual realization of a workers' paradise. The idealized figure, the worker in whom the intelligentsia placed their hopes, carried a toughness and relentlessness that was necessary for the revolut...

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... were direr in 1917 since they had had more time to be aggravated. In 1905, just like in 1917, there were widespread strikes preceding the revolution as the people manifested their discontent with their country's government. These strikes had the power of showing that the Tsar was losing authority over the ... In 1917 the leaders of these Dumas had perhaps gained some further experience and were ready to set up an alternative government which greatly helped the revolution because it offered a system which could replace the Tsar's rule after the revolt. One important fact which did not ex...

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... created misery amongst the Russian people. The long term causes that continually festered the conditions of the people only needed a spark to ignite the revolution. World War One provided this catalyst. Although accompanied by patriotism and extreme nationalism, some predicted the war would end the reign of Nicholas. By ... 1917 this proved to be true. There are several factors which isolated the Tsar and ignited the revolution: the Tsar's role is commander in Chief linked the failure of the army with the monarchy; the role of Nicholas's wife, a German and Rasputin ... was a mass migrat...

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... created misery amongst the Russian people. The long term causes that continually festered the conditions of the people only needed a spark to ignite the revolution. World War One provided this catalyst. Although accompanied by patriotism and extreme nationalism, some predicted the war would end the reign of Nicholas. By ... 1917 this proved to be true. There are several factors which isolated the Tsar and ignited the revolution: the Tsar's role is commander in Chief linked the failure of the army with the monarchy; the role of Nicholas's wife, a German and Rasputin ... was a mass migrat...

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... Democratic party. Peasants and intelligentsia were incorporated into the Socialist Revolutionary party; and the workers, influenced by Marxism, were represented in the Bolshevik and Menshevik wings of the Social Democratic Labor party. The Russian Revolution The revolution was the culmination of a long period of repression and unrest. From the time of Peter I (Peter the Great), the czardom increasingly ... Democratic party. Peasants and intelligentsia were incorporated into the Socialist Revolutionary party; and the workers, influenced by Marxism, were represented in the Bolshevik and Men...

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... the Russian peasantry was a viable revolutionary force, but lacked the capability of developing on its own. Lenin believed that an outside force was needed to guide the working class into revolution. His solution was a revolutionary party that would come from the bourgeoisie and be composed mainly of middle class intellectuals. Digging farther he describes the party as being a small, highly ... businessmen, landowners and anyone opposed to his rule. In regards to this ideal Stalin and Lenin were in complete agreement but their major divergence was in regards to international socialist ...

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... at by the government and then implemented democratically, but the Bolsheviks had a different idea and wanted to take control of the government and cause a revolution. The economic problems of Russia were serve people were starving because they couldn't afford the food or there just wasn't enough, the factory's ... the working class were to be the people that would lead the revolution but he believed and knew that the people could not so he and the Bolsheviks would lead the revolution on behalf of the working class. Lenin led the Bolshevik party, the party's ideology came from Lenin. Leni...

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... violence is not a good thing, it is detrimental to both the individual and society. However, in order to institute communism, (which is the greatest good according to Marx) a revolution is necessary. Revolution does not necessarily mean violence. However, in this case violence will be difficult to avoid, and Marx states that violence may be necessary. Marx wrote several passages regarding this ... successful. The collapse of European communism has had other implications as well. It has put a halt to the development of European socialism. After the 1870's, Marxism dominated Europe. The Bol...

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... a socialist who lived from 1870 to 1924; he was a Russian Revolutionary, the founder of Bolshevism and the major force behind the Revolution of October 1917. Lenin was a friend and confident of the famous socialist of that time who was Carl Marx. Lenin was greatly ... fourth contribution would be the development of Marx's idea of state and its role. Lenin knew the proletariat needed to be led to revolution in order for social revolution to occur. The working class wasn't doing anything at this point to better their situation and change the working conditions and trade unions ... to go t...

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... a socialist who lived from 1870 to 1924; he was a Russian Revolutionary, the founder of Bolshevism and the major force behind the Revolution of October 1917. Lenin was a friend and confident of the famous socialist of that time who was Carl Marx. Lenin was greatly ... fourth contribution would be the development of Marx's idea of state and its role. Lenin knew the proletariat needed to be led to revolution in order for social revolution to occur. The working class wasn"t doing anything at this point to better their situation and change the working conditions and trade unions ... to go t...

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