Bolshevik

In the year 1917, Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party took over the government. This is called the Bolshevik Revolution (a revolution in Russia in 1917 through 1918, also called the October Revolution, that overthrew the czar and brought the Bolsheviks, a Communist party led by Lenin, to power). Lenin established the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and he was the leader of the new government, he also was the founder of the Russian Communist Party (the founding and ruling…

The Bolshevik Revolution was a very interesting war, it involved the middle-class people and the government. It was from March 8, 1917, to November 7, 1917, which is only about a month. From November 7, 1917, to November 8, 1917, it was a one day war it was like that because that was the Julian calendar which is a lot different from the Gregorian calendar. Hearing about other wars then knowing about this one it seems a lot shorter. Also, it was a war in Russia and there are many places in…

where labor and distribution of resources would be based upon his principle, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs” (“Communism”). Vladimir Lenin, a follower of Marx and leader of the radical revolutionary group, the Bolsheviks, seized power in Russia after the Russian Revolution. Lenin’s policies eliminated the traditional government system and instituted the world’s first communist state. Totalitarianism: Totalitarianism…

dissatisfied with the Czar and the government. The end goal of the revolution was to be socialism. However, Congress split into two parties: the Bolsheviks (the majority) and the Mensheviks (the minority). The main disagreements revolved around party membership, with the Mensheviks arguing for a broad-based membership resulting in greater support, and the Bolsheviks, who sought only workers dedicated to the cause. However, the parties abandoned their differences in order to support strikes and…

“The introduction of War Communism was essentially a political response to the urban crisis of 1918” Figes is clearly referencing the civil war that was occurring during this period, with the Bolsheviks fighting against the white’s and any other enemies. This evidence is supported by the fact that the Bolsheviks…

in anarchy fighting the government a month late the Tsar step down out of position. Next, was the rise of the Bolshevik party which started another revolution to put them on top with all the power. They took over the government Lenin the leader promised the wars would stop, but it never did. Russia was in a civil war were everyone was against the red army also known as the new Bolshevik regime which killed over millions of their own citizens. The red army did it one bullet at a time. Killing…

This made the public support the Bolsheviks. In 1914, Nicholas put Russia into World War I. This was a very expensive war and Russia was not in a good state to take on a great defeat. So much went wrong during Nicholas’ time of reign. The people were not happy. Food became scarce, soldiers became exhausted of war. With so many defeats, it was evident that Russia was under danger of destruction with Nicholas as king.…

as a national power on a global scale. The next of these three phases followed the Russian Revolution and served as a historical victory for Marxism and its practise. The Bolshevik Regime implemented various social and economic programs that stressed ideological development and the…

people had basic human rights. Russia was two centuries behind the rest of the world because of its absolute monarchy who refused to make concessions for the population, also Russia was in the middle of dealing with revolutionary groups such as the Bolsheviks. During World War 1 there were a lot of issues in the home front for Russia as there was mass poverty, little food supplies, and dislocation of transportation…

In Yekaterinburg, Russia, there was a family that got executed. Czar Nicholas the 11 and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks family. Thus bringing an end to the three century old Romanov dynasty. Nicholas Romanov was crowned in 1896. He being one of the many rulers was never trained to rule. Which did not help him with the people. After the big horrible Russo-Japanese war there was an even bigger Revolution, and this was the Russian Revolution of 1905. The Russian Revolution…