October Crisis

The Bolshevik Revolution was a time of chaos, betrayal and homicide in Russia. The Life of the royal family, the Romanovs, changed drastically. The people of Russia wanted to overthrow the monarchy. Tsar Nicholas II and his family were taken to a location in Yekaterinburg where they would be protected, nonetheless, on the night of July 17th, 1918 the family was assassinated by a group of rebels. After the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II and his family it was discovered that two of his…

From the rather extensive list of summer reading books we were subjected to choose from, I, like everyone else read two books in order to complete my summer assignment. The first, surprisingly my favorite of the two, was October Sky, written by Homer Hickam, whom I discovered after a quick Google image search, is not the same persona as Homer Simpson, to my disappointment. It tells the narrative story of your average small town boy, the author himself, Homer ‘Sonny’ Hickam, the son of a coal…

Introduction The Bolsheviks were strong government party who were able to seize power of Russia in 1917 due to the weak way the country was run. Some of the reasons why the Bolsheviks were able to take control of Russia include: the Provisional Government was very unpopular, the Petrograd soviet was powerful, Lenin returned to Russia, Kornilov was defeated by the Red Guard and the Military Committee was formed. With the ongoing World War the people of Russia began to lose faith in the…

A satire is a literary composition in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. In the novel Animal Farm, the farm itself is a representation of the soviet union. The Russian Soviets were ruled under a socialist government system in which they believe peace to the country was attainable. The major characters in Animal Farm personify this historic context by re-living in a different, but similar situation. Animal Farm first begins with the animal 's idealistic…

The October Revolution: Coup or Social Uprising? Historians along the century have questioned the veracity of the narrative the Bolsheviks fed to the people of Russia and the rest of the world. These historians claim that the communist party has distorted the facts of said revolution to control masses during the Soviet reign. The overthrow of the Provisional Government in October 1917 was both a Bolshevik-engineered coup d’état and a popular revolution. Chroniclers have debated this statement…

Charlie Papamichael Word count: 912 words Mr. Jones International School of Zug and Luzern What main factors lead to the uprising in Russia and then to revolution in 1917? What main factors lead to the uprising in Russia and then to revolution in 1917? There were two revolutions in Russia in the year of 1917, but the main focus was on the revolution in February, 1917. The revolution starred on the 22nd of February, 1917 with a large protest against the low wages . Throughout the…

How is Bolshevik success in October 1917 best explained? Lucas Abeledo, 2u History Bolshevik success was owed to a large amount of different factors. However, the revolution is largely seen and explained in different ways. This essay will establish an appropriate way for the revolution to be explained through the analysis of the events leading up to the revolution, and its following events. Origin of the Bolshevik party and their purpose The formation of the Bolshevik party came about when…

Corruption and manipulation have many times been a part of civilizations and countries in history. One of the most remarkable leaders who fits this profile is Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm in order to show his point of view, as a socialist, regarding the Soviet Union, giving us a closer look of how Stalin's rule was affecting the Russians. By creating characters for many relevant figures in the Soviet Union, Orwell was able to create a literary piece of work…

• Joseph Stalin's rise started after the October revolution when the tsar was taken out • of power and the Bolsheviks took over • He was appointed the general secretary of the communist party; this role seemed minor but played an important role in his rise to power • His position allowed him to appoint his supporters to high ranking positions, thereby setting up a foundation for his rise to power • Vladimir Lenin the leader of the USSR and the revolution grew scared of the growing power of…

Digging through the trunk filled with family relics I stumbled upon my great grandfather Shmuel’s journal entries. His entries detailed the October Revolution, End of World War I and the events spanning across the next fifteen years before he came to America with his family in search of a better life. Some background information on who my great grandfather Shmuel was. My great grandfather Shmuel a Jewish farmer living in Eastern Russia, now a part of modern day Ukraine, however, he will call…