Petrograd Soviet

During World War 1 the Bolsheviks had growing support in the two major cities, Petrograd (formerly St. Petersburg) and Moscow. Due to the growing support the Bolsheviks also had support of the army so revolution was less complicated to execute. The two major leaders during 1917 were Lenin and Trotsky. Lenin created intelligent and methodical planning for the takeover of Petrograd and Moscow, while Trotsky headed the Revolutionary Military Committee and commissar of foreign affairs…

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Stalin, Trotsky, Bukharin, Zinoviev, and Kamenev. By late 1924 the only competitors with a chance was Stalin and Trotsky, Bukharin, Zinoviev, and Kamenev had been pushed to the side. Trotsky wanted a worldwide communist revolution. Stalin had his own ideas on the Marxist way of thinking, he came up with a new concept called “Socialism in One Country”. Stalin thought the success of Marxism in Russia was dependent on the construction of a successful Soviet…

In the Russian Revolution of 1917, there was a class of people known as the bourgeoisie. “The English word 'bourgeoisie' is derived from the French word 'bourgeoisie' meaning "... the trading middle class"(MARXISM).” The Russian bourgeoisie in 1917 were basically a class of capitalist, landowning, and wealthy people. They wanted things to change just like everyone else but they expected things to still stay wonderful for them. However, ... The Russian bourgeoisie’s involvement was a…

in October 1917 and became the dominant political power. Vladimir Lenin was the leader of The Bolshevik party. The Bolsheviks and their friends occupied government buildings and other locations in the Russian capital of Petrograd. Bolshevik Russia was later renamed Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and was the world's first Marxist state. The Bolsheviks was represented in Animal Farm by all the animals that chased off Mr. Jones from his farm, and it was like how the Bolsheviks chased…

As any American teen that has been exposed to pop culture or any form of political media knows, Communism is the root of all evil. Many people would laugh at that statement while also acknowledging that there is some truth to that – at least in America –. The very fact that it 's this widely understood notion that teens do not even question it says something about its depth in American history. So, it’s time to understand Communism and its impact on American society and politics. However, since…

happened. It happened in Asia at the Pre-USSR which is located in Armenia. In later years the Pre-USSR becomes the Soviet Union which is located in many places including Armenia, Kazakhstan, Estonia, and Belarus, and many more…

The Russian and Iranian Revolutions have very similar causes: an ignorant leader. In Russia, the Tsar was taking Russia into a dead end. His first mistake was to take personal control over the Russian army, which lead to the people blaming the Szar for every defeat that occurred in World War 1 (Class Discussion). Following WW1, the loss of precious resources and the sacrifice of countless lives lead to Russia to be in a state of extreme famine and poverty (Jerry and Ziegler, 1). The crumbling…

“To what extent did World War 1 contribute to the Russian Revolution?” In 1914 the ‘Great War’ began, there were many nations who were involved in the conflict, such as Germany, England, Ottoman Empire, and the most backwards country out of them, Russia. During World War 1, most of the countries involved were democratic and their 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…

The Soviet Union that sprung out of the Russian Revolution remained a superpower into the 1990’s while today borders drawn after this war are fought over by different ethnic and religious factions. The aftermath of World War One sealed the fate for the rest…

war and aiding the allies in Europe. Meanwhile, Russia was divided into many small regions governed by different factions. Moscow and Petrograd were under control over the Bolsheviks, while parts of the south and north of Russia were under control of various White Movement leaders. The Bolshevik (Soviet) government sought to end its war with Germany. In 1918, the Soviet government made peace with Germany by signing the treaty of Brest-Litovsk. This allowed the Bolsheviks to focus fully on…