To what extent was Lenin ‘heir to the Russian tradition of government’? Since the tsar‚ Lenin has taken the ‘throne’ and along with the Bolsheviks proceeded to turn Russia into a one-party state. It can be argued that Russia has remained almost unchanged in terms of government policies and its traditions this is shown by Lenin’s oppressive policies such as censorship. Lenin was not born into power and this shows he is in fact not an "heir" to Russian tradition. Similarly he had as little time
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Why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in 1917? In this essay I will analyse a combination of reasons on how the Bolsheviks came to power and discuss events such as the February and October revolutions‚ the fall of the Tsarist rule and the Provisional government. In 1900 Russia was a great empire ruled by the Tsar Nicholas II. He was an autocrat‚ this meant there was no parliament to limit his power alongside his own secret police; the okhrana‚ they would censor all books and newspapers. During
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view that the failures of the Provisional Government were the main factors in enabling Lenin and the Bolsheviks to seize power. Seizure of power appeared more prominently due to the nature of 1917‚ in which the April Theses was published‚ the July Days occurred and the Kornilov Affair‚ which emphasised the weaknesses of the Provisional Government. However‚ it is how the Bolsheviks enabled their power through 1917: through their powerful‚ hard hitting propaganda or through the Provisional Government’s
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assess the causes of the 1917 revolution ? ’Brushed aside the hand that was offered them’ this was said by Milyukov‚ Kadet leader. It can be argued that the most important reason of the cause of the 1917 revolution was the tsar’s political failings‚ where he lost his last opportunity of saving the Romanov dynasty. However in this essay one will argue that the economic problems caused be World War 1 was the most important; looking at the food shortages‚ transport problems and inflation. One will
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both upon the battlefield but more importantly how it affected society. Continental Europe was engulfed in war from 1792 following the establishment of the French Republic and continued with the rise of Napoleon until his eventual defeat in 1815. Between 1792 and 1809 the French army seemed to grow from strength to strength turning from a “métier of the aristocrat” small‚ professional army to the first mass citizen army of the modern world. The success of the Napoleonic era French military in the
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Lenin’s leadership was the most significant factor for the Bolshevik’s successful seizure of power in October 1917. How far do you agree? Lenin’s leadership was the key factor that led to the Bolsheviks seizing power in 1917‚ and proved to be very important on many occasions. There were‚ however‚ other factors that also played a role in allowing the Bolsheviks to gain power at this time‚ such as the Provisional Government’s weaknesses‚ pure opportunity and luck‚ as well as the influence of
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how historically accurate is the new world 1.) How historically accurate was the movie you watched? How do you know? Did any inaccuracies affect your perception of history? The new world was accurate for the most part‚ but there were few inaccuracies that occurred during the movie. For one‚ it is not historically proven that the relationship between Pocahontas and John Smith was a romance relationship‚ as portrayed in the movie. In The New World‚ Smith leaves Jamestown because of orders from
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Was Lenin more significant for his actions in 1917 or for his subsequent actions from 1918 to 1924? Lenin was a Russian revolutionary and was best known for being one of the main leaders of the October Revolution in 1917 and the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic. But was Lenin more significant for his actions in 1917 or his subsequent actions from 1918 to 1924? That is the question I will be exploring in this essay and I will be thinking of all of his actions in the mentioned
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Between 1861 and 1917‚ Russian society had undergone many changes. It is safe to say that every aspect of that society had been some how modified. These changes led up to the Bolshevik revolution in November of 1917. Given the nature of Russian society‚ was the Bolshevik revolution unavoidable? <br> <br>Among the changes Russian society had undergone‚ one starts off the whole chain of events. This was the emancipation of the serfs‚ in 1861‚ by Czar Alexander. The emancipation freed 44 million peasants
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Russian Revolution that occurred throughout the year in 1917 impacted the future for the Russian people by putting an end to a form of government‚ which had a very small chance of being successful. The Tsars abused the power of the absolute monarchy‚ and this type of government encouraged the Russian Revolution. There was a large difference in wealth‚ education‚ and opinion between the common people and the aristocrats. The commoners began the Russian revolution because Tsar Nicholas II was a poor
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