How Did Lenin Inspired The Russian Revolution
Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky were all very influential people to the life of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR, and how it industrialized. In ways they improved the USSR by trying to industrialize it and increase agricultural production, but they also killed many people and used terror to gain obedience from their people. Lenin started the Red Terror that tried to destroy the monarchy and anti-Bolshevik groups to secure his power. Stalin caused a widespread famine because he focused on making things for the industry instead of food. Trotsky ignited the Russian Revolution and disapproved provisional government. Lenin was the founder of the Russian Communist Party, the Bolsheviks, and was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
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He helped ignite the Russian Revolution and then built up the Red Army into a fighting force, under Communist officials. Before the revolution Trotsky was in exile in Serbia because he was trying to spread revolutionary ideas. He joined a group of Russian Social-Democrats working with Lenin after he escaped. He also founded the South Russian Workers’ Union and started helping Lenin further the revolution. He sided with the Mensheviks which wanted a democratic approach to socialism which was against what Lenin wanted. During the revolution, Trotsky improved the Red Army into a revolutionary force, and his speeches roused soldiers to fight and so did his order to shoot every tenth man if a unit performed poorly. He had the Red Guard try to neutralize the White Army. They unleashed a reign of terror with secret police and crushed the Whites. He joined the Bolsheviks and his job was to make peace with the Germans. Stalin and Trotsky were battling for power in the USSR and had very different views. When he was isolated, and Stalin won, he went into exile until he was killed in Mexico by an ice pick. Trotsky had a different view on the future of communism than Stalin. Trotsky wanted a worldwide revolution against capitalism while Stalin didn’t want a
He helped ignite the Russian Revolution and then built up the Red Army into a fighting force, under Communist officials. Before the revolution Trotsky was in exile in Serbia because he was trying to spread revolutionary ideas. He joined a group of Russian Social-Democrats working with Lenin after he escaped. He also founded the South Russian Workers’ Union and started helping Lenin further the revolution. He sided with the Mensheviks which wanted a democratic approach to socialism which was against what Lenin wanted. During the revolution, Trotsky improved the Red Army into a revolutionary force, and his speeches roused soldiers to fight and so did his order to shoot every tenth man if a unit performed poorly. He had the Red Guard try to neutralize the White Army. They unleashed a reign of terror with secret police and crushed the Whites. He joined the Bolsheviks and his job was to make peace with the Germans. Stalin and Trotsky were battling for power in the USSR and had very different views. When he was isolated, and Stalin won, he went into exile until he was killed in Mexico by an ice pick. Trotsky had a different view on the future of communism than Stalin. Trotsky wanted a worldwide revolution against capitalism while Stalin didn’t want a