Throughout the period 1856-1964 there was much continuity in the needs of the Russian people. The world around Russia was constantly developing, and Russia was increasingly falling behind. The Russian people needed a strong and stable leader that would address all of the needs of the Russian people, including political, social and economic issues. Not all of the issues were being addressed continually throughout the period as different leaders concentrated on specific problems that they felt would benefit Russia the most. For example, Tsar Alexander II made many social reforms whilst Khrushchev concentrated on political issues. The ruler who was most successful in meeting …show more content…
The reforms and policies made during the last Tsarist years were not in the interests of the people but were made simply to maintain the power of the Tsar and his nobles. Most people would argue that during the years 1917-1964 there was more political freedom and less repression than in the Tsarist years. The provisional government did not meet the needs of the Russian people. They were an unstable and temporary government, and many people on the furthest parts of the Russian empire did not know about their existence. This provided them with many issues, such as trying to enforce democracy onto people they did not understand what democracy actually was. Many historians believe that at this point the people of Russia did not know themselves what form of government they wanted and due to the lack of education they did not know what form was best for them. In October 1917 came the Bolshevik revolutions. With their leader, Lenin, the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government and came into power. The leadership of Lenin was met with great approval from the people. Lenin promised political freedom unknown to them under the Tsars and Provisional government. In his rule