October Revolution 1. Provisional Government’s Weakness 1) Dual government/dual power – it is not a representative of the masses thus is unable to command Provisional government had no real power as the troops‚ the railroads‚ the post and telegraph are in the hands of soviets. (Communication lines/military force/power supply) 2) Postponement of decisions – the provisional government claimed that being provisional‚ it could not make fundamental changes such as confiscating land and distribute
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QUESTION: Explain the origins and progression of the Russian revolution between 1917 and 1922. The origins of the Russian Revolution can be explained in terms of the peasant consciousness of land which can be traced back to 1861. Russia had been the last country in Europe to abolish serfdom; nevertheless‚ Alexander II’s emancipation edict of 1861 though earning him the title Czar Liberator‚ had left peasants feeling cheated. The Russian Revolution of 1905 failed to solve the land issue‚ reaction of the
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Tsarism collapse in March 1917? 18/01/12 In March 1917 (Gregorian calendar) the Russian Tsarist government collapsed and was replaced by a provisional committee of 12 former duma members and a soviet (union) of workers and soldiers councils in a revolution ending over 300 years of Romanov rule‚ which was celebrated in 1913. This was due to a combination of events such as the Putilov factory strike; beliefs such as the views of the duma and what evidence suggests is the most important‚ the circumstances
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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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revolutionary parties‚ caused the collapse of Tsarism in February 1917. ’ Discuss. Russia ’s involvement in the Great War is accepted as a major factor in the collapse of the Tsarist system but whether it takes precedence in importance over the influence of the revolutionary parties is debateable. Historians are split between those who believe that the revolution was an inevitability‚ which was just hastened by war and those who believe that the revolution would not have had sufficient support to succeed
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country‚ with the Romanov bloodline at its helm. The country‚ with its sprawling landmass and spread out population‚ was perhaps one of the least developed countries in Europe. (Bruner) While the rest of the world changed and adapted post industrial revolution‚ Russia failed to play catch up‚ relying on its conservative leader‚ who preferred the old world rather than the developing. The modernization of Russia‚ with its vast territories simply could not be supported by an autocracy successfully. Though
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Why was the March 1917 revolution successful? Victoria Ríos Esteve y Sofía Pasarin b) The factors of the 1905 Revolution and 1907’s are very similar. The 1905 Revolution would have succed if the Tsar would care less. He coped very well with the situation. The well-organized tsarist goverment caused that all the strikes‚ mutinies‚ the revellion of the peasants against the landownners‚ all that factors were worthless‚ that’s why‚ when similar factors ocurred in 1917 and the Tsar was not able to
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Impact of WW1 on Russia Social and economic: The war proved an economic disaster for Russia‚ the direct cost of war rose from 1‚500 million roubles in 1914 to 14‚500 million in 1918. And this was an expense of the rural or industrial workforce‚ thus production slumped and in any case in time of war the country needed to be producing more‚ not less to feed and supply its armies Military problems: Although the Russian government managed to mobilise around 15 million men between 14-17‚ mainly
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Although there were uprisings before the revolution‚ and attempts at change‚ the revolution of February 1917 was significant and different because of the huge range of opposition and the speed at which it became a full blown revolution. It occurred between 18th February‚ and 4th March‚ and resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II‚ due to the loss of support from his own elites‚ who abandoned him and urged him to abdicate. It can be attributed to various different factors: Nicholas himself and
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weakened the by settling the problems of the Liberals in the creation of the Duma‚ meaning they no longer supported the revolution. This is also seen in the November Manifesto after the peasants were appeased by abolishing the redemption taxes that had troubled them for so many years. The divided opposition is key to Nicholas II staying in power as after this attempted revolution he remained unchallenged for the next 12 years. The
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