were able to seize power in Russian in 1917 mainly due to the exceptional leadership of Lenin and the organisational skills of Trotsky‚ the Red Guard army that was formed on May 11th 1917 and then re-organised on the 4th of November and the problems that the Provisional government had. The Bolshevik revolution took place with an armed rebellion in Petrograd. The October revolution led by the Bolshevik party and Lenin as a significant figure within this party took over the Provisional Government and gave
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the Russian revolution and when Russia became a communist government. Every character represents someone from that time. For example‚ the boar Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin‚ the dictator who was cruel to his citizens‚ Old major represents Vladimir Lenin‚ who started the revolution and finally Boxer‚ the working horse represents the working class. In the story it is demonstrated how a person changes ones gaining power. A person cannot adhere to their core beliefs once they acquire power
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The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most significant events in the 20th century. It completely changed the government and outlook on life in the very large country of Russia. The events of the revolution were a direct result of the growing conflict in World War I‚ but the significance of an empire collapsing and a people rising up extends beyond the war effort. In 1914‚ Russia entered the war with much vigor. However‚ their enthusiasm was not enough to sustain them and the army suffered
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History Samantha Fisher 13B February 21‚ 2012 Mr. Allen Essay on the Russian Revolution The Russo-Japanese War lasted from 1904 to 1905‚ and arose from both Japan and Russia’s desire for expansion and dominance in Korea and Manchuria. Russia suffered many great defeats in this war‚ against a nation that was considered inferior and was not one of the Great Powers. This humiliated the people of Russia‚ and caused them to lose confidence in Tsar Nicholas II‚ as well as causing great
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This earned him the respect and trust of Vladimir Lenin‚ who invited Stalin to join the highest levels of Bolshevik power‚ although others - including Leon Trotsky - subsequently criticised the brutality of Stalin and his troops while suppressing counter-revolutionary insurgents in Poland and Ukraine. By 1921‚ Stalin had been asked by Lenin to help secure his power base against a perceived threat from Trotsky‚ culminating in Lenin’s victory
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people and events of the Russian Revolution. For example the protagonists in the story are two pigs who are meant to portray Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. There are also many other connections that can be made with the book and the revolution. The ideas and philosophies of Vladimir Lenin are very similar to those of Napoleon in the story Animal Farm. Napoleon and Lenin both held very similar positions at the time of the revolution in both the story as well as the real Russian revolution. One
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Kerensky‚ was a teacher. and director of the local gymnasium. His mother‚ Nadezhda née Adler‚ was the daughter of a nobleman‚ Alexander Adler‚ head of the Topographical Bureau of the Kazan Military District. Kerensky’s father was the teacher of Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin); members of the Kerensky and Ulyanov families were friends. In 1889‚ when Kerensky was eight‚ the family moved to Tashkent‚ where his father had been appointed the main inspector of public schools (superintendent). Alexander graduated with
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communist party) successfully over threw the Provisional Government (a unpopular temporary government put in place after the fall of the Tsar). The Constructivists where able to support the Bolsheviks in their running of Russia. Vladimir Ilyich Ulianov‚ commonly known as Lenin was the new leader of the Russian SFSR and he
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criminal activities. He married twice and had several children in and out of wedlock having little time or interest in domestic life. Stalin was appointed by Vladimir Lenin to work on the Bolshevik Party which took power in Russia in 1917. Later‚ in 1922‚ the Soviet Union was officially founded with Lenin as its leader. Two years later Lenin died and Stalin took over. By the end of the decade he would be dictator of the Soviet
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And while Industrial Revolution improved the quality of life for many individuals‚ it also took a heavy toll on factory workers‚ especially children. If it were not for Parliament‚ Engels‚ the Knights of Labor‚ and Lenin who brought light to the cruelty of the workers in these factories‚ the conditions might not have improved as
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