without the threat of imprisonment and without the threat of murder – political prowess gained him victory alongside other factors. It would be ignorant to solely admire Stalin for his climb to power – he was helped along by luck as the death of Lenin came along at an advantageous time‚ the weaknesses of his opponents in terms of Trotsky tearing himself apart at some points of the struggle and the help of his early allies Zinoviev and Kamenev‚ who were key to the dismantling of Trotsky in the early
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similarities and differences. The overall goals of both revolutions were different. Chinese intellectuals wanted to unify the country‚ under one idea. Russia was more concerned with increasing the masses of followers for Marxism‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and Lenin. Although created following the Bolshevik revolution‚ Chinese supporter rejected the model created by Russians. Chinese communists were not people of the working class or peasants‚ but people of the middle class. The Russians focused of the proletariat
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industrial powers. He also brought about a remarkable change in Russia within a period of 10 years; however‚ this was at a cost of much human loss and suffering. In the essay below‚ I will elaborate how Stalin achieved this transformation of Russia. Lenin suffered a stroke in 1922 after which he was confined to a wheelchair. He died in 1924 of a brain haemorrhage. Thousands of people wept openly in the streets as Lenin’s coffin was carried through the streets of Moscow. Lenin’s corps was embalmed and
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The policies of war communism and the New Economic Policy (NEP) had a great impact on both the peasantry and the proletariat. Both policies were a desperate attempt to preserve the revolution and this is greatly reflects the reasons why some groups were advantaged and why others were disadvantaged. War communism was implemented as a result of the civil war. Historians such as Maurice Dobb‚ E. H. Carr‚ and Stephen Cohen -- have interpreted war communism as a short-term expedient imposed on the Bolsheviks
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Bolsheviks led by Lenin. However the main factors that led to their downfall was their decision to continue in the war because it has worsened the issues that The Provisional Government failed to tackle which then led to loss of support from the bulk of the population and more importantly the army which they relied upon to defend The Provisional Government such as the July Days. In addition their decision to delay the elections gave the Bolsheviks a chance to take power. As a result‚ Lenin and the Bolsheviks
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special role in Russian Revolution. The farm itself represents Russia‚ with its poor conditions and irresponsible leaders. Napoleon‚ the mad dictator pig who plays Joseph Stalin in real life. Snowball‚ the leader who gets betrayed by Napoleon and plays Lenin‚ Old Major as Karl Marx. And who could forget the others like Boxer‚ who plays the working class‚ and Molly as white Russia‚ and of course the evil dogs of Napoleon who inspire the role as the secret police of Joseph Stalin. Both the novel and Russian
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their power using a number of ideologically progressive pragmatic reforms that placated the masses. Soviet power rested almost entirely on popular support. Lenin implemented a number of political and social reforms attempting to create a government of the people. A new government‚ the Soviet of People’s Commissars (Sovnarkom) was created‚ with Lenin as chairman. The Land Decree turned the administration of the land over to village Soviets; the Workers’ Control Decree (14 November) granted committees
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exist in Russia and many countries of the West before 1917” (Pravdareport) before the russian revolution most russians were every poor and could barely afford to live let alone play for healthcare and education. “Another positive effect was that Lenin made the eight-hour working day‚ which greatly improved working conditions.” (Pravdareport) before the revolution farmers and labours had to work as many hours as they could. The people were pleased after the eight-hour day was introduced. One negative
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Europe is all social‚ political and economic aspects. There was little infrastructure and industry. The Provisional Government failed to meet the expectations of the workers and peasants‚ and did not function efficiently. Because of the weaknesses‚ Lenin and the Bolsheviks were able to overthrow them easily in October later that year. The Provisional Government did not have the support of the masses. They had not been elected and were comprised of intelligentsia and the middle class. They made some
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Trotsky was important in organising and coordinating the actual take over Petrograd in November‚ but Lenin was even more important because he was a strong leader who guided the Central Committee of the Party and pushed to make the takeover happen. For example‚ he produced the April Theses‚ which gave the Bolsheviks clear goals and made them better focused
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