Worksheet 3 1) Firstly they agreed that important changes brought about by revolution had to be preserved. Secondly‚ at a fundamental level‚ all of the contenders believed that history was moving towards a socialist and then a communist society. Thirdly‚ the contenders were passionate believers of that one day the revolution would spread to Europe and then to the whole world. 2) ‘Leninism’ meant the ideas of Lenin. The first form of Leninism focused on Lenin’s policies during the civil war of 1918-1921
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On March 8‚ 1917‚ the Bolsheviks had dissolved Tsar Nicholas II Monarchy rule and formed the Soviet Union. As a result of the Russian Revolution‚ the civilization of Russia adjusted to a new civilization. The Russian Revolution was an overall success by changing Russia’s Monarchy into a communist state‚ changing into a socialist economy from a capitalist economy‚ and changed the socio-economic classes. Before the Russian Revolution Russia had a Monarch named Tsar Nicholas the II‚ but after the Russian
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Why did Tsarism survive the revolution of 1905 but not that of March 1917? The key reason that Tsarsim survived the 1905 revolution but not that of March 1917 was because of military support; however‚ the Dumas‚ peasants and World War I were also important contributing factors.In 1905‚ apart from single incident of the Mutiny aboard Battleship Potemkin - in which the crew rebelled against their oppressive officers - the army were fully behind the Tsar and his oppressive regime‚ even to the point
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Assess the impact of collectivised farms on the Russian peasantry Leszek Kolakowski‚ a famous philosopher referred to collectivisiation as ’probably the most massive warlike operation ever conducted by a state against its own citizens.’ Collectivisation aimed to achieve socialism in the countryside by converting privately owned farms into collectivised farms which were to be run amongst the peasants‚ requiring them to hand over produce to the state. There were many impacts‚ mainly negative impacts
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Romanov Dynasty Revision Tutorial Social Structure of 20th Century Russia Largest country‚ land is quite useless (only 5% could be used for farming) Russia was ruled by an autocrat who had absolute power Serfdom and slavery was entrenched in Russian society By 1914‚ 125 million people lived in Russia and of these only 55700 000 were Great Russians. What problems did this create??? Alexander I‚ Nicholas I and Alexander II • Contact with other European nations came under the reign of Alexander
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IV. Differences Although both Stalinist USSR and Hitler’s Nazi Germany shared some similarities in terms of the means of their rule‚ these two totalitarian regimes differed from each other in economic and social aspects. (1) Economic Institution The USSR - Collectivization The Five Year Plan started under Lenin and continued by Stalin which enabled the USSR to develop economically but at a great cost to the Soviet people. Indeed‚ Stalin strengthened the state’s existing dominance: legal private
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Before the Bolshevik Revolution‚ Russia was in the traditional economy. Which mean Russia was under-developed country. It both has the advantages and disadvantages. In the traditional economy system‚ everyone knew the three basic economy questions (what to produce; how to produce; for whom to produce). They produced what their former generation produced. Farming‚ hunting‚ and gathering as three basic ways to live were done the same way as the generation before. Also‚ customs gave the economic decisions
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The Metamorphosis: A Glimpse of Franz Kafka “His mother caught site of the gigantic brown blotch on the flowered wallpaper‚ and before it really dawned on her that what she saw was Gregor‚ cried in a hoarse‚ bawling voice: ‘Oh‚ God‚ oh‚ God!’” (34) Franz Kafka’s‚ The Metamorphosis‚ is a story about Gregor Samsa who wakes up one random morning transformed into what is called a “monstrous vermin.” (1) The Metamorphosis is a story that not only describes his new life‚ but also shows how the modern
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In the animal farm‚ we see that Snowball and Napoleon ’’we never in agreement and competing for leaderships on the farm. Snowball presents a better leader for the animal farm because he is intelligent and he thinks and cares for the animals on the farm.In the story‚ Snowball and Napoleon are debating who is the best leader. Snowball wants everyone to be treated equally and have the same education.accoroding to the text ’’snowball also busied himself with organizing he called...literate in some
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The Soviet Union implemented a command economy in Lenin’s reign‚ but it furthered quite a lot during the mid-1920s when Stalin was put into power. This economy had many weaknesses‚ created several burdens‚ and finally‚ it collapsed. A command economy is a system in which the government oversees all the production and profits the country makes. In this type of economy‚ the government controls all the money of the country‚ this includes prices and wages. Within the industry‚ the administration also
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