Explain why did‚ the Menshevik and Bolshevik split happened in 1903? Until 1903 the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks were a single party called the Social democrats. They wanted a communist Russia‚ following the ideas of Marxism. However with in the party of the social democrats there were two men‚ Lenin and Plekhanov whom of which had two completely different ideas on how the party was going to be successful in achieving the revolution‚ causing a split in the social democrats. Both parties’
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Democratic party into Mensheviks and Bolsheviks. Lenin was put in prison for fifteen months for obtaining illegal pamphlets. After he served his term‚ he was exiled to Siberia‚ and got married. They went back to Switzerland in 1900 and started his paper‚ the Iskra. Lenin made a deal with the Germans that he would take power and pull Russia out of the war. Lenin then came to power in October 1917. In 1918‚ the Mensheviks fought the Bolsheviks‚ resulting in a Menshevik loss. Between 1919 to
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Why was the Bolshevik take over in October and not earlier? A Bolshevik takeover in early 1917 would not have been practical; there were many events that would have prevented their takeover to be successful. However‚ by late 1917‚ the Bolsheviks success grew‚ leaving them in a position to takeover successfully. A revolution earlier on in 1917 would have been near impossible; the Bolsheviks lacked support. The party was in the minority within the Petrograd Soviet‚ leaving them at a political disadvantage
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but her mother said that there was no real need for women to have higher education. Political membership: At the time of the split in the Russian Social Democrat Labour Party in 1903‚ into the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks‚ Kollontai did not side with either. Kollontai then first joined the Mensheviks but then in 1915 finally joined the Bolsheviks. After the Bolshevik revolution in 1917‚ Kollontai became the People’s Commissar for Social Welfare. Kollontai founded the Zhenotdel or “Women’s Department”
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control‚ minimizing chance of opposition. It is arguable‚ nonetheless‚ that even without this planning‚ seizure would still be within easy reach‚ due to the infamy of the Provisional Government and the other political parties‚ such as the Kadets‚ Mensheviks and Social Revolutionaries‚ failing to act. But nevertheless‚ this organizational brilliance from Trotsky was an assured way for secure control‚ as the Bolsheviks were only relatively known in the cities‚ compared to most of rural Russia‚ where
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Why did Lenin urge a Bolshevik uprising in October 1917? As 1917 ended‚ a pivotal change took place both in politics and social standing as Lenin; leader of the Bolshevik party‚ took control over Russia and plunged Russian society into a period of extreme left wing control. The causation of Lenin’s decision to urge for a Bolshevik uprising is due to a combination of idea’s and beliefs‚ actions and events which resulted in a seizure of Bolshevik control and new age of democratic assembly for Russia
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Essay 1: 1. Assess the role of Lenin in the success of the Bolshevik revolution. Lenin’s political role in the success of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution was to a critical extent due to his thirst for power. However‚ to a reduced extent‚ the feebleness of the Provisional Government and the support/work of Trotsky guaranteed political accomplishment. Lenin’s strength within the political sphere was most accentuated by his April Theses – 7 April 1917. Lenin was a described by post-revisionist
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First World War? 15 Events 1. 1 March 1898‚ The Marxist Russian Social Democratic Party (RSLDP) holds its first Party Congress 2.30 June 1901‚ Socialist Revolutionary Party is founded 3. 17 November 1917‚ RSLDP splits into Bolsheviks and Mensheviks 4. 8 February 1904‚ Russo- Japanese War begins 5.3 January 1905‚ Workers Strike in St‚ Petersburg 6. 9 January 1905‚ Bloody Sunday 7. 28 May 1905‚ First Soviet is formed during a textile strike 8. 14 June 1905‚ Mutiny of the Potkemin 9.
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is it to say that the growth of reformist groups in the years from 1881 was the main cause of the 1905 revolution There were a number of reformist groups from 1881. Key examples of these were groups such as the Kadets‚ the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. All three of these groups had slightly different aims. But all of them wanted something in common and that was change in Russia. Therefore as we clearly see reformist parties did put a large amount of pressure on Russia and on the Tsarist government
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In 1917‚ in the midst of the Great War‚ Russia faced one of the biggest political shifts that the Tsarist-ruled country had ever known-the Bolshevik Revolution. There are two significant time frames associated with the Bolshevik Revolution. In the February revolution Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne and a Provisional Government took control. In the October revolution the Bolsheviks took power by overthrowing the Provisional Government. How did the October revolution become a reality? What
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