creation of a revolutionary government was voted on and passed by an overwhelming margin. The Russian revolution of 1917 saw the overthrow of the tsarist autocracy in February and the seizure of power by the Bolshevik party in October.The Bolsheviks proceeded to establish the world’s first Communist state on a territory covering one-sixth of the globe. A series of events and ideas led to the October revolution‚ each significant in its own capacity. The abolition of serfdom in 1861‚ under Alexander
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with public ownership” (Dagger). This form of government was founded by Karl Marx and Frederich Engels. Marx a “revolutionary activist‚” and German thinker Engels published “the Communist Manifesto.” In the Communist Manifesto‚ they “outlined their idea of complete equality between the people.” They both predicted that the upcoming proletarian revolution would sweep aside the capitalist system for good (History.com Staff). Marx and Engels believed that the Communistic form of government should be
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the result of the popularity of his policies? Even though Stalin’s victory in the power struggle was partly due to his popular policies‚ it was not just this that allowed Stalin also because of the mistakes made by other rivals and factors that played into his hands. For example Trotsky was a former menshevik which helped Stalin accuse him of not been a true Bolshevik. There are many reasons that suggest Stalin’s victory in the power struggle was because his popular policies. For example Stalin’s
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ticket to power. Joseph Vissarionovish Dzhugashvili‚ better known as Joseph Stalin‚ was born in 1878 and rose to power in 1922. Being granted the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party‚ Stalin implemented new economic policies that brought 1‚ rapid industrialization‚ 2‚ equality of the classes‚ and 3‚ social services for all. Stalin introduced a series of economic plans for the people. His most famous‚ and perhaps most effective‚ being the Five Year Plan. Stalin forced everyone to
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the rise of Stalin was due to the weakness of Leon Trotsky‚ who was one of the strongest competitors that Stalin faced in succeeding Lenin as leader of the Communist Party. However‚ there are actions taken by Trotsky that weakened himself as an opposition. For example‚ Trotsky believed in permanent revolution‚ and he sought to promote and incite revolutions all over the world. However‚ he failed to convince his fellow Party members of his idea of world revolution. In addition‚ Trotsky only had the
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels‚ The Communist Manifesto Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels define class by the attributes of a group of people or members involved. Since industrialized cities were expanding‚ much of the working class was in poverty. According to Marx‚ the triumph of one class would pave the way for the future freedom of the rest of society. The wealthy oppressed the slaves‚ plebeians and laborers. As new technology immersed‚ market forces gained strength‚ which allowed the middle classes
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Introduction Karl Marx was born in a middle-class Jewish family of Germany‚ which converted to Christianity when he was young. Marx was an exponent of scientific socialism that advocated reformation of capitalism so that the social order could change from the exploitative capitalist system. Marx considered capitalism both a political and economic system. His main ideas were the conflict theory and the study of political economy. Karl Marx believed that capitalism was doomed to collapse due to its
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How did Lenin and Stalin transform the society and economy of the USSR? After the devastation of World War I‚ the Revolution‚ and Civil War‚ Russia was a total wreck. Factories were in ruins and half the working class gone‚ either dead or returned to the farms. Millions had died‚ mainly from the famine and disease accompanying war. Two million more‚ mostly nobles‚ middle class‚ and intellectuals‚ had emigrated to other countries. Lenin returned to Russia from exile in 1917 and it was up to him
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downfall of entire communities. Brutus and Caesar from “Julius Caesar” and Napoleon from “Animal Farm” are three great examples of dictatorship causing problems. The name Josef Stalin is very often brought up when talking about dictatorship. In George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”‚ Napoleon is meant to be an allegory for Stalin. He shows the natural desire for power present in people. Firstly‚ he kicks out Snowball. Right off the bat‚ Napoleon is going out of his way to make himself a single dictator. Napoleon
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2012 The Russian and Chinese Revolutions The Russian and Chinese revolution both may perhaps have been no more different‚ each both with the establishment of two different concepts that lead to the shifting of their countries. These both experienced encounters with foreign influences and connections. The ways of the both were oddly different due to one wanting the end of interactions with the West and China who actually wanted to adopt more to their ways of the West. The Russian revolution was essentially
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