To what extent would you consider the failure of the Provisional Government and the success of the Bolsheviks in October 1917 to be a direct consequence of Russia’s involvement in World War 1? Russia’s involvement in World War One had been a topic of much bitterness within Russia for a number of years and continued to be a source of much resentment. The working class and peasantry had suffered greatly‚ thousands of soldiers had been lost in the war and a general feeling of military humiliation
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Russian Revolution Timeline Identify historically significant events in Russia’s history from 1880-1917 on the timeline. Specifically‚ choose events that are relevant to the political and economic development of Russia during this period. Your timeline should include a minimum of 15 events over this time period. Plot each event to indicate when they occurred‚ but also decide to what extent each event was moving Russia toward modernization and stability‚ or whether the event was moving Russia
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During his years as General Secretary of the Soviet Union‚ Josef Stalin encountered many social‚ economical and political problems which were left unsolved at the time of Lenin ’s premature death in 1924. Economic problems involving issues such as agriculture and industrialisation. Political problems related to politics‚ both in terms of foreign and domestic policy and also the military. Social problems being related to aspects of life such as education‚ religion and culture. Stalin had problems
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under the orders of the government‚ these rooms would be used to build Stalin a formidable force against those who threatened the Russian empire. Ideologically Stalin knew that the Nep was embarrasnig and that re-introducing capitalism in the way Lenin did bought much shame to the party. He knew that by introducing a Socialist plan he would appear to be a political hero and he also knew that this would not be as embarrassing as the
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How far do you agree that Stalin had no choice but to launch the Great Terror to secure his position as leader of the Soviet Union? The Great Terror was the period of ‘cleansing’ and ‘purging’ the Soviet Union from ‘impurities’. This translated to the arresting and killing of 20 million people. On one hand it would seem that Stalin had no choice but to launch the Great Terror because it was inevitable‚ giving the targets‚ the society and his personality. On the other hand you could argue that there
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2011 Russia and the Soviet Union 1917–1941 (25 marks) (a) To what extent was Lenin responsible for the Bolshevik consolidation of power? (b) Assess the impact of Stalinism onthe Soviet state until 1941. Trotsky (a) Provide a detailed description of THREE significant events in the life of the personality you have studied. (b) Assess the contribution of the personality you have studied to their period of national and/or international history. Conflict in Indochina 1954–1979 (25 marks) (a)
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important contributions and how they relate to the actions of Napoleon from Animal Farm. I will break this topic down into the following three parts‚ their rise to power‚ Stalin’s Five Year Plan‚ and their use and abuse of authority. <br> <br>When Lenin died in 1924‚ a struggle for power began between Trotsky (Snowball) and Stalin (Napoleon). Trotsky was a brilliant individual‚ but Stalin was just a simple person whose power was based on allegiances with other members of the communist party rather
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Why did the Revolution fail to topple the Tsar in 1905‚ but succeed in 1917? The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. Its implications and influences went on to effect a huge area and last decades. True to the large impact that it had‚ it was a large event. It spanned years and included many various groups and individuals. When studying the Russian Revolution it is important to note that it came during a time of change in Russia. Over the forty years
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combined • May 1945‚ victory. USSR celebrate end of WWII. Victory at great cost. Death toll at 7mill according to Stalin. Soviet documents declassified rose and said at 9million military‚ 17 military civilians. 26 million total. • January 1924 Lenin dead. Stalin began to emerge as the chief • Goal of soviet communism- world domination. But in 1920’s USSR weak. Stalin’s challenge was to strengthen it. • Achieve aims of state through a proletariat dictatorship. He believed morality was a bourgeois
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actions were each very significant in aiding the Bolsheviks to seize power by 1924. The year 1917 was the start of Russia’s struggle for power as the revolution sparked major social‚ political and economic changes and difficulties. With the return of Lenin‚ the bolsheviks had swept the nation with ideas of revolution and that would begin their rise to power through Lenin’s popular catchphrases of ’Bread‚ Peace‚ Land’ and ’all power to the Soviets’. Lenin’s ’April Thesis’ in 1917 was a vital course of
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