13. Lenins Russia

Question 1

Ideology and change: what was sidelined in the excitement that accompanied October revolution

Answer 1

Issues of ideology

Question 2

Ideology and change: what took priority over whether the manner of taking power conformed to the Marxist ideal

Answer 2

The pressing need to retain and consolidate control

Question 3

Ideology and change: Lenin and bolsheviks acted first and … later

Answer 3

Justified later

Question 4

Ideology and change: how did soviet historiography try to explain and justify all that Lenin did in later years

Answer 4

In name of Marxism and pre determined logic of history

Question 5

Ideology and end to war: what did Lenin and Trotsky assume that bolshevik seizure of power would spark

Answer 5

Similar revolutions elsewhere in Europe

Question 6

Ideology and end to war: why did Trotsky and Lenin expect revolution particularly in Germany

Answer 6

Seemed ripe for revolution by all economic, social and pol criteria put forward by Marx

Question 7

Ideology and end to war: what were bolsheviks simultaneously committed to as well as rousing German workers and soldiers against imperial gov

Answer 7

Pursuing peace with that gov

Question 8

Ideology and end to war: what was Bol persuing of peace with German gov despite

Answer 8

Knowing that peace would strengthen imperial gov they wished to destroy

Question 9

Ideology and end to war: what did Trotsky 1917 that made contradiction acute

Answer 9

Trotsky began peace negotiations in Dec after armistice in Nov

Question 10

Ideology and end to war: what did German gov demand as part of peace negotiations and what effect did this have on bolsheviks

Answer 10

Large swathes of Russian territory, split bol

Question 11

Ideology and end to war: what group did Bukharin lead when Bol split

Answer 11

Revolutionary war group