BOLSHEVIK SEIZURE OF POWER 1917

Question 1

ideology of Lenin

Answer 1

current bourgeois too weak to bring democratic rev
class consuousness-opressed russia
soviets under political control should be driving force to rev

Question 2

July days pursuing caused by July/kerensky offence
3-5

Answer 2

3-uprising of workers/sailors/soldiers against pg-march tauride pal
4numerous groups demand soviets to take power- declined=deprived of its political goal
5-pg eventually found loyal groups to crush uprising

Question 3

bolsheviks lost serve ground after July days

Answer 3

propagandised lenin to have close political ties with germany= lenin/bolsheviks arrested>exile to Finland
pg reshaped with new socialist members appeal to masses, pm became Kerensky

Question 4

whilst bolsheviks were damaged, events in PG played into their hands-KORNILOV AFFAIR AUG 1917 caused by:

Answer 4

kerensky attempt to acquire military support pg, appointed general kornilov as commander in cheif- BAD MOVE. (anti soviet), agreement kornilov would send troops to capital to support PG

Question 5

the kornilov AFFAIR
LOOK INCOMPETENT

Answer 5

kornilov brought troops marching towards Petrograd(headed by lenin), kernesky suspected kornilov planning coup- prohibited entry + panicked called on support of Soviets to defend Petrograd + released Bolshevik from prison and armed them

Question 6

conceque/aftermath of konilov affair

Answer 6

pg/kerensky undermined
no authority- kernesy loss faith of army/soviets
dependence on soviets/bolsheviks

Question 7

after kornilov affair army high command had no authority

Answer 7

troops were mutinying-no obeying genrals- supported soviets
desetations+eliminating commander in chief
bolsheviks had won popular support- had means to seize power in Petrograd

Question 8

Bolshevik popularity grown considerably.

Answer 8

sep- largest party in Petrograd soviet- Trotsky as chairman
membership Fev 23k, oct 200k
producing 41 diff newspaper, down with pg

Question 9

lenin pushes for a seize of power- after ka

Answer 9

oct 7 returned in disguise to Petrograd, oct 10 successfully persuaded his party to take power on oct 25

Question 10

Trotsky military rev commits - est 9th oct

Answer 10

majority member bolsheviks, controlled 200k guards, 60k baltic sailors, 150k soldiers. purpose was to defend power in petrgodrag against German invasion, however, lenin saw it as means to seize power

Question 11

oct rev carried out

Answer 11

the military rev committee organised the coup (Trotsky) key building in Petrograd seized night of 24/5 oct
evening 25th- winter palace is stomed , pg overthrown
SOVIETS INCONTROL.

Question 12

26th oct 1917- congress met in russia

Answer 12

boleshviks delegates 60% since June/July 13%
lenin announced rev> declare all power to soviets, moderate sr/menshviks walkout as not shared power

Question 13

lenin est coutil of peoples commisars gov- sovnarkhom

Answer 13

council majority bolshekis of ministers is formed, lenin= chairman, trotskey= commissar foreign affair(until feb 1918), Stalin = commissar for nationalities

Question 14

bolsheviks of to a shake start

Answer 14

• new ministers not taken seriously-laughed at
  -state bank refuse to give money
  -power limited outside capital(soviets under control of menshiviks, presence of bolshekis in countryside unheard of as supported uw
  -opposotion when rule begun- petitions from uw committees and army devisions

Question 15

lenin railway union in cahoots with other socialist parties after shaky start

Answer 15

virtually forced bolsheviks to work with them, continuing plans for constituent assembly. never intended for this to continue(did permit sr to his gov- peasnts). lenin had sole vision bolsheviks were to rule along and bring utopia to russia IMPOSSIBLE

Question 15

first few months lenin abided by demands of workers and peanstry

Answer 15

decree on peace- pull russia out war
decree on land- peasnts>land w/o compensation, up to them divide
decree on workers control- factory committee to control production/finace In work place

Question 16

russia out of control once gave people free will in first few months-decrees

Answer 16

cities out of control, wide destruction of cultural objects and russian livelihood. took long time before Bolsheviks got handle. urban wc was setting up own republic

Question 17

how bolsheviks felt with threats and opposition

Answer 17

limit censorship- closeing opp press/problematic news
turn on the app-outlawed kadet party/officials arrested>sr Mensheviks. political terror ranked
7th dec- Cheka(secret police)designed to combat revolutionarys and bring military units under control
purge of civil service- pro bolsheviks were promoted, those opposed casted aside

Question 18

Lenin’s class warfare- mc had more wealth than other classes- bringing together lower classes (workers/peansts/soldiers)

Answer 18

identified mc as ‘bad guys’ and often enc people to terrorise them.
walking among streets was dangerous for bourgeois, worked well with workers soldiers, peasnts- a unite comradship(marxists)

Question 19

the consititve assemblyy nov 1917

Answer 19

lenin allowed elections to go ahead- whoever was elected was too be fist legitimate body in centre. sr won 53%, bolsheviks 24%

Question 20

the consititve assemblyy nov 1917 lasted 1 day 5th jan 1918

Answer 20

closed down- this ehwo objected fired upon