Chapter three - Developments between the revolutions of 1917 Flashcards
When did Lenin return?
3rd April
What were the Bolsheviks like in February 1917?
Only 23,000 members
Only 40 representatives in the Soviet of 1500
When was the April theses published?
7th April
What did the April theses demand?
The war should be brought to an immediate end
Power should be transferred to the Soviets
All land should be taken by the state and re-allocated to peasants
What were the reactions to Lenin’s April theses?
Some Bolsheviks feared Lenin’s radical proposals would do more harm than good
Allegations that Lenin was in the pay of the Germans
Mensheviks feared Lenin would stir up discontent
Some thought Lenin’s call to oppose the PG was unrealistic
What happened at the vote of confidence by the ‘All Russians Congress of Soviets’?
3rd June - passed a vote of confidence in the PG by 543 votes to 126
What caused the July days?
Between February and June grain prices had doubled in Petrograd
Shortages of fuel and raw materials
586 factories closed, 100,000 jobs lost
What happened during the July days?
Sailors organised armed demonstration using Bolshevik slogans at Kronstadt naval base - spread to the centre of town
Shots fired at the demonstrators
PG brought in reinforcements
Bolsheviks were ijmprisoned
What was the situation in summer 1917?
PG had little support
October- prices were 755% above pre - war levels
Factory workers who went on strike could now be dismissed
Peasants seized land
What happened at Kerensky’s Moscow state conference?
It was boycotted by the Bolsheviks
Even Mensheviks and SRs spoke out against Kornilov’s measures
What did Kornilov order?
End of August, he ordered six regiments of troops to march on Petrograd
Kerensky ordered Kornilov to come to a halt
Kornilov did not
What did Kerensky do to stop Kornilov?
Kerensky released imprisoned Bolsheviks
Kornilov’s supply lines were cut
Workers were provided with weapons
How did the Bolsheviks benefit from the Kornilov coup?
Milked propaganda opportunities and poured scorn on Kerensky’s government
Bolshevik membership increased to 200,000 by beginning of October
10,000 red guards
Producing 41 newspapers
What was the military revolutionary committee made up of?
200,000 red guards
60,000 Baltic sailors
150,000 soldiers
Who originally made the Military Revolutionary Committee?
Trotsky on the 16th October. 66 members - 48 were Bolsheviks
