Developments between the revolutions Flashcards
Size of Bolshevik party during feb revolution
23,000
Bolshevik representation in the soviet
40/1500
Who was in control of the party newspaper, Pravda
Stalin
When did Lenin return to Russia
3 April 1917
Why did the Germans allow Lenin to pass back into Russia
They believed the Bolsheviks would stir up trouble
Demands made in Lenin’s April Thesis
End the war
All power to the soviets
Reallocation of land
Criticisms of Lenin’s thesis by the Social Democrats
He had grown out of touch during his years in exile
Allegations that Lenin was influenced by the Germans
Mensheviks feared he would undermine their progress
Speaking out of tern for a such a small party
Concessions made by Lenin
He abandoned his call for the immediate overthrow of the Provisional government
Milyukov and Guchkov’s rsignations
Resigned after unpopular policy of winning the war at all costs
Introduction of socialists in the cabinet
Moved the PG more left with the introduction of 4 socialists
Power of Lenin by end of April
He had won over the majority of the central committee of the Bolshevik Party
How did Lenin gain support
He abandoned his call for an immediate overthrow of the PG
He appealed to the rank and file of the party
He preached to party members and factory meetings and wore a workers cap to seem like one of the proletariat
Took credit in peasant land seizures and the establishment of soviets to make him seem he was in control
Kronstadt Naval base support for the Bolsheviks
20,000 armed sailors organised their own armed demonstrations in July using Bolshevik slogans
Problems with July Days for Lenin
If he endorsed it then it ran the risk of becoming a premature revolution
Who was blamed for the uly Days
The Bolsheviks, despite being the ones to force demonstrators out of the Peter and Paul fortress
What happened to the Bolshevik party after the July Days
Offices of the Bolshevik Newspaper Pravda were closed
Lenin and Stalin fled and Trotsky and Kamenev were imprisoned
Impact of July Days on deLenin
Bolshevik newspaper Izvestia denounced Lenin, claiming that he was working in the pay of the Germans
His reputation fell for fleeing rather than leading
When did Kerensky replace Lvov
8 July
Where did Lenin feel after the July Days
To Finland
Price of grain in PetrogrJad
Doubled between Feb and June
What did shortages of raw materials and fuel lead to
Closure of 586 factories and loss of 100,000 jobs
How did Dual Authority benefit from the July Days
Troops from the PG fought with the Mensheviks and SRs of the Petrograd Soviet against the demonstrators
Trotsky Role before July Days
He was elected to the Executive Committee of the All Russian Congress of Soviets in June and accused of stirring up the July Days
Why did Kerensky appoint Kornilov as Commander in Chief of the Army
Russian advance in Galicia had failed and so Korniliov was brought in to rescue desertifications and restore discipline in the army
Who supported Kornilov
Landowners and businessmen, and Milyukov felt that a military takeover by Kornilov would be better than a socialist regime
Who opposed Kornilov
The Bolsheviks, Mensheviks and SRs
The Bolsheviks boycotted Kerensky’s Moscow State COnference with an organised general strike
Social situation in summer 1917
Provisional government was unpopular
Real wages fell rapidly as prices rose to 755% above pre war levels
Worker’s rights during summer 1917
Right of factory owners to dismiss workers who went on strike was legalised
Meeting of factory Soviets during working hours was forbidden
How did the Bolsheviks benefit in mid 1917
Disillusionment
