developments between the revolutions Flashcards

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Lenin’s exile

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exiled to Switzerland
in exile since 1900 apart from 6 months 1905-06
returned April 3rd 1917

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Lenin’s return

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April 3rd 1917
welcomed by crowds cheering and he responded with speech crafted on journey
return aided by the Germans on the ‘sealed train’

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3
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Lenin’s ideology

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first proposal of permanent revolution

thought world on brink of social revolution

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April theses promises

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  • war should be brought to immediate end
  • power transfer to soviets
  • all land to the state and to be re-allocated to peasants by local soviets
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5
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effects of the July days on the bolsheviks

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  • blamed for bloodshed
  • leaders were arrested
  • offices of Pravda closed
  • bolshevik paper Izvestia denounced leaders
  • bolsheviks propaganda burned
  • Lenin’s reputation fell
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6
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cause of July days

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grain prices doubled
shortages of fuel, raw materials
closures of 586 factories and 100,000 jobs lost

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7
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cause of Kornilov coup

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June offensive in Galicia

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8
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when was the Kornilov coup

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26th - 30th August

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9
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what ended the Kornilov coup for good

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kornilov’s supply lines cut
coup leaders arrested
increased membership/ support for bolshevik

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10
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where did Lenin flee to after July days?

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Finland

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11
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what date did the central committee of Bolshevik party reject Lenin’s request for coup

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15th Septembers

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12
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what date did lenin return and convince 10/12 CC members to agree to coup

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10th October

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