Lenin And The Bolshevik Party In 1917 Flashcards
What was Lenin not expecting to happen?
The Tsar to abdicate as early as March 1917 and for the revolution to take place
What was different when Lenin returned to Russia and when did he return?
April 1917 with a shift in the attitudes of the provisional government.
How did Lenin get back to Russia?
With the help of the Germans by traveling secretly on trains.
What was Lenin insistent on?
There should be a socialist revolution and socialists should take over the government in Russia.
Which other key leaders returned to Russia?
Stalin in March, Zinoviev in April and Bukhara in May.
What was the April Thesis declaring and why was it created?
To push for a socialist revolution that promised ‘peace, bread and land’ as well as ‘all power to the soviets’
What did Lenin want to come to an end?
The provisional government
What was the peace of the April thesis?
Withdrawing for WW1
What was the land in the April thesis?
Land reform for the Russian peasants
What was the bread in the April thesis?
End the hardships from the war.
Why did Lenin want all power to the soviets?
Believed the soviets could become the new government.
Did Lenin’s return to Russia have a big impact?
There was little impact.
