russia feb - October 1917 Flashcards
why was rennins return to Russia so important to the Bolsheviks
his first return
Also because he is there leader and had been forceThe things Lenin proposed were:
Ending all co operation with the pg and anyone that was helping them
End the war
Nationalism of all lands
Education for workers and peasants
Industry would be controlled by the soviets and all banks would combine into one state bank
Lenin’s slogan was peace bread land
What was the aim of his April Theses?
Because of the April theses he which stated what the Bolsheviks should do
The things Lenin proposed were:
Ending all co operation with the pg and anyone that was helping them
End the war
Nationalism of all lands
Education for workers and peasants
Industry would be controlled by the soviets and all banks would combine into one state bank
Lenin’s slogan was peace bread land
What was the purpose of the Provisional Government?
The provisional government were the former provisional committee. It wasn’t made as a permeant solutions and its main aims were to reform Russia, sort out elections and continue the war
How did the Petrograd Soviet weaken its authority?
They weekend the provisional government because the pg had to answer to the Petrograd soviets. Furthermore the Petrograd soviets had a rule called order 1 which meant that they had the final say on the military. Finally the Petrograd soviets weakened them because they were elected and the pg wasn’t.
problem faced by PG in the military
- desertions
- Germans in Russia
- unpopularity of war
problems faced by PG political
- unelected
- unrepresentative
- Soviets forming
promblems faced by the PG economic
•peasants unhappy
•still no food
still inflation
What was the aim of this summer offensive?
To win the support for the pg and help boost the low army confidence by gaining victory over Austrians and germans. They attacked in the south
led by kersey
Why did it fail summer offensive
It failed because the Russian front collapsed and they were pushed back hundreds of kilometres. It also showed that the Russian soldiers couldn’t follow orders.
What were the July days
The July days was a uprising attempt which came about because of the continuing shortages of food in the major cities, the complete failure of the June offensive and finally the effective Bp;shevik propganganda against the PG
Was started by anarchist revolutionaiiers who the Bolsheviks had initially tried to stop but decided to join and began calling their supporters
The PS didn’t support the demonstrations and many parties did not trust the Bolsheviks
Huge demonstrations broke out
what was the consequences for Lenin and the Bolsheviks of the July days
PS and PG work together to arrest the Bolsheviks
Pg blame it on the bolsheviks
Lenin is forces to leave for Finland
Who was Kornilov?
Kornilov was the new commander in chef for the Russian army
What did he want to Kornilov in Russia?
for kersey to break material law and break the power of the soviets
What role did the Bolsheviks play in kornilov defeat?
The Bolsheviks defended the city Petrograd and conceived kornilov troops to stop their march and desert their officers. After Kerensky asked them for help
what we’re the consequences for the PG (koworliv revolt)
The consequences for the PG were they lost crucial support because the event made Kerensky look very weak because he has to rely on the bolsheviks(red guard) to defend Petrograd. They were also given weapons which they didn’t return.
what were the consequences for the Bolsheviks (kornlov revolt)
The consequences for the bolsheviks were that many more of them were elected to the Soviets and soon they gained control of the Petrograd soviet. Furthermore Trotsky was elected president of the soviet. Their number also increased massively from 24000 to 340000.
how did the bolsheviks size power in October 1917
The bolsheviks Seine power by trotsky becoming head of the soviet. He then sent men to take over the bridges, HQ, telegraph office.then the red guards seized key parts of the city and then the bolsheviks climbed into the winter palace and arrested the remaining of the PG.
Lenin as he proposed that Russia was ripe for the takeover
how did kerned try stop the bolshievks during the takeover October
Kernensky tries to stop the bolsheviks - kernendky ordered a crackdown on the bolsheviks. Then lenin and trotsky were quick to call it a counter revolution. Trotsky then used his status as head of Petrograd soviets to take control of roads and canal bridges, army headquarters and the telegraph office. Meanwhile Kerensky was looking for soldiers to defend the PG from the bolsheviks.
what was the main reason for the Bolsheviks success
October revolution
The return of lenin as he put forward a case for an armed takeover of power
The molter revolutionary committee is set up - due to rumours the bolsheviks were preparing a takeover so it was set up to bring together all the soviets supporting soldiers in Petrograd and most of the petrograds also promised loyalty to the MRC
How did the bolsheviks stay in power
PELPD
peace - treaty of Brest - livosk with Germany
economy - land was given from Nobels to the peasants
laws - banned religion allowed divorce unemployment pay and pensions and eight hour days
propganda -teach everyone how to read and teach about communism
dictatorship -Lenin dismissed the constituent assembly
