T1 Qoutes Flashcards
Richard Pipes Conservative on Tsar Nicholas Qoute
“There was nothing preordained about either the fall of tsarism or the Bolshevik power seizure.”
Orlando Figes (Revisionist) Qoute on Tsar
Nicholas was the source of all the problems. If he had been a more competent ruler, he could have saved himself.”
Vladimir Lenin (Pro Revouloution) on tsar
“The revolution was a historical necessity.”
Richard Pipes (Conservative/Anti-Soviet) on Provsional Gov
Quote: “The Bolsheviks did not create the revolutionary situation; they exploited it.”
Lenin pro revoloution on rise of bolsheviks
Lenin: “All power to the Soviets!”
Orlando Figes (Liberal/Revisionist) on PG
Quote: “The Provisional Government was doomed from the start.”
Richard Pipes Convserative on Bolsheviks
“The Bolsheviks did not win mass support; they seized power through force*
Orlando Figes (Liberal/Revisionist): on bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks were successful because they were the only political force offering clear solutions.”*
What was Lenin’s April Theses (1917) slogan?
“Peace, Land, and Bread.”
LENIN ON BOLSHEVIKS
Lenin: “The workers and peasants are the creators of socialism.”
How much did bread increase by form 1914 to 1917
Quadrupled
How much of budget dis Russia spend on war
50 percent leading to economic strain
