T1 Rise of Bolsheviks Flashcards
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Richard Pipes Convserative
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Richard Pipes (Conservative/Anti-Soviet):
- Pipes views the Bolshevik rise as an illegitimate coup rather than a popular revolution.
- Quote: “The Bolsheviks did not win mass support; they seized power through force
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Orlando Figes (Liberal/Revisionist):
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- Figes argues that while the Bolsheviks lacked broad support, they were able to gain power due to the failures of their opponents.
- Quote: “The Bolsheviks were successful because they were the only political force offering clear solutions.”
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Soviet historians pro revoloution Leopold Avarbakh
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Soviet Historians (Marxist/Pro-Revolution):
- They claim the Bolshevik rise was the result of workers and peasants taking control of their destiny.
- Lenin: “The workers and peasants are the creators of socialism.”
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What was Lenin’s April Theses (1917) slogan?
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“Peace, Land, and Bread.”
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How much did Bolshevik membership grow between February and October 1917?
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From 24,000 to 350,000
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By 1920, what percentage of farmland had been redistributed from landlords to peasants?
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96%
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What treaty ended Russian involvement in WWI, and what was its consequence?
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he Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1918), which resulted in Russia losing 1/3 of its territory.
8
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how much did bread price inflate
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quadrupled from 1914 to 1917
9
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how many protest by mid 1917
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1300 showing discontent
