The Extent of Bolshevik support in Oct 17 Flashcards
1
Q
Who did Kerensky turn to for help after fleeing Petrograd?
A
Cossak soldiers, lost to the Red Guards
2
Q
Why did the Bolsheviks have a lot of support in the major cities?
A
- PG failed to improve working conditions in factories
- Rising prices, food shortages resulted in more strikes - workers were becoming more radical - Bolsheviks looked more appealing
- in Feb 17 membership of Bolshevik party 10’000, Sep 17 300’000
3
Q
Why did the Bolsheviks not have as much support in the countryside?
A
- most popular political party amongst peasants was the SR’s - focused most of their policies on meeting demands of peasants e.g. redistribution of land
- PG still losing land as it had done in cities
4
Q
Why did the Bolsheviks not have as much support in Russia as a whole?
A
Vast majority of the Russian population in 1917 were still peasants
5
Q
Why were peasants beginning to turn to the Bolsheviks in October 1917?
A
becoming disillusioned with SR’s and Mensheviks, were linked to PG
6
Q
How was the army collapsing in October 1917?
A
- after Kornilov Affair relations between army and PG deteriorated
- Oct 17 many soldiers refused to take orders, demands becoming more radical
