The removal of the Constituent Assembly (5) Flashcards
What did Lenin permit to go ahead and when?
Having previously attacked Kerensky for postponing elections for a Constituent Assembly, Lenin permitted these to go ahead in November 1917.
Over how many votes were cast in the election?
Over 41 million.
How many votes and what was the percentage of the votes for the Socialist-Revolutionaries (SR’s) get for Constituent Assembly?
21.8 million votes and 53% of the votes.
How many votes and what was the percentage of the votes for Bolsheviks get for Constituent Assembly?
10 million votes and 24% of the votes.
When was the only meeting of the Constituent Assembly?
5th January 1918.
Who did the Bolsheviks propose the meeting be chaired by?
A left-wing SR Maria Spiridovna but were overruled by the right-wing SR majority who chose Viktor Chernov.
In the end what happened to the Constituent Assembly?
It was forcibly closed and never met again since they were getting outvoted.
When civilians demonstrated against the action of closing the Constituent Assembly down what happened?
They were fired on and 12 were killed.
What did Lenin announce in 1919?
“The dissolution of the Constituent Assembly means the complete and open repudiation of democracy in favor of dictatorship. This will be a valuable lesson”.
What did Lenin claim that his government represented?
The people and a higher form of “democracy”.
What did some Bolsheviks and foreign socialsits express?
Expressed concern at Lenin’s actions.
When was the decree on newspapers?
Ocotber 1917
What did the decree on newspaper stops them from doing?
Curbing their ability to publish their own newspapers.
What type of people lost the right to vote in the new soviet government structure in July 1918?
The “bourgeosie”
What happened in 1921 to other political parties?
They were banned.
