Lenin- Russia
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov was born in Simbirsk on the Volga River on 22 April 1870 into a well educated family. He excelled at school and went on to study law. At university, he was exposed to radical thinking, and his views were also influenced by the execution of his elder brother, a member of a revolutionary group. He graduated from St Petersburg University after being expelled from Kazan University for his political beliefs. In 1891. He moved to St Petersburg and became a professional revolutionary. Like many of his colleagues, he was arrested and exiled to Siberia, where he married Nadezhda Krupskaya. After his Siberian exile, Lenin (the nickname he adopted in 1901) spent most of the decade and a half in Western Europe, where he emerged as a main figure in the international revolutionary movement and became the leader of the 'Bolshevik' faction of the Russian Social Democratic Worker's Party. In 1917, Russia was ripe for change. Assisted by the Germans, who hoped that he would cause chaos in the Russia, Lenin returned home and started working against the provisional government which had overthrown the tsarist regime. He introduced his "April Theses" to the people to gain their trust. He eventually led what was soon to be known as the October Revolution, Unfortunately this lead to civil war between the Red Army and the 'Whites'. Almost three years of
Did Lenin Transform Russia?
Lenin, was the leader of the Bolshevik party and the head figure of the Russian revolution of 1917. During his reign from 1917 to 1924 he ruthlessly pursued his aims toward the creation of a socialist workers’ paradise with the help of his secret police. For this man the end justified the means and his idealism did not blind him from pragmatic solutions. Although Lenin would from time to time do a complete U-turn with his policies and introduce something which was in stark contrast with the principles of Marxism, he never lost sight of his goals Following the Bolshevik Revolution, Lenin and his new communist government initiated many reforms. They took land from the Tsar, the church, nobles and other landlords, and redistributed it among the peasants in order to reform the agricultural sector and reward the peasants for their loyalty during the Revolution. Labour conditions were improved with working hours limited to a maximum of eight hours a day, and forty hours a week. The capitalists who had always owned the factories and farms had been profit driven, neglecting basic human rights of workers. Exploitative working conditions existed with no work breaks or time off. Children born to parents from the working class were not allowed to attend schools. They began working at an early age, and before 1921, child exploitation and abuse in Russian factories and industrial
The economy of Russia before Lenin
The economy of russia before lenin Russia's Economy Vladimir Lenin was a very important figure in the history of Russia's return from ruins. When Russia joined World War I under the rule of Tsar Nicholas II, Russia was very prosperous with a stable economy and it was one of the biggest players in the war. However, after being obliterated by German forces, Russia was in total chaos. The economy was severely crippled, and the citizens were furious. As a revolution came forth, the Bolshevik party chose Vladimir Lenin to be the new leader of Russia. Lenin's efforts would lead him to become the architect of the new Soviet Union which would then be passed on to Stalin, but not before Lenin has rebuilt the economy of Russia. The Economy of Russia before Lenin Russia's involvement in World War I set up the country for its future leader, Vladimir Lenin. The Soviet Union showed its presence in the war with its initial attack on East Prussia, which was held by the German Eight Army. At the start of the war, "Russia ... [had] the largest army in the world, standing at 1,400,000 soldiers" and was one of the superpowers of Europe at the time ("WWI"). Throughout the war, Russia continually suffered heavy losses and when the war was over "between 900,000 and 2,500,000 Russians were killed... more than 5 million Russians were wounded... [and nearly] 4,000,000 Russian soldiers were held as
Assess the Impact Lenin Had On Russia
Assess the Impact Lenin Had On Russia In 1917, a revolution began in Russia in an attempt to overthrow the Tsar. Once the Tsar abdicated, a Provisional Government was set up to try and maintain law and order within Russia. The provisional government was incredibly unpopular, and therefore many of the leading political parties began to plan ways to come to power of Russia. Lenin was the leader of a communist party called the Bolsheviks. As he was living in Switzerland, he needed to travel through Germany to get back to Russia. He was granted permission to go through Germany, but only on a sealed train that would not stop until it reached Petrograd. Lenin promised that he would provide the Russian people with peace, land and bread. In July, a group of armed people took to the streets shouting slogans in support of Lenin. The government stopped these protests and Lenin was forced to flee to Finland. During a battle between the Bolsheviks and the provisional government, Lenin managed to creep back into Russia. In November 1917, Leon Trotsky began to recruit men to join the 'Red Guard.' As the government was getting week, Lenin decided to attack the government. The Red Guard stormed Petrograd and the provisional government fled. The Bolsheviks had taken control of Russia. As Lenin was desperate to get Russia out of the war, he signed a treaty with Germany. This was the Treaty
The impact that Lenin had on Russia
The impact that Lenin had on Russia The people of Russia had had enough. A group of people got together and called themselves the Bolsheviks and Lenin was their leader. Lenin organized an attack and in November they would take control of Russia. Lenin told people to take land from the rich and promised that there would be enough food. The poor got land from the rich which made the rich unhappy but the poor didn't have to pay for land anymore. Lenin said that he would end the war and he did this by stopping the Russians from fighting, this caused problems for Britain and France. Russia as a whole lost lives but were happy that the war had stopped because they didn't know what they were fighting for anyway. The revolution split Russia into two parts which lead into a civil war and to win this he would have to use war communism. The strip farming wasn't making enough food to feed the people and the soldiers. Factories were slow and Lenin needed trains and weapons. He took over factories and told them what he wanted and when he wanted it. He took land off the farmers and made them work together, telling them what to grow and how quick to grow it and how much to give to the government. Many farmers hated this and tried not to hand over food. He had a secret police force called Checka and their job was to take food by force. If they refused to give the food, they were shot
How Did Lenin Impose control On Russia.
How Did Lenin Impose control On Russia Lenin was the ruler of the Bolshevik party. In 1917 he began the Civil War against the opposing force that was called The Whites. A few days after he had seized power in Petrograd, Kerensky sent troops to try and bring down Lenin and then bring back the provisional government. Unfortunately for Kerensky they were easily held back. They were stopped in the suburbs by a force of pro-Bolshevik workers, soldiers and sailors. Whilst this was going on, Lenin set up his new government called the Sovnakom. This stands for 'The Council Of People's Commissars'. Lenin was the chairman whilst Trotsky was commissar for war and Stalin was commissar for nationalities. Alexandra Kollontai was the only woman in the Sovnakom. When the Government was established he went on to try and keep his promises. To end the war, give land to the presents and get food to the cities. If he did not do this then his support would completely be lost. After doing this he set up the Cheka. These were the Bolsheviks secret police. The leader of this ruthless group was called Felix Dzerzhinski. The group was set up in Lubyanka, which was in Moscow. By the time it had come to November Lenin had been forced to hold the elections promised by the provisional government. To Lenin's horror the railway workers threatened to stop working and shut down the railways
Was Lenin a success or a failure to Russia?
Was Lenin's policy success of failure for Russia? Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the October Revolution, which brought the Bolsheviks to power in 1917, and the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, was an eminent political person for his aims but was not renowned for his achievements. He arose as the leader by dissolving the Provisional Government, setting up his own and making it an illegal institution. So could Lenin's outlaw policy bring a better life and could his objectives be reached? Were they? First of all, Lenin created a state with a new ideology - socialism. It was a whiff of hope of a better world to live in, with a different society and people. Many believed in this utopia sincerely, including the Bolsheviks themselves, hoping to create something perfect and eternal. At the same time it was a kind of experiment and there was no experience to follow, no mistakes to learn from. It could therefore hardly achieve an ultimate success. The Bolshevik Party, later renamed to The Communist Party, had many difficulties in contemporary Russia to deal with: First World War, food shortages, threat of foreign intervention, a significant decline of industrial production and no support to the Party from outside the main cities. However, Lenin's policy not only failed to solve these problems but created new ones. He came to power with promises to get Russia
The Impact of Lenin on Russia and the Russian people
The Impact of Lenin on Russia and the Russian people Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (a.k.a Lenin) was born in 1870, into a middle class family. In the year 1887 when Lenin was 17 his elder brother Alexandra was executed for conspiring to assassinate the tsar. Lenin who was already well educated and fond of reading and writing was encouraged to enter politics to make changes and to somehow avenge his brothers' death. The long term effects of this were that Lenin would later become one of the great revolutionary leaders of all time. Lenin begins to study law and the works of Karl Marx. He is then exiled to Siberia by the authorities as he becomes more politically involved. Whilst he is there he marries another revolutionary in 1898. After this he spends some time travelling abroad with his wife Krupskaya but, he continues to write political material laying down the foundations for revolution and communism in Russia. Lenin is in Britain in 1903 and it is there that he forms the Bolshevik party to help the working class Russians who he has been brought up to have compassion for. The immediate effects of this are the formation of the Bolshevik party. The Long term effects of this are that the Bolshevik party stays in power and Russia becomes a communist country. Between 1903 and 1917 Lenin spends his time moving around Europe. Also at the time he writes pieces for political
Significance of Individuals - Russia 1905-41 - Lenin and Stalin.
. Compare the characters and beliefs of Lenin and Stalin. (6) Firstly, I will be looking at the characters of both Lenin and Stalin and the similarities and differences between them. There were many similarities between the characteristics of Lenin and Stalin. Firstly, both were branded ruthless through their use of terror during their reign. With Lenin, it was through War Communism during the Civil War in which 7 million people died from famine whilst Lenin continued to export grain even in the knowledge that his people were dying. His tyrannical form was also shown through his orders to the Red Army to kill many of the innocent soldiers at Kronstadt. Their only crime was expressing their freedom of speech and protesting against War Communism. Although Lenin listened to these protests and changed his ways, he still felt the need to kill the very people who had helped him succeed with the Revolution. Stalin showed his ruthlessness on a more extreme scale than Lenin but nevertheless both still used terror. 10 million died as a result of the Purges in which anyone was targeted in most cases for no apparent reason with a further 18 million being sent to labour camps. There was also the 13 million who died during his forced collectivisation in which the entire class of Kulaks were wiped out. Another similarity is that both found it difficult to compromise although they
Assess the Impact that Lenin had on Russia and the Russian People
Coursework #1 - Russian Question 2 - Assess the Impact that Lenin had on Russia and the Russian People Russia was an enormous empire and had over 55,650,000 Russians in it. The leader of Russia from 1905 to 1917 was Tsar Nicholas II (emperor) who was ruler of Russia. The Tsar was independent and had autocratic power, which meant that he shared his power with no one, meaning Russia didn't have to vote. Before the Tsar was in power the Russian army performed a war against Japan and lost because their army was very unequipped and was made up of conscripts (people forced in the army). The Tsar had many supporters such as The Nobles, The Church, The Middle Class, The Peasants and Workers. However he had many people who opposed him e.g. Kadets, Social Revolutionaries, Social Democrats, Bolsheviks and The Mensheviks. Russia was made up of three main groups, which were: - The Liberals or sometimes called the Kadets. The Kadets were a large group of middle class people e.g. teachers, lawyers etc. The middle class people wanted an elected duma (parliament). Their support was restricted to well educated and wealthy populated towns, as they had nothing. The political reform offered nothing to attract the support of the peasants and the workers. These people wanted to share power but didn't want to get rid of the Tsar. The Social Revolutionaries who had small support from the
