Essays Tagged: "bolsheviks"

Hitler and DAP

Good Peace.' At this time the organization adhered to a rather straightforward program--'Strikers, Bolsheviks, Jews, malingerers, andwar profiteers were the enemy, and it was the duty of the workers ...

(9 pages) 54 0 3.0 Jul/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Rise and Fall of Communism in Russia

on wealth, more or less according to their need.' In 1917 the rise of power in the Marxist-inspired Bolsheviks in Russia along with the consolidation of power by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, the ... on their own and needed a professional group of revolutionaries to guide it. This led to Lenin and Bolsheviks coming into power in 1917. The Bolsheviks renamed themselves the Communist party and unde ...

(6 pages) 229 0 2.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

A Description of what went on during the Russian Civil War

of People's Commissars. Vladimir Lenin was elected chairman and other appointments included leading Bolsheviks such as Leon Trotsky (Foreign Affairs) Alexei Rykov (Internal Affairs), Anatoli Lunachars ... ts who wanted to restore the monarchy.The White Army initially had success in the Ukraine where the Bolsheviks were unpopular. The main resistance came from Nestor Makhno, the leader of an Anarchist a ...

(3 pages) 37 0 2.3 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Solidarity and it's impact on Communism in Poland. This is a research essay addressing how the Polish people struggled to overthrow communism in Poland. Bibliography included

aning that everyone who worked was an employee and an owner at the same time (Korab-Karpowicz). The Bolsheviks had always planned to introduce communism to Poland because worldwide revolution was also ...

(8 pages) 181 1 4.4 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 1870 - 1924 Driven by ideological zeal, Lenin reshaped Russia and made communism into a potent global force.

.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Not long after the Bolsheviks had seized power in 1917, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin filled out a bureaucratic questionnaire. ...

(5 pages) 88 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

COLD WAR (explained).

Major Sources of Discord between the Bolsheviks and European States: 1917 to 1921 There were several major sources that created discord b ... and European States: 1917 to 1921 There were several major sources that created discord between the Bolsheviks and western states in Europe from 1917 to 1921. Conflicting ideologies that each attacked ... e in 1919. By using the Communist party as a vehicle to inject Communism into societies abroad, the Bolsheviks began to make free countries take notice of the threat that the "worker's party" presente ...

(15 pages) 155 0 4.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

How the Russian Revolution affected Russia.

democratic rule rather than communism.After Nicholas II was abdicated, the provisional government, Bolsheviks, and Mensheviks fought for the power. At 1918, Bolshevils took over the government by mil ... Before the Bolshevik came to power, the provisional government allowed the universal suffrage, but Bolsheviks limited slates to candidates from the Communist Party. In March 1919, they founded the Th ...

(2 pages) 47 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Why were the Bolsheviks successful in Russia, October 1917?

ection, and because of this their popularity grew, and they were therefore able to seize power. The Bolsheviks' success depended on Lenin who emphasized the need to act soon while there was still mome ... d the people's discontent for the provisional government, and therefore put them on the side of the Bolsheviks.In February 1917 the mass discontent exploded outwards. People demonstrating in Petrograd ...

(3 pages) 60 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Account For the Success of the Bolsheviks in October 1917.

Account For the Success of the Bolsheviks in October 1917At the beginning of 1917 most of the Bolsheviks were in exile but by the e ... hesis, calling for 'Peace, Land, Bread and Power to the Soviets.' This was important in gaining the Bolsheviks popular backing, which they lacked during the February Revolution. The language of the Ap ... aknesses of the Provisional Government were as much, if not more to blame than the successes of the Bolsheviks for the Socialist Revolution. The Provisional Government was delicate by its very nature, ...

(9 pages) 132 0 3.8 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The impact of War Communism and the New Economic Policy (NEP) on both the peasantry and proletariat in Russian society between 1918 and 1928.

Carr, and Stephen Cohen -- have interpreted war communism as a short-term expedient imposed on the Bolsheviks by the emergency demands of civil war and foreign intervention. According to this version ...

(4 pages) 83 1 3.9 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The russian revolution ad the people involved.

g ideologist, though not the most influential political leader of Menshevism. In Stockholm when the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917, Axelrod elected to remain abroad, and died in exile.The material in ... gle of the Liberation of the Working Class" and a founder of the RDSRP. One of the very few leading Bolsheviks to come from a working-class background, he was first arrested and exiled for his revolut ...

(4 pages) 62 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Causes of the Russian Revolution.

of Karl Marx. Marxism, Marx's idea of communism, was the foundation of many communist parties. The Bolsheviks are one of them. It is a communist party which fulfilled the wishes of many. Their first ... ment, more people decided to risk and join and after years or speech giving and people joining, the Bolsheviks are full of supporters and they are all desperate to taste the feeling of freedom.Under t ...

(3 pages) 72 0 3.8 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Why did the provisional government [of Russia before Communism and Lenin gained control post-WW1 after the fall of the Tsar fail?

nal Government fail?One of the main reasons that Russia's provisional government failed and why the Bolsheviks were able to gain power is the First World War. The war was a disaster for Russia- people ... y most interested in a quick overthrow of the provisional government (due to Lenin, see below), the Bolsheviks, especially benefited from this as by this time the other radical parties had joined the ...

(5 pages) 47 1 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Why did the alliance break down between Brtain, USSR and the USA

ite Russians, however although the White Russians were supported by the non communist countries the Bolsheviks managed to establish themselves. They renamed the country the Soviet Union and it became ...

(2 pages) 96 1 3.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Animal farm as a social Criticism.

he individual to the state and strict control of all aspects of life. It was used by Stalin and the Bolsheviks in Russia during the 1920's and 30's and is parodied in Animal Farm by Napoleon, the "alm ...

(4 pages) 86 1 4.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Communism/lenin/stalin

a lacked a large urban proletariat. So Lenin set up his own carefully constructed group, called the Bolsheviks, or the majority to start the revolution.4b. Lenin was able to overthrow the provisional ... Lenin promised peace, land and bread. He had the support of the population and the military.5. The Bolsheviks faced several problems. For the first three years civil raged in Russia between the Bolsh ...

(2 pages) 50 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Departure From Serfdom The Cherry Orchard Analysis

ratic Labor Party in Russia was founded in 1898, and in 1903, Lenin was in power as the head of the Bolsheviks. The Cherry Orchard was written in 1904.In his work, Chekhov places himself, vicariously, ...

(4 pages) 77 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Affect of Revolutionary Political Ideas and Conditions on Modern World History from World War I to the 1970s.

orld.The first major revolution that started to reshape the world was the Bolshevik Revolution. The Bolsheviks converted Russia from an obsolete tsarist regime to a more modern communist organization. ...

(7 pages) 93 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

Russian Revolution

t often time hindered the country toward the goal of socialism.The revolution was a success and the Bolsheviks finally won the Civil War. With Lenin in power during the early 1920's it was time to reb ... ia, it's a question whether they should be trusted as the country matures.Many groups that are anti-Bolsheviks at this time could have taken advantage of the angry peasantry and had all of these farme ...

(10 pages) 60 0 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Communist Manifesto (By: Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels)

t and politician who was greatly influenced by the book. After he took over the government with the Bolsheviks, he transformed Russia into a Marxist society (Edwards 82). When Lenin passed away, his p ... organize strikes and demonstrations against the Russian government. Lenin formed a group called the Bolsheviks with Trotsky, a close friend (Edwards 56. This group focused mainly on Marxism; they beli ...

(5 pages) 156 0 1.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community