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The Bolsheviks were experiencing mass support, they were now controlling factories and squeezing out the Mensheviks and SR's. The Bolsheviks were becoming the alternative to the Bourgeoisie government, as I noted political polarisation was taking place and this was mirrored in the September Duma elections which saw 51% go to the Bolsheviks and 33% to the Kadets. This was undeniably one of the biggest turning points for the Bolsheviks, respect was gained from the people after they were able to portray themselves as saviors of the revolution, they found themselves with much more support and their campaign which presented improvements to the lives of the Russian people was now being spread at an outstanding pace. The now weak Provisional Government …show more content…

When going through different sources to obtain evidence regarding my research question, I became much more aware of the challenges different historians have to face depending on the time era. Finding both primary and secondary sources published in the soviet Union was a challenge due to the lack of reliability and credibility among the authors. A large number of the sources I examined about the same subject often differed significantly from each other, also when browsing a wide variety of sources it became very clear that I was never going to find an exact truth. This made it hard to decide which information was most accurate, as well as which author was most fit for the perspective I chose to follow. Though, at the end of the day, one source is more acceptable then the others and by looking at the values and limitations of a specific source, one can determine which source has of more utility to a specific opinion or perspective. I found that the text “The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman” by Alexandra Kollontai’ was of far more use to my opinion than the text 'The Russian Revolution, A review by an Onlooker' by John Pollock, in the means that Alexandra Kollontai gave great insight to the state and weakness of Russia with specific time and dates and recounted her personal experiences to help readers fully grasp the countries vulnerability during specific events like that of the Kornilov Affair. Generally, it was hard to even find sources to begin with due to the lack of information in this topic, something that can be considered as both a positive and a negative for historians, and took it upon myself to finish the investigation with minimal sources to help me convey an

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During the 20th century, Russia was experiencing turmoil in war and the country was deeply affected with Tsar Nicholas’s wrong decisions and lack of experience in politics. After the 1917 revolution in Russia, Lenin became the ruler of Russia and the USSR and proved to be the best Russian ruler of the 20th century. Before then, Tsarism dominated and Nicholas II was in power until he foresaw many revolutions against his methods of ruling. He remained as the supreme ruler and did not take actions for reforms. However, after the 1917 revolution, which Lenin masterminded, the Tsar was overthrown and the Bolsheviks established a stable government which took control in Russia.

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The Russian revolution resulted in the overthrow of the country’s monarchy and the establishment of the Soviet Union. It started off with many protests and strikes that forced Tsar Nicholas II out of power. As a result, a provisional government was put in place but it was weak and ineffective so the Bolsheviks took control and established a socialist government. The Bolshevik Revolution was caused by a combination of unstable and corrupt monarchies, unfair treatment of the populace, and a lagging industry, which eventually led to the creation of the USSR.

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Process of Findings The first part of this report will discuss the evidence pertaining to the “genuinely concerned, pragmatic” side to Joseph Stalin’s leadership. Stalin was a leader who was honoured and praised by many of his people in the USSR for various reasons. He was portrayed on propaganda posters as a kind, caring and genuinely concerned leader particularly towards children who were the future of the USSR (Source A). By Stalin being portrayed as a leader who shows genuine concern and care for the children of his country, it propagates the message that children and the entire population of the USSR will have an “enlightened future” under his leadership13 (Source A), and would in turn help Stalin gain more support for himself.

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Based on soldiers’ memoirs published decades after the Stalin’s era and augmented by articles from official newspapers, interviews, letters diaries, and official documents in Russian archives, Krylova first traces the historical background of which highly

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In the story, “The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia,” Candace Fleming creates a captivating story of the Russian Revolution as it unfurled. Conservatively, the bélaya kost thought they had a superiority that nobody else possessed, which I can relate to. Secondly, Rasputin had the ability to sweep women off their feet, even though he is rude and liked to boast, which reminds me of a person I know. Lastly, when Fleming describes the children to be sad and nervous while waiting for their parents, it reminds me of a certain point in my life.

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The Russian Revolution of 1917 marked the end of the Romanov dynasty and centuries of Russian Imperial rule. During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin seized power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule. Civil War broke out in Russia between the Red and White Armies. The Red Army fought for the Lenin’s Bolshevik government. The White Army represented a large group of monarchists, capitalists and supporters of democratic socialism.

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To me, the arguments made by Aronson are most fascinating. Aronson uses sources not only derived from the government in order to attest his thesis, but also Russian citizens who were culprits of the

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Nevertheless, it also brought widespread sexual abuse and harassment of women in the workforce. I believe the Russian Revolution impacted women of various social backgrounds differently. For some women, the Revolution brought positive change, while for some; it brought only pain and hardships. For this paper, I have selected five memoirs from In the Shadow of Revolution that demonstrate how the

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The Russian Revolution (1917-1924), despite the ambitious aims of the Lenin and the Bolshevik party, failed to completely improve the lives of the Russian people, nor liberate them from the oppression they faced in the old regime, following the Bolshevik takeover after the October Revolution (24 October 1917). Despite this, however, certain policies (such as the initial reforms in 1917) did help improve the lives of the people somewhat. The Bolsheviks were not very successful in liberating the Russian people throughout their time in power. A prominent example of their failure to do so was their closing of the Constituent Assembly. The elections for the Constituent Assembly resulted in the majority of votes going to the Socialist Revolutionaries (42%),

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When Joseph Stalin rose to power in the late 1920’s and began to eliminate political dissidents, Kollontai realized her two options: flee or concede to Stalin’s regime. She chose to concede. While still living in diplomatic exile, Stalin’s government forced her to serve as his example of the emancipated Soviet Woman. Moreover, in 1935, they forced her to publically declare that “our government has given women access to all spheres of creative activity, and at the same time has guaranteed all the conditions necessary for woman to fulfill her natural duty- to be a mother, the educator of her children and the mistress of her home.” Though she fought for equal access to the public spheres of life, the natural duty of the woman as a mother and

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The Russian Revolution, which was started by Lenin and his followers, was a rebellion that occurred in 1917 which forced higher powers to act to the needs of the lower class. For instance, many citizens were worried for their protection in consequence to the lack of survival necessities due to an early drought. Furthermore, their current czar during the time was incapable for his position as a czar and made horrendous decisions as czar. For example, when the czar, Nicholas, entered in World War I, he sent untrained troops into countless battles of failure which costed in mass amounts of lost life (paragraph 23).

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This project is interesting because it looks at the fact that the people had been working towards a new society which provided greater equality, changes which some wanted to obtain through peaceful means, but having been denied real progress for too long, along with the volatile contemporary events, developed an air of high-pressured tensions. I expect readers of this project to learn that the Russian Revolution had numerous precursors, and that many of the tsars of the 19th century struggled to understand at the time what these precursors were preluding to, which contributed to the vacillation of the last few

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The Bolsheviks were a group of “…ruthless, professional revolutionaries. They believed that they knew what was best for the workers and that they should seize power on the workers' behalf.” (“Russia in Revolution, 1917”) Upon returning from exile, Vladimir Lenin urged the Bolshevik party to revolt against the provisional government. Along with the force of the navy, the Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace and arrested the government heads.

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[she found multiple] reminiscences written by the children’s’ tutors, by Alexandra’s ladies-in-waiting, by Nicholas’ courtiers… [and also the royal family’s letters and diaries and other personal papers]. [Along with the memoirs, Candace Fleming] read Yakov Yurovsky’s chilling account of the murders; statements from the guards; depositions from the priests and cleaning women who visited the Romanovs in their last hours” (Fleming, “Guest Post”). With all of this information, Candace Fleming started constructing the outline for her book which then led her to the secondary source material.

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Annotated Bibliography Thesis: An in-depth analysis of Anna Karenina, Doctor Zhivago, and War and Peace, yields significant insights into the expectations of women throughout the course of Russian history, thereby showcasing the esteemed virtues conventional of Russian feminine culture during each of the respective eras. (Anna Karenina: Victorian, Doctor Zhivago: Soviet, and War and Peace: Realist) Christian, R. F. “Tolstoy’s War and Peace: A Study.” Novels for Students, Clarendon Press, 1962, pp. 293-298.

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