Mccarthyism In Russia

The first Revolution of 1917 took place during the month of February, according to the Julian calendar used by the Russians, which is thirteen days behind the more common Gregorian calendar. During this time, Russia dealt with a scarcity of food, colder weather, and a growing discontent among the Russian people of the current Tsar, Nicholas II. The public opinion swayed with the outcomes of battles during World War One, and with each loss, the people lost more and more faith in their tsar (Fitzpatrick 38-39). Nicholas also failed to address the creation of a new State Duma after the previous one had reached the end of its term. In response, some members of the State Duma stayed in office, and a Duma temporary committee was created on March

Membership in Bolshevik organizations across Russia This resonated with those who the war had taken the most from, such as the laborers and soldiers. It was these soldiers that had started demonstrations, calling for the Soviet to take power. Lenin wanted his party, and he was able to get the Bolshevik leaders to agree, albeit reluctantly, to have their own protest under the slogan “All power to the Soviets.” However, soon after these protests, Lenin and the rest of the Bolshevik leaders were concerned that it is too early for them to take power, as the Soviet still was a majority of Social Revolutionaries and Mensheviks, and neither group would have taken the power. So, they called for a stop to the demonstrations. Order was soon restored and a warrant was put out for the arrest of the Bolshevik leaders, but Lenin had fled to Finland (Marples 38). The failed revolution led to a stronger connection between the Mensheviks and the Social Revolutionaries and the strengthening of Kerensky’s power in the Provisional Government. It seemed as if there was no visible path to success for the Bolshevik party, but by the end of the year, that would not be the

The Committee was met with little resistance, and the surrounding areas was able to continue normally. That same night, Lenin came out of hiding and the coup was completed, but Kerensky had escaped by car(Fitzpatrick 63-64). The following morning, the Second Congress of Soviets took place.The Mensheviks and Social revolutionaries were not in support of the actions taken by the Bolsheviks, calling them usurpers and quitting the congress. This fractured the present socialists and decorum was quickly lost. In the midst of the chaos, Lenin managed to gain the attention of the delegates and delivered his manifesto, “To All Workers, Soldiers, and Peasants.” This manifesto supported the uprising in Petrograd and transferred power to the congress and all local soviets throughout Russia. It also called for the proposal of peace in the war, support of soldier’s rights, a program to completely democratize the army, the transferring of land to the peasantry, and the right of self-determination in Russia. By the end of the congress, Lenin’s manifesto was approved (Rabinowitch 10-12). Despite Lenin’s manifesto clearly stating that the power should belong to the soviets, he had wanted