Similarities Between 1917 And Russian Revolutions

The Russian revolutions of February 1917 and October 1917 as discussed by Berend were the earthquake that caused a massive tsunami. As the Bolsheviks took control of Russia, a wave was brewing across Central and Eastern Europe. There are many reasons why the Russian revolutions directly caused and were similar to the Hungarian revolutions, such as rampant economic crises, political prisoners in far away lands, generally bloodless fights, landless peasants, and decreased economic output in major industries like agriculture. However there are three main factors in the revolutions that make them similar: the revolutions were driven by the masses, had rising leaders starting as political prisoners, dealt with border disputes, and were a direct

Soldiers in Russia were given orders to open fire on the crowds after uncontrolled waves of protests and strikes by the workers; however, the soldiers—instead of firing into the crowd—joined them. A similar occurrence happened in Hungary when the first revolution was set off because soldiers refused to go to the front lines of the war. Both the Russian and Hungarian revolutions are a tribute to the idea that the masses were in charge of the revolutions. Because peasants felt they were being overlooked with no viable incomes from the land or factories, the lower class was in the midst of an economic crisis while the aristocratic leaders fared far better economically, so support for the war among peasants and the military was easy to garner. As more and more peasants considered a potential revolution, the communist uprisings were gaining momentum and, more importantly, followers. These tsunami uprisings can ultimately be reduced to failed modernization, as infrastructure was incomplete and stagnant with buildings left unfinished for 50 years in Russia, and the semi-failed attempt at modernization left the economy in ruins. This is why the peasants were open to the Bolshevik