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i have 3 questions
1. what was the date of the october revolution??
2.who was lenin??
and 3. why was lenin important??

2006-11-16 05:54:24 · 8 answers · asked by Jessieeh 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a series of political events in Russia, involving first the overthrow of the system of autocracy, and then the overthrow of the liberal Provisional Government (Duma), resulting in the establishment of the Soviet power under the control of the Bolshevik party. This eventually led to the establishment of the Soviet Union, which lasted until its dissolution in 1991.

The Revolution started in February 1917, which displaced the Tsar Nicholas II with a liberal republic.

The October Revolution, was led by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks (with the Mensheviks, Left Socialist-Revolutionaries and anarchists). It was the first Marxist communist revolution in history.

Petrograd was under the command of Leon Trotsky and the Military Revolutionary Committee headed by Adolph Joffe. The revolution was caused by the hardships created by world war one.

The revolution overthrew the Russian Provisional Government, which led to the Russian Civil War from 1918–1920. The white russians and the red communists fought for power, leading to the execution of the Tzar and his family. This was then followed by the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.

It happen on the 25th October, and you should look into the battleship Poltolkim, with the storming of the winter palace.

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Владимир Ильич Ульянов, April 22, 1870 – January 24, 1924), was a revolutionary, a communist politician, the main leader of the October Revolution, the first head of Soviet Russia, and the primary theorist of the ideology that has come to be called Leninism, which is a variant of Marxism.

2006-11-16 06:19:34 · answer #1 · answered by DAVID C 6 · 0 0

The February Revolution (N.S.: March Revolution) of 1917 in Russia grew to develop into the first factor of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Its prompt effect grew to develop into the abdication of Tsar (aka Czar) Nicholas II. The February Revolution observed a bypass of means from the Tsar, with round a million,500 to 2,000 human beings being killed or badly wounded contained in the disturbances. The regime that were given right here into being grew to develop into an alliance between liberals and socialists who had to instigate political reform, turning out to be a democratically elected authorities and constituent assembly. The October Revolution, also in lots of circumstances taking place through utilizing actuality the Bolshevik Revolution or November Revolution, grew to develop into the second one area of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the first having been instigated through creating use of the activities around the February Revolution. The October Revolution grew to develop into led through creating use of Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks with the Mensheviks, Left Socialist-Revolutionaries and anarchist. it extremely is the first valid Marxist communist revolution of the twentieth century.

2016-11-24 22:48:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2016-12-15 23:37:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

october 1917
vladimer Illyich Ulananov leader of the Bolsheviks
Leader of the worlds first ever Marxist communist state

2006-11-16 06:22:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Lenin was associated with the leadership of the Bolsheviks, who were against the Tsars. Lenin was important because he was controlling events at the time the Tsars fell, but there must be other reasons which I can't remember.

2006-11-16 18:17:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

1. Go to your local library.
2. Ask the assistant for help.
3. Take out a book(s) on the subject.

2006-11-16 06:11:00 · answer #6 · answered by poppy vox 4 · 0 0

to blue eye, or whatever you name is, anyone can cut and paste from wiki, at least try to answer!

2006-11-16 06:04:38 · answer #7 · answered by Dazza 3 · 1 0

October Revolution
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Bolshevik (1920), by Boris Kustodiev.The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution or the November Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. The October Revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks with the Mensheviks, Left Socialist-Revolutionaries and anarchists. It was the first Marxist communist revolution in history.

The crucial revolutionary activities in Petrograd were under the command of the Petrograd Soviet headed by Leon Trotsky and the Military Revolutionary Committee headed by Adolph Joffe. The revolution was widely regarded as a reaction to the strains that had been placed upon Tsarist Russia as a result of the great war.

The revolution overthrew the Russian Provisional Government, which led to the Russian Civil War from 1918–1920, followed by the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.

Initially, the event was referred to as the October uprising or the Uprising of 25th, as seen in contemporary documents, for example, in the first editions of Lenin's complete works. With time, the October Revolution was seen as a hugely important global event, the first in a series of events that lay the groundwork for an epic Cold War struggle between the Soviet Union and Western capitalist countries, including the United States.

The Great October Socialist Revolution (Russian: Великая Октябрьская социалистическая революция, Velikaya Oktyabr'skaya sotsialisticheskaya revolyutsiya) was the official name for the October Revolution in the Soviet Union since the 10th anniversary celebration of the Revolution in 1927. Today this name is used mainly by Russian Communists. The term Red October (Красный Октябрь) has also been ascribed to the events of the month; this name has in turn been lent to a tractor factory made notable by the Battle of Stalingrad, a Moscow sweets factory that is well-known in Russia, and a fictional Soviet submarine.

Contents [hide]
1 Causes
2 Events
3 Outcomes
4 See also



[edit] Causes
The mounting frustration of workers and soldiers erupted in July with several days of rioting on the streets, in what became known as the July Days. This event was sparked by the June offensive against Germany, in which War Minister Alexander Kerensky sent troops in a major attack on the Germans, only to be repelled. The July Days were also sparked by the workers' anger at their economic plight. A group of 20,000 armed sailors from "Red Kronstadt", as it was known, marched into Petrograd and demanded that the Soviet take power. The capital was defenceless for two days. After suppressing the riots, the government blamed the Bolsheviks for encouraging the rebellion and many Bolshevik leaders, including Lenin and Grigory Zinoviev, were forced to go into hiding. Although the Bolshevik party had to operate semi-legally throughout July and August, its position on the far left end of the political spectrum was consolidated. Radical anti-war social democrats, who had joined the Mezhraiontsy earlier in the year, merged with the Bolsheviks in August. Many of them, particularly Trotsky, Joffe and Konstantin Yurenev would prove vital to the Bolsheviks' eventual seizure of Petrograd.

The Kornilov Affair was another catalyst to Revolution. Alexander Kerensky, who held positions in both the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet, felt he needed a trustworthy military leader. However, on appointment, Lavr Kornilov saw this as an opportunity to take control of Petrograd himself and seize the city through his own troops. When Kerensky realised what was happening, he panicked and the Bolsheviks' Red Guard offered to defend the capital. Kerensky was even good enough to give them arms. Kornilov's troops never attempted a seizure in the end and were persuaded by delegations from the soldiers defending the city to stop at the railway stations, against the will of their commander. However, this was a big turning point towards the October Revolution. The Bolsheviks were seen as the "defenders of the city" and their support increased immensely, as the support for Kerensky and the Provisional Government eroded. Following the Kornilov affair, Kerensky's reputation was "irretrievably damaged" (Kerensky's wife). Bolsheviks became the majority party in the Petrograd Soviet in early September 1917 with Trotsky becoming the Soviet's Chairman





[edit] Events

Cruiser Aurora.On October 23, 1917 (by the Julian calendar still in use in Russia at the time; November 5 by the current Gregorian calendar), Bolshevik leader Jaan Anvelt led his leftist revolutionaries in an uprising in Tallinn, the then capital of Estland. On October 25 (November 7), 1917 , Vladimir Lenin led his forces in the uprising in Petrograd, the capital of Russia, against the ineffective Kerensky Provisional Government. For the most part, the revolt in Petrograd was bloodless, with the Red Guards led by Bolsheviks taking over major government facilities with little opposition before finally launching an assault on the Winter Palace on the night from November 6 to November 7. The assault led by Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko was launched at 9:45 p.m. signalled by a blank shot from the cruiser Aurora. The Winter Palace was guarded by Cossacks, Women's Battalion, and cadets (military students) corps. It was taken at about 2 a.m. The latter date was made the official date of the Revolution. Later official accounts of the revolution from the Soviet Union would depict the events in October as being far more dramatic than they actually had been. (See firsthand account by British General Knox). Official films made much later showed a huge storming of the Winter Palace and fierce fighting, but in reality the Bolshevik insurgents faced little or no opposition and were practically able to just walk into the building and take it over. The insurrection was timed and organized to hand state power to the Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies which began on November 7.


[edit] Outcomes

New Planet (1921), by Konstantin Yuon.The Second Congress of Soviets consisted of 650 elected delegates; 390 were Bolshevik and nearly a hundred were Left Socialist-Revolutionaries, who also supported the overthrow of the Kerensky Government. When the fall of the Winter Palace was announced, the Congress adopted a decree transferring power to the Soviets of Workers', Soldiers' and Peasants' Deputies, thus ratifying the Revolution. The transfer of power was not without disagreement. The center and Right wings of the Socialist Revolutionaries as well as the Mensheviks believed that Lenin and the Bolsheviks had illegally seized power and they walked out before the resolution was passed. As they exited, they were taunted by Leon Trotsky who told them "You are pitiful isolated individuals; you are bankrupts; your role is played out. Go where you belong from now on — into the dustbin of history!" The following day, the Soviet elected a Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom) as the basis of a new Soviet Government, pending the convocation of a Constituent Assembly, and passed the Decree on Peace and the Decree on Land.

The Decree on Land ratified the actions of the peasants who throughout Russia seized private land and redistributed it among themselves. The Bolsheviks viewed themselves as representing an alliance of workers and peasants and memorialized that understanding with the Hammer and Sickle on the flag and coat of arms of the Soviet Union.

Bolshevik-led attempts to seize power in other parts of the Russian Empire were largely successful in Russia proper — although the fighting in Moscow lasted for two weeks — but they were less successful in ethnically non-Russian parts of the empire, which had been clamoring for independence since the February Revolution. For example, The Ukrainian Rada, which had declared autonomy on June 23, 1917, created the Ukrainian People's Republic on November 20, which was supported by the Ukrainian Congress of Soviets. This led to an armed conflict with the Bolshevik government in Petrograd and, eventually, a Ukrainian declaration of independence from Russia on January 25, 1918.[1] In Estonia, two rival governments emerged: the Estonian Diet declared independence on November 28, 1917, while an Estonian Bolshevik, Jaan Anvelt, was recognized by Lenin's government as Estonia's leader on December 8, although forces loyal to Anvelt only controlled the capital.[2]

The success of the October uprising completed the phase of the revolution started in February and transformed the Russian Revolution from liberal to socialist in character. A coalition of anti-Bolshevik groups attempted to unseat the new government in the Russian Civil War from 1918 to 1922.

The United States did not recognize the new Russian government until 1933, and later would send 10,000 troops to contain a Japanese invasion of Siberia. The European powers recognized the Soviet Union in the early 1920s and began to engage in business with it.

2006-11-16 05:57:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

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