I'm doing a project on them. I need to know who they really are. Please do not say things like "The Communist Party of the Soviet Union". I need ways to say it simplier and less complicated than that.
2007-09-23 16:20:52 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Bolsheviks were the successful party of the Russian Revolution in 1917 led by Lenin and Trotsky.
From the weakest element of the Left wing political parties in early 1917 Lenin by sheer force of character managed to obtain the support of the disillusioned soldiers and sailors and the peasants and factory workers who were organised into Soviets (councils).
During August 1917 he set up the Military Revolutionary Committee in the Smolny Institute in Petrograd which grabbed power from the revolutionary Duma of Kerensky and succeded in eliminating all political opposition in that city.
From there the Bolsheviks went on to spread the revolution to the rest of Russia after a terrible civil war.
Their simple slogan was "Power to the Soviets" which was easy for people to understand
2007-09-23 18:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Who Were The Bolsheviks
2016-10-31 10:38:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bolshevik party led the Russian Revolution, and under the new name of the Communist Party, would be the only ruling political party of the Soviet Union.
Bolshevik means "majority" in Russian. They were led by Lenin and they caused the Russian Revolution by seizing control of the Russian Government in October 1917.
They made lots of promises such as withdrawing Russia from WWI, they would give land and power to the peasants and they would improve working conditions and lifestyles of those who worked in the industrial cities.
This gave them popularity across the board. They believed in day-to-day practical issues.
They ruled Russia completely. Check out the links below for more information.
2007-09-23 18:59:14 · answer #3 · answered by thebattwoman 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋