HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Parliamentary System, Alexander Kerensky, Permanent Revolution
Document Summary
Some argue that the oct. rev. was the most influential events of the 20th-century (set stage for fascism, Cold war & other communist movements around the world) Revolutionaries tried to set a process in motion that would sweep away the entire social & gov"t system. & replace it w/ something superior (transformed into totalitarian leadership) Feb: brought down tsar & installed liberal, democratic gov"t. Oct. : bolshevik gov"t overthrew the provisional gov"t & installed a communist dictatorship led by lenin. Russia was one of europe"s great powers but was regarded as backwards compared to britain, Tsar ruled as an autocrat, w/ absolute power, until 1905. Parliament was created in 1906, but the tsar still ruled absolutely, w/ secret police to undermine the concessions he made. Economic growth in russia didn"t trickle down to the peasants (farmers), who made up 80% of. Russia had a revolutionary tradition (ex. in 1905)
