History 1401E Lecture 6: week 6: History Lenin
24 Oct 2018
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Lenin, the bolshevik revolution and the russian civil war collapse of tsarism wasn"t a socialist revolution. When the tsar abdicated there was no one to take over except for duma. Provisional government with prime minister prince georgy lvov. Meant to be temporary until a new constitution was written up. Because it only temporary they don"t make any major policy changes so they didn"t want to pull out of the war, despite citizens pleas. Bolsheviks were exiled abroad and to siberia, no position to te over. Local committees that represented the interest of workers and soldiers. Aim to have a say in government and protect interests of workers by ensuring that working conditions are improved, and transform the army into a more democratic institution. Divide ed between a militant left wing and a more moderate right wing that was more nationalistic (defensist) Lenin is a code name for vladimir ilyich ulyanov. Brother was executed for failed execution attempt on alexander iii.
