History 2145A/B Lecture Notes - Propaganda In The Soviet Union, Leninism, Democratic Centralism
20 Apr 2012
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What happens in october 1917 is the start of the bolshevik revolution not its end. *-cycles of violence (from last class)- first cycle associated with the lenin cycle. *-tactical, strategic victory over economic and political capitals- use this to gain control over all of. Many obstacles in the way of the bolsheviks: *-lenin is the only revolutionary leader who is actually able to succeed- makes his revolution succeed and stay (until the 1990s) April theses in 1917 lenin promises peace, land and bread but he delivers civil war, famine and creates an authoritarian state ruled by a single party. Consolidating bolshevik rule lenin gave birth to soviet totalitarianism- thesis for today. Mensheviks are socialists but less radical- bolsheviks have rivals on the ground. Institutional indeterminacy- means don"t know exactly what your going to do. Bolsheviks talk about genuine democracy- he doesn"t want a traditional, legitimate democracy- says he"ll make a government of the soviets.
