POLI1041 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Alexander Kerensky, Intelligentsia, Kornilov Affair
20 Jun 2016
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A. claimed to derive political legitimacy form history. A. 2. a) changing history for the betterment of their cause: bolsheviks. B. 1. claim it was inevitable and popular sentiment that gained them power. B. 3. it was not inevitable rather really accident: tsarism. C. 4. in the past held strong existed after 1905 foreigners were still investing the village remained quite: explanations. E. 1. society were power was held only by bureaucrats. E. 1. d) wealthy intellectuals had no say always had a monarchy never feudal state no way to show dissatisfaction with no political outlet no democratization. E. 2. a) people in the village were upset, needed food. E. 3. d) stood far left pushed for reform got the duma un relenting political opposition with the government (e. 3. d. 1) lots of treason. E. 3. e) abdicated because of the rank and file not the people. Why did bolsheviks triumph: did not gain because of people. A. 1. he didn"t care about people and they cant do much.
