3. Reasons for the October Revolution Flashcards

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Failings of PG

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Dual Authority - unwilling to work together
Focus on War - War Credit, no focus on problems at home
Economic problems hard to deal with

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Bolshevik’s return

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Accomodationism - Stalin + Kamenev
Revolution - Lenin (April Theses)

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April Theses

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Condemned accomodationism
Peace, bread, land
All power to the soviets

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Kerensky Offensive

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June 1917
Failure - mutinies / desertions
PG ended offensive
Kerensky PM
Kornilov Commander-In-Chief

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July Days

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Gov lost control:
Soviets spread
Workers controlled factories
Peasants seized land
Break away of NM (Ukraine)
Street demonstrations crushed by PG , Bs arrested
Showed Bs were not dominant party

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Land Question

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Peasants 80% pop
Major problem
Gov - did not redistribute
Bol - adapted to fit in with their plans - stole SRs policy

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Kornilov Affair

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Attempted to enter Petrograd with troops against Kerensky
Kerensky opposed:
Gave guns to peasants to defend
Released Bs, gave guns
Railway workers refused to transport Kornilov

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