Establishment Of Bolshevik Authority Under Sovnarkom Flashcards
(16 cards)
When did the first session of the “ all Russian Congress of Soviets” meet?
• on the evening of the first day of the revolution, 25 October
what is the first session of the second “all Russian Congress of Soviet” united?
• no they were not united in their approval of the insurrection
Who spoke out against the coup from the Bolshevik party?
•Zinoviec and Kamanev
•Refferd to it as the “coup”
Why were the Mensheviks and right wing social revolutionaries upset after Bolsheviks seized power?
• All 500 of the original 670 delegates voted in favor of a socialist government, The Mensheviks and right wing social revolutionaries were dismayed to find that the majority of seats for the new executive committee to carry this out went to Bolsheviks and more extreme left wing social revolutionaries 
What did the moderates (Mensheviks and social revs) do in response to Bolsheviks getting the majority of seats in the new executive committee?
• they walked out of the Congress, leaving a Bolshevik and left wing social revolutionary coalition in control
How did The feel about the moderates protest?
• their action simply played into the Bolshevik hands
• it effectively strengthened their power
• Trosky shouted the famous words “ you’re finished, you pitiful bunch of bankrupts. Get out of here to where you belong-in the dustbin of history”.
What was the sovnarkom?
•The Soviet people’s commissars
•The word commissars was chosen to distinguish the new officials from the old Bourgeois ministers although they fulfilled the same function
•comprised exclusively of Bolsheviks
Who was the chairman of the Sovnarkom?
•Lenin
Who was the commissar for foreign affairs?
•Trosky
What was the name of female commissar in the sovnarkom?
•Aleksandra Kollontai
Despite coming to power with the slogan ‘All power to the Soviets’ what did Lenin have no intention of doing?
•Sharing power with other socialists
How did the Sovnarkom rule?
•By decree and without seeking the Soviets approval
•decrees are orders that have the force of the law
What did Lenin immediately initste between Germany and Russia without talking to the Soviet?
•Peace talks
How often did the Sovnarkom meet compared to the Soviets?
•They met once or twice a day, simultaneously the Soviet met increasing less frequently
What did meeting with the Soviet less frequently consequently do to its power?
•It undermined it even though they continued to meet until the 1930’s
Did local Soviets retain their importance?
•Yes, but they were under a new Bolshevik dominated power structure
