The Establishment Of Bolshevik Government Flashcards
What 3 main demands did Lenin’s April theses call for?
Power should be transferred to the Soviets
The war should be brought to an immediate end
All land should be taken over by the state and re allocated to to peasants by local Soviets
What two mottos did Lenin adopt after arriving in Russia from exile?
Lenin’s demands have been summed up as A demand for ‘peace bread and land’
Lenin also stressed a policy of non - cooperation with the provisional government with another motto ‘all power to the Soviets’
What were 3 initial reactions to Lenin’s reappearance?
Some Bolsheviks feared Lenin’s radical approach would do more harm than good
There were allegations that he was funded by the Germans
Some thought Lenin’s proposals to overthrow the provisional government was unrealistic because the Bolsheviks were still a minority among the socialist
Why did some Bolsheviks argue that Lenin’s proposals to overthrow the provisional government were unrealistic?
Bolsheviks only had 26, 000 members
How many factories closed a result of the July days?
How many jobs were lost?
How many sailors joined the workers in the riots?
486 factories forces to close because of field and raw material shortage
100, 000 jobs lost
The workers wanted price controls but government was frightened to oppose industrialist - consequently, 20, 000 armed sailors joined workers on the street
Why were the Bolsheviks blamed?
Who was arrested?
Why did Lenin’s reputation fall?
Sailors and workers changed Bolshevik slogans such as “all power to the Soviets” and raised the Taurida palace demanding Soviets seize power
Bolsheviks were blamed as a result
- Trotsky was arrested
- Lenin criticised for not being on holiday during the event rather than leading
From February 1917 Bolshevik support was at 23, 000 members.
How much did this increase to by October?
Increased 164%
Membership grew to 200, 000
What month and year was the Cheka established?
December 1917
