Bolshevik Strengths
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- Created on: 19-05-15 19:04
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- Bolshevik Strengths
- Policies
- Bolsheviks opposed the PG and urged its overthrow.
- Bolsheviks were the only party opposed to continuing the war- greatly increased popularity.
- Support of the peasants with promise of land redistribution
- Luck
- Military and economic collapse offered Bolsheviks unique opportunity.
- Radicalised workers who favoured sovet power supported the Bolsheviks.
- Kerensky played into the Bolsheviks' hands as attempt to counter the rising.
- The Party
- Role of Lenin was crucial - strong leadership and policy decisions (April Theses) and October Rev.
- Very organised party and and broadly followed directives from the party leadership
- Trotskys role in persuading Lenin to postpone uprising important; Congress of Soviets was the vehicle for the seizure of power
- Other
- Bolshevik's had greater number of active supporters- soldiers, sailors etc...
- Majority of soldiers not involved stayed neutral and refused to oppose them, guaranteed their success in October.
- Policies
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