HIST 3250Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: State Anthem Of The Soviet Union, War Communism, Tauride Palace

• School: Trent University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 3250Y
• Professor: Olga Andriewsky

Document Summary

Civil wars and war communism: the bolshevik revolution the morning after. Bolsheviks came back with a government state. No other socialist party in the government, only bolshevik. Wasn"t clear how much support bolsheviks had outside of st. petersburg. Many radicals believe only a board of all power to the soviets would win. Many local communities were calling for a socialist government. Bolsheviks created one of the most authoritarian governments in the world, it was. Ideal that the bolsheviks were too isolated to succeed astonishing. Marx: the revolution will be led by the workers of the advanced capitalist states (britain or germany, not russia which was one of the less developed economy: the secrets of the early success of the bolsheviks. Identification with the soviets with socialism and the revolution. Identification with social processes already underway (had no control over) Two issues that were tackled fairly quickly were land and peace. Approved a decree of land introduced by the bolsheviks.