PPT-Lenin’s Final Years

Comrades this is no time to have opposition Either youre on this side or on the other but then your weapon must be a gun and not an opposition VILenin Dealing with Opposition As communist regime loosened control over trade and small industries NEP strengthened Party discipline and political repression. THE LENIN LEGACY. Stalin became heir to the “Lenin legacy”. Since 1924 Lenin’s body has been kept on display in his Mausoleum on Red Square, right outside of the Kremlin walls.. Lenin’s Legacy. Soldiers sympathetic to the Bolshevik cause carry banners bearing Marxist slogans. Lenin and his co-conspirators found a welcome audience among the Imperial troops. Sent by the czar to fighting a losing war in the freezing winter, they were quick to accept the message that they were being exploited. . Pre-Revolutionary Russia. Only true . autocracy/monarchy . left in Europe. No type of representative political institutions. Nicholas II became tsar in 1884. Believed he was the absolute . ruler. Russo-Japanese War (1904) – defeat led to . World War I was initially greeted with enthusiasm in Russia. Tsar Nicholas was dominated by his wife, Alexandria. She was born in Germany but raised in England. she hated democratic government. their son was a hemophiliac and could only be helped by a travelling preacher named . How did it start?. Although . started in 1917 due to the hatred of the Czars in Russia . and their . autocracy (government = total power) . citizens had been planning a revolution for a long . time.. February Revolution. What has happened so far?. Situation becomes worse is Russia. Food and commodities are scarce, war efforts are beginning to lose hope, and military revolts are becoming more common.. success. of the October Revolution 1917. Intro. Background : . Tsar forced to abdicate in Feb 1917. . Provisional (Temporary) Government set up to run the country until elections could be held.. Petrograd Soviet (Workers councils) also run parts of the country. To examine the formation of a Fascist State in Russia.. RUSSIA. Communism. uses state Socialism to carry out social justice . Fascism. uses State Socialism to control production, to benefit, the state, or a certain ethnic group. . Do now. Summarize the main events from the Russian Revolution.. 75 words. Bolshevik Lecture and . Notes. Vocabulary, . Revolution Timeline, Interact with History and Book work sheet are all due.. Do Not Shout out your answer!. Abdication and Revolution. Pre-1917 Tensions. World War One, Nicholas II, Revolts. Nicholas II. The Autocratic Ruler was still in charge, although he was becoming more widely resented amongst his subjects.. Paper 2 Topic 3. Hitler, Stalin, Mao. Political Ideologies. Right wing –. reactionary (opposed to change), conservative. Left wing – . radical (change at roots of society), revolutionary. Create a T-chart. In small groups, decide what characteristics constitute the typical attitude of a left-wing and right-wing individual. . Russia was an agricultural nation through the 1800’s, and did not really industrialize. Serfdom was still widespread. There was a large income gap between the wealthy landowners (Boyers) and the poor. Final Exam Policy. There is a final exam policy governing all fall and spring semester final exams. It is meant to minimize conflicts for students and ensure availability of classroom space.. A. No classes or laboratories will be held after the last day of classes.. The Russian Revolution. Review.. 15. Who fought in the Russian Civil War? . 14. What did Lenin promise Russia when he took control?. 13. Which two figures were in charge following the October Revolution?.