The philosophers, writers and the great men played an important role in the Russian Revolution. The writings of Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, George Plekhanov, Dastovosky etc. created new consciousness in the Society. Among them the writings of Karl Marx occupied an important place. He opined out that the power of the capitalists should be destroyed. Image Source: c14608526.r26.cf2.rackcdn.com/272B6AFE-41FA-41A3-B5C4-82876BE49AF3.jpg [...]
5 Causes of the Russian Revolution! There were several causes for the outbreak of the Russian Revolution. The then prevailing condition of Russia was largely responsible for the revolution. A brief description about this is given below. 1. Autocratic Rule of the Czars: Czar Alexander II brought some reforms in Russia and became famous among all. But after him Czar [...]
The Communist Regime in Russia! The Bolsheviks seized power on 7 November 1917. The Congress of the Soviets declared itself to be the repository of all power and established a government called Council of People's Commissars, composed solely of Bolsheviks, headed by Lenin. It’s most important members were Rykov, Trotsky, Stalin and Lunacharsky. Immediately on coming to power, they renamed [...]