Explain any five changes introduced by the Bolsheviks in Russia after the October revolution of 1917
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1) END OF AUTOCRATIC RULE :- Czars were autocratic rulers . Czar Nicholas II was an inefficient and a Despotic rulers , who cared little for people's welfare . The result was that he and members of his family were put to death . Thus , the Bolshevik Revolution brought an end to the autocratic rule in Russia.
2) GOVERNMENT OF THE PROLETARIAT :- After the revolution , a new government called the Council of the people's Commissars was formed , headed by Lenin . The new government thus formed , started the era of socialism .
3) SOCIAL INEQUALITIES WERE ABOLISHED :- The policies of the new government were based on the principle of " from each according to his ability , to each according to his needs " . Land industries , factories , banks and all means of production were nationalised . It was decided that those who did not work would not get food as well the right to vote.
4) RUSSIA BECOME A WORLD POWER :- Within few years after the revolution , Russia made tremendous progress in different spheres of life and emerged as a major world power .
5) END OF IMPERIALIST DESIGNS :- This revolution put an end to Russian imperialism . The new government was opposed to imperialistic designs and countries which groaned under the Czar were set free .
The Bolsheviks were a group of revolutionaries in Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. The five main changes the Bolsheviks introduced in Russia after the October revolution are:
1. The nationalization of banks: in November 1917, most of the banks and industries were nationalized and the control over ownership and management was given to the government.
2. The declaration of land as social property: peasants after the declaration of land as social property was allowed to seize the land of the nobility.
3. banned the use of old aristocratic titles: to support the change, fresh uniforms were designed for the soldiers and administrators.
4. The name of the Bolshevik Party was changed as the Russian Communist Party.
5. The implementation of the five-year plan: to make the country grow they introduced the five-year plans.