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List the causes of october revolution in points ......

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Answer 1

You mean, Bolshevik revolution.

Answer 2

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The Causes of the October Revolution

There are many reasons attributed to the cause of the October revolution however there are two that were the main causes. The failure of the provisional government and the First World War were the main causes of the revolution. Combined with these were the long and short-term factors of the causes, which ultimately led to Russia, becoming a Communist state in 1917.

The provisional government was set up in early 1917 after the February revolution that resulted in the fall of the Tsar. In February 1917 Russia was doing very badly in the war, she had lost nearly three million soldiers. The Tsar – Nicholas II – decided to take control of the war effort and also the glory that would come when they eventually won. However the war continued to go terribly wrong and so with gathering pressure from the Army and the millions of starving peasants at home he was forced to abdicate. With no one to succeed the throne a provisional government was set up in order to run the country.

It was widely thought that with the loss and starvation of millions of people due to war the provisional government would end the fighting. However the justice minister at the time, Kerensky, had a ‘magnificent’ plan to end the war with Russia winning. During the June offensive of 1917 he tried to identify himself with Napoleon but unfortunately went the same way as him with a dramatic defeat. The hero of the revolution lost support of all of his ‘followers’ as he was seen as somewhat of a hero by Russia. This major defeat coupled with the rising prices in Russia as well as his refusal to introduce land reform seriously and mortally wounded his public image. This loss of faith in Kerensky led to the Kournilov coup. General Kournilov who was seen as a great leader by much of the army led the coup. He was very concerned that Kerensky had not tried to stop left-wing uprisings. So along with a large number of army officers he marched on Moscow to hang all German spies and Soviets. Kerensky, in retaliation to this, armed the people of Moscow for protection. The left-wing railway workers refused to move Kournilov’s train so the coup had been stopped. But in arming the soviets of Moscow Kerensky had given Lenin the opportunity to plan a new coup as the Bolsheviks were now armed.

The Kournilov coup had shown that a right-wing uprising was still possible. In order to see the reasons for the right wing wanting an uprising we need to look at the source. The First World War was the first time that Russia had been involved in since the French had invaded in 1812. In this war Russia had lost three million me, millions were starving back home because all industry was focused on the war effort, the winning of the war seemed impossible. People no longer wanted to fight a war; they would rather admit defeat and conserve what little they had left as opposed to throwing it all away for Russian glory. The failure of the Tsar’s control of the war meant that the demoralisation of the army had started to spread to the Russian people. This led to a gradual collapse in the army and Russia appeared to be on its last legs and both the people and the soldiers knew it. The Army sought hope in the provisional government to end the war after the resignation of the Tsar. At the same time as this the Bolsheviks were spreading propaganda and gaining massive support with the Russian people. The last thing that the Army wanted was a Communist revolution because the need for an army would be very limited and hundreds of thousands would lose their jobs. This worry led to uprisings such as the Kournilov coup in order to try and end Bolshevik influence.

Although the soldiers and army officers had right wing views and feared the loss of their jobs they began to see that a Communist revolution was the only way forward. The loss of life both at the front and back home was too much for Russia to take. It all sparked up at the start of July after the failure of the summer offensive and ultimately the provisional government. The Petrograd garrison were fearful that their regiments would be sent to the front. These were known as the July days. The July days culminated with both citizens, which were armed during the Kournilov coup, and twenty thousand soldiers from the Kronstadt naval base were rushing around the capital looking for blood. They eventually arrived at the palace where they demanded that the soviets take over from the provisional government. The instigator of the socialist revolution, Chemrov, ventured out to came the people down. He was abducted but later rescued by Trotsky. This attack on the government itself showed the resolve of the Bolsheviks and that massive support which they had generated.

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