lenin's return
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- Created on: 30-03-15 13:11
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- the return of lenin
- lenin returned from exile in april 1917
- political ideas
- follower of Karl Marx
- pre decided path through defined society leading to an overall communist society
- bourgeoisie, capitalist stage (middle class) - industrial workers - owners of the production
- ...was replaced by creation of a socialist society based on equality
- lenin founded a solution that instead of the industrial class leading a socialist revolution, it would be lead by professional revolutionaries
- however, most Bolsheviks were living in exile and the revolution came as a surprise to lenin
- he welcomed the war as the demands would cause the socialist revolution
- lenin returning to russia
- crossed enemy territory during the war as he was exiled in Zurich
- march 1917, received permission from the german government to travel across in a 'sealed train'
- arrival had been publicised in advance and a large crowd awaited him
- lenin addressed the crowd
- before the Bolsheviks and mensheviks could welcome the February revolution because it saw an important stage in terms of reaching socialism (also supported the provisional government)
- Lenin's speech condemned the provisional government and demanded a social revolution. published in Pravda and as the april theses
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