WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the urban centres the victory was won under the slogan “All power to the workers’ soviets.” The promise of “peace, land, and bread” gave the Bolsheviks the support of the soviets of peasants and soldiers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Russia before the Russian Revolution was a very unequal society which had kept many elements of feudalism. Bolsheviks promised more equality and justice which they never implemented actually.

Detailed explanation-3: -The slogan of the Bolshevik leaders in 1917 was “Peace, Land, and Bread.” Bread was desired by everyone, since the war had disrupted transportation and created shortages of food in the cities. Peace, too, was desired by many, especially by the soldiers at the front, who lacked munitions.

Detailed explanation-4: -With the establishment of the Bolsheviks as the legitimate ruling power they enacted new policies, such as, the New Economic Policy, which imposed a grain tax but left the peasants free to sell their surplus crops for a personal profit and simultaneously attempted to stabilize the economy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lenin and the Bolsheviks assumed power in Russia, in 1917 because of many reasons. Lenin promised to take farmland away from the rich and give to the poor. He promised and end to the war with Germany if he came to power. He demanded all over Russia, control of cities should be given to the Soviets councils of workers.