HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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peace, land, and bread
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liberty, equality, and fraternity
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science, technology, and agriculture
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nationalism, democracy, and livelihood
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Detailed explanation-1: -Initially the Bolsheviks were a marginalized faction, however that changed following a series of developments including the use of their slogan, peace, land, and bread which promised to cease war with Germany, give land to the peasantry, and end the famine caused by Russia’s involvement in WWI.
Detailed explanation-2: -The goals of the Russian Revolution were to take the power out of the hands of the aristocracy, but the outcome was a government just as oppressive as the previous regime. By 1917, Russia had suffered under centuries of oppression.
Detailed explanation-3: -Russian Revolution, also called Russian Revolution of 1917, two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power.
Detailed explanation-4: -’Peace, Land and Bread’ was a popular Bolshevik slogan during the Russian Revolution. It captured the three main demands of the Russian people: they wanted Russia to withdraw from the World War, redistribute land among its farmers, and provide food security.
Detailed explanation-5: -Bolshevik Revolution On November 6 and 7, 1917 (or October 24 and 25 on the Julian calendar, which is why the event is often referred to as the October Revolution), leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d’état against the Duma’s provisional government.