WORLD HISTORY

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Bolshevik Party in 1917 gained the support of the peasant class because they promised them
A
“Peace, Land, and Bread”
B
“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
C
abolition of the secret police
D
democratic reforms in all levels of government
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Bolsheviks promised ‘Peace, Land and Bread. ‘ They promised to withdraw from the First World War. They promised land to Russian peasants. They also promised food to the starving Russian population.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is to Redistribute the land owned by the nobility. The Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolution mainly because the Bolsheviks promised to Redistribute the land owned by the nobility.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bolsheviks were a revolutionary party, committed to the ideas of Karl Marx. They believed that the working classes would, at some point, liberate themselves from the economic and political control of the ruling classes.

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