RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA
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It had strongly supported the czar
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It had strongly supported Lenin
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It had strongly supported Marx
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -He saw the Church as a threat to his power. Why did Stalin target the Russian Orthodox Church? They decreased the output for agriculture but improved industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -believers in the country. The phenomenon of religious persecution in the Soviet Union can be explained by the fact that the Communist state, being totalitarian and ideocratic by nature, sought to quickly destroy religion in the country as it was often viewed as a competitor to the Bolshevik (Communist) ideology.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Orthodox Church The Church reinforced his authority: Official Church doctrine stated that the Tsar was appointed by God. Any challenge to the Tsar-the ‘Little Father’-was said to be an insult to God. The Church was very influential among the largely peasant population.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Bolsheviks used the alleged support of the Russian Orthodox Church for the Whites as their justification for killing clergy in massive numbers. Following the Bolshevik seizure of power, one issue they faced was the removal of the privileged position of the ROC.