The October revolution

The October revolution – a complex and ambiguous phenomenon in the life of the Russian state, which still causes a lot of controversy. It was caused by many reasons and conditions that were bound to lead to such a Grand resolution of urgent problems.

From 1914 to 1918 Russia was going through the First world war, the cause of which was the struggle for influence because of the lack of a common legal and market mechanisms in Europe. Russia was forced to take a defensive position, the army has lost many soldiers and suffered constant defeat. Against this background, the situation was such that the country was left without a credible government. At the same time increasing the negative factors in the economy (a shortage of raw materials, transport, labour, prices, etc.). Among politicians, organizations and clubs began to Mature the conspiracy against Tsar Nicholas II.

Was the October revolution the causes of subjective and objective nature. The objective can be attributed to the class contradictions, which reached its peak in 1917. The bourgeoisie has not had time to take measures to reduce the intensity of the class struggle. Even more acute was the situation in the village. Neither the reform of 1861, the Stolypin nor the conversion has not solved the problems of the peasants, who wanted land ownership and right to dispose of it. In addition, the village was designated a distinct differentiation of the peasantry. The beginning of the revolution has accelerated and the national movement intensified after the February revolution. The overwhelming majority of the population is very grieved at the hardships of war and longed for peace. This was especially true of soldiers.

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The October revolution of 1917 was an event that led to the transformation of the feudal nation into a bourgeois state.

The Provisional government could not solve the accumulated problems of society (questions of peace, land and bread). Against this background, it was clearly noticeable increasing values of the Tips that promised to give the people what he was waiting for.

The October revolution had and subjective reasons. The people were quite popular socialist ideas. In addition, in Russia already there was a party that advocated a radical transformation and is ready to raise the masses to the revolution. It was the Bolshevik party with a strong leader – V. I. Lenin.

In such circumstances, the opposition of the regime in the face of the Bolsheviks, who were active in anti-war and anti-government agitation and advocated the transfer of power to the Soviets was supported by the people. Lenin demanded to immediately start an armed uprising. Kerensky and the provisional government began to pull troops to Petrograd. And the Presidium of the Petrograd Soviet and the Executive Committee (Trotsky) supported the policy of Lenin.

To coordinate the insurgency was created by the Politburo (included V. Lenin, I. Stalin, L. Trotsky, A. Bubnov, Zinoviev, Kamenev) and the Petrograd Military revolutionary Committee (Sverdlov, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Stalin, etc.). To the commanders of the posts in military units was assigned to the Bolshevik Commissars. The provisional government went on to defeat the Bolshevik printing presses, to prevent the Soviet propaganda.

The October revolution began an armed uprising on October 24. Was immediately captured bridges on the Neva, Central Telegraph, Nicholas railway station, state Bank, locked, military schools, etc.

In the night from 25 to 26 October, with a volley of “Aurora” was started the Winter storm. The provisional government lost power. The head of state was the Bolsheviks. At the II all-Russian Congress of Soviets adopted the decree on government (her transition to the Council), world (without indemnities and annexations) and the ground (the abolition of private land ownership, its redistribution among the peasants). The Congress established the Council of people's Commissars-the government body which was supposed to work until the convocation of the Constituent Assembly. It included Vladimir Lenin (Chairman); I. Teodorovich, A. Lunacharsky, N. Avilov, I. Stalin, V. Antonov, etc. was elected the new composition of the Central Executive Committee.

The October revolution was a natural in Russian history and had many obvious prerequisites.