Why The Government Goes Corrupt

The division of society into bourgeoisie and proletariat in Russian revolution brings conflicts and disputes among the classes .The bourgeoisie annihilated fundamental rights of the

Russia in the late 19th and early 20th century was riddled with social and economic hardships throughout the countryside and inner cities. The Russian peasant was faced with widespread poverty and poor living conditions throughout their entire life. The economic situation and the living conditions drove the peasants and working class to rebel and begin the Russian revolution that would change the face of the country and impact the world forever.

Russia struggled to provide food for its populations. Citizens took control into their own hands, Ludovic Naudeau wrote in October 1917, “One morning recently I was awakened by the cries of my neighbor in the next room. His boots had been stolen. The same day the manager of a newspaper office told me that he had been robbed six of pairs of pantaloons, … “Four hundred thefts every night!” he cried; that is the average for the last two weeks,”(One Aspect of Bolshevist Liberty). Russia could not even uphold itself because the economy was not successful compared to other countries. This led people to desire a change in the government; therefore this led to the Russian Revolution. People went to different maters to get what they wanted such as stealing since they were not getting the aid that they needed and they needed financial support. This caused them to protest against their government because many people from the lower class could not take care of their families. This cause led to a greater impact compared to Tsarist weak authority.

During the 1900’s the Russian Government made it extremely hard for the Bolsheviks to progress which made them revolt against the government making this a prime matter for the start of the Revolution. The Czarist government was ostracized by the common people of Russia so Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown by the Provisional Government, whom later on were overthrown by Lenin and shortly after the Bolsheviks took control over Russia. Russia was hard to develop because of the major leaders who had control; Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky. Almost overnight an entire society was destroyed and replaced with one of the most radical social experiments ever seen. Poverty, crime, privileged and class-divisions were to be eliminated, a new era of socialism

He wanted to range the lower, middle, and upper class so he proposed the Proletariat and the Bourgeois. He did not believe in no such thing as a middle class so he expressed his fate to move the middle class to the upper class. The Proletariat’s, also known as the Lower class, did not retain enough value. They were the workers and committed to all of the work. If they wanted to refuse, they could but most of the time, they worked. Furthermore, the Bourgeois lived the good life. They were Business owners and owned the land, capital, and Factories. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Marxism is explained in a lot of unique ways.

“…the Bolsheviks, cherishing an imagined class community yet inheriting a shattered and fragmented class structure in Russia after the revolution, found themselves obliged to invent classes on the basis of Marxist theory... in that most obvious and yet least expected place, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.” (Suny 172)

The concoction of communist regime caused paranoia within the people which lead to riots. The history of the Soviet Union greatly contributed to this unjustified fear. During the nineteenth century, Karl Marx, a revolutionary socialist, wrote the “Communist Manifesto” which presented the idea of Communism. In this political ideal, property is publicly owned and workers are paid to extent of their abilities and needs. Nowhere does the theory state dictatorship or any type of totalitarian government. This revolutionary speculation remains as Russia’s greatest achievements in history and unforgotten. However when Vladimir Lenin took control of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1917,

Imagine what life was like back then as a peasant. Imagine you were in Russia back in the early 1900’s, where there was no personal electronic devices, there was no television, and you were probably too poor to afford a radio. Pretty soon however, your life will change because of an event called Bloody Sunday, which started the Russian revolution. I think that the Russian revolution was partially necessary to improve the life of the peasants, because the result of a couple of the leaders turned a good opportunity into a bad one by having a corrupt government.

Lenin grew up in a middle class family but was never fond of the political party and the class system. Having a Marxist political belief system, Lenin wanted the government to own and control everything. After taking control of the Soviet Union, Lenin wanted supreme power for himself and the government, with hopes to make all of the citizens’ equal. Throughout his reign, the Soviet Union was crowded with war, disease, and destruction. His idea of a perfect communist society was anything but

What happens when the government that promised to protect you oppresses you instead? The king who forces death onto his own people. The officials that represent the people use them as tools instead. I’m here to tell you that there is no other solution other than to purge that kind of government. There is no hope for reform once corruption has enveloped the core of what made the country strong.

According to Karl Marx, inequality in power/wealth was a major factor in his concerns. During his time, he realized that people that controlled production had wealth, power, privileges, and a high social status while others in the working middle class did not share any of these advantages. The Marxist ultimate goal is to lean towards a society that has no classes, where everyone can experience or enjoy equal wealth and power (Trainer). Marx also said the largest fight between classes is dominance; “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles” (Marx). When analyzing class interaction through the Marxist lens, the reader can see the difference in the lives of the Wives, Marthas, Handmaids, and Commanders; to name a few.

Many Americans may think that the government is ideal because United States is “the land of the free” but the government is corrupt when looking at it from a different view point. Especially with the election coming, some americans have been observate of the government and its choices.

The cartoon’s use of strong, contrasting characters ridicules the corrupt government by the use of images of the emaciated “people” and the stout, well-fed “government” and depicting the people as hand-feeding the government. The artist depicts the people as a malnourished person, hand-feeding the government, who is already shown to be overweight and overly-fed. This plays to the theory that the government is using the people to gain wealth through the less fortunate. The government is giving the corrupt members of the political ladder power and money while pretending to care about the public. This should be used as an example of why the government system should be improved. The public is obviously being used by politicians for the politicians’

Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto in order to give a voice to the struggling classes in Europe. In the document he expressed the frustrations of the lower class. As Marx began his document with "the history of all hitherto societies has been the history of class struggles" he gave power to the lower classes and sparked a destruction of their opressors.1 He argued that during the nineteenth century Europe was divided into two main classes: the wealthy upper class, the bourgeoisie, and the lower working class, the proletariat. After years of suffering oppression the proletariats decided to use their autonomy and make a choice to gain power. During the

Generally after revolutions take place, anarchy exists. No new government simply moves into place. During this time, it is easiest for Corruption to take hold of this Government as it forms, limiting or halting the true development of a government for the people. In an environment infested with corruption, any acts of corruption simply become commonplace. Where anarchy exists, people lack the power of representation. If there is a government in which corruption exists, people lack a voice with which to take action. A government is necessary for the growth of people and nations as a whole. If the government is not legitimate, it will only act as a parasite to its host--the people and the country’s economy.