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Other examples included public gestures such as Lenin’s famous order to the Penza Cheka to hang at least a hundred men, saying “and make sure that the hanging takes place in full view of the people.” Therefore, creating a law based on

Describing Lenin " A cruel tyrant, bloodthirsty and ruthless in his determination to seize and hold on to power" " He devoted his whole life to the interests of working people and to the building of a better society." Which of these two descriptions of Lenin do you think is closes to the truth. After several uprisings, demonstrations and a coup attempt, finally by mid

1917–24? This essay shall address the issue of how the far the brutality of Bolshevik Regime ensured the maintaining of it’s power between the years of 1917-24. This essay shall explore topics concerning the ‘Dictatorship Of The Proletariat’, The Cheka, War Communism, The Red Terror and other potential reasons for the Bolsheviks remaining in power. This essay shall also explore the various views put forth by various Historians such as Robert Conquest and Richard Pipes. The Dictatorship of the Proletariat

To define how Stalin’s methods in removing opposition is effective, compared to tsarist and other communist leaders, his methods of suppression alongside the tsars and other communists are assessed to see how successful they were in defeating opposition without evoking further opposition in their regimes. Therefore, Stalin’s reforms of collectivisation, Five-Year-Plans, Gulags, and labour camps etc. have been successful in appeasing opposition with his increased and radicalized input of terror compared

I sent 120,000 Russians to help in administrative works or having CHEKA agents making sure they were obeying our laws. These were hardly a hinderance as I think I helped them to familiarise themselves with Communism. You know who hindered ARA’s progress, David Kinne. He was not fit to battle the famine, when he cannot even battle his own addiction. What poor decisions the ARA made. In the Winter of 1921, Eiduk the leader of my CHEKA agents planned to expose his weakness. So, he gave him alcohol and

Karol Regula Global IV Ms. Shuman Period VII April 13, 2015 TITLE Vladimir Lenin played a significant role in the replacement of the monarchical Russian Empire with the ‘people-governed’ Soviet Union. Driven to act by the desperate situation present in Russia under the rule of Czar Nicholas II, he fought for the victory of the Marxist ideals. Despite being opposed and even exiled, Lenin managed to rise to the head of the Bolshevik party and secure his position as the head of the government. He used

common practice that perfectly captures the essence of the Cheka and Dzerzhinsky during this time period was hostage taking. To combat famine and capitalism, around two dozen hostages would be selected from an agricultural community and held until any surplus food grown there was distributed to other areas. If the food was not distributed appropriately or quickly enough, the hostages were shot in the head. Through rule like this, the Cheka was effective in spreading and maintaining Lenin’s ideology

October Revolution, but their terror is unparalleled to the fear the callous Bolshevik secret police force, the Cheka, brought to Russian peasants and workers, especially during the period of ‘Red Terror’. The Cheka were known to not only capture rebels, but often their families and friends as well. It is reported that entire villages were executed by the Cheka for being even vaguely associated with counter-revolution.

they used means of sabotage and appeasing the population. Many decrees were published to placate the masses, such as the Decree on land and the Decree on Workers’ Control, to control the economic situation. Politically, the Bolsheviks formed the Cheka to expose and investigate all counter-revolutionary and criminal activities. What sparked the consolidation of power was the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly. Economically, the Bolsheviks set decrees based on land and factories to

terror to control the citizens of Russia. This lead to the establishment of the Cheka in December 1917, which was the secret police that made sure consequences were given to those who opposed the Bolshevik party and were considered as threats to the party. The Red Terror was created in September 1918 to maintain political control. The Cheka was very similar to the secret police the Tsar had called the Ohkrana, however the Cheka were more efficient and organised. Lenin ended Russification, which was the