Cheka

established. Bolshevik use of terror enabelled the leadership to reinforce their hold over the party. This was due to Cheka; Lenin’s secret police who were formed in 1917. Their role was to deal with counter-revolution, sabotage and speculation. This was important to avoid opposition in the party; increasing the strength of leadership. To create a wider use of terror in 1922 Cheka was replaced with the OGPU, which made arrests and tourtière more bureaucratic and discreet. Under Lenin’s control one

In October , Nineteen-Seventeen the Russian Civil War began. The Russian Civil War is known as an after effect of the Russian Revolutions. The Russian Civil War began when two main political groups in Russia both wanted to independently run the country under completely different types of government. The two groups are known as the Bolsheviks who are allied with the Red Army and the White Army who had many allies in foreign countries such as Germany. The Bolshevik party led the revolution under the

were dissolved at gun-point by the Red Guard. The secret police - Cheka, were to make sure of this, stating that “violence is the only way to keep the interest of the workers” causing 50,000 deaths during the civil war, these were mainly the Social

¬There was immense change in the way Russia was ruled from 1855-1956, however there was also continuity within that change, in the sense that many themes were repeated throughout the 100 years. The nature of the autocracy in the period changed with the October 1917 revolution, however, many of the aspects of Tsarist autocracy remained within the rule of the Communist leaders, such as the implementation of terror starting from the Okhrana from Alexander II to the NKVD at the end of the period, the

How far do you agree that the Bolsheviks consolidated their hold on power in the years after the October/November revolution mainly through the use of violence against their opponents? The Bolsheviks consolidated their power after October 1917 however they faced many severe problems which made keeping their power complex. For Lenin and the Bolsheviks winning political power was relatively easy compared with retaining it. The Bolsheviks may have had a temporary majority in the All-Russia soviet in

The Measures of the Bolsheviks to Maintain Power and Address the Problems of Russia Before the Outbreak of Civil War After the Bolsheviks seizure of power in November 1917, Lenin needed to ensure all previously made promises were kept and that Russia's increasing problems were resolved. The Bolsheviks were a relatively small party with big plans for Russia - a communist state. Is this were to be possible Lenin would need to gain greater support. Lenin made several crucial

How Lenin and the Bolsheviks Remained in Power Between November 1917 and Lenin's Death in 1924 The Bolsheviks set up a government called the Council of Peoples Commissars or 'Sovnarkom' for short. The main people in the government were Lenin was the Chairman, Trotsky was the Commissar for War, Stalin was Commissar for nationalities and one woman, Alexandra Kollontai. They passed several Decrees. They were; all classes distinctions were abolished; all distinctions of rank

Jin-Ho Lee IB History – Mr. Wade 28/01/14 How successful was Lenin (1917-1924) in solving the problems he faced? With the October revolution in 1917, Lenin managed to execute a successful coup d’état against the provisional government of Russia and with the death of the constituent assembly early 1918; Lenin and his Bolsheviks had finally control over Russia. However this was just the beginning of various problems he would be facing. This raised the debate on whether Lenin could deal with

intelligence, news to aid them in their decision making for political, scientific, military, etc. fields. In the 1920’s units of the Soviet state intelligence was created in the Red Army as well as Cheka due to the political situations within the country and in the international area. Then in 1923, the Cheka and the creation of its base was abolished because, it no longer needed to use extraordinary measures during the Civil War. This led to the establishment of the FIS on December 18, 1991, whose

residents. They mainly fought against the Weimar republic and engaged in lethal wars with the republican sympathizers and were later replaced by veterans of World War 1 in 1933. Cheka: It was a Russian emergency committee formed in 1917 and was the first to take over the Soviet State Security Organization. By around 1918, many Chekas had been formed and were responsible for punishing, executing and torturing state opposition. Fasci femminili: It was an Italian organization formed by women who supported