Question
Discuss the salience of the Bolshevik Party after the revolution of 1917.
Solution
The salience:
(i)The Bolshevik Party was renamed the Russian Communist Party.
(ii)In November 1917, the Bolsheviks conducted the elections to the Constituent Assembly, but they failed to gain majority support.
(i)The Bolshevik Party was renamed the Russian Communist Party.
(ii)In November 1917, the Bolsheviks conducted the elections to the Constituent Assembly, but they failed to gain majority support.
(iii)In January 1918, the Assembly rejected Bolshevik measures and Lenin dismissed the Assembly. He thought the All Russian Congress of Soviets was more democratic than an assembly elected in uncertain conditions.
(iv)In March 1918, despite opposition by their political allies, the Bolsheviks made peace with Germany at Brest Litovsk.
(v)In the years that followed, the Bolsheviks became the only party to participate in the elections to the All Russian Congress of Soviets, which became the Parliament of the country. Russia became a one-party state.
(iv)In March 1918, despite opposition by their political allies, the Bolsheviks made peace with Germany at Brest Litovsk.
(v)In the years that followed, the Bolsheviks became the only party to participate in the elections to the All Russian Congress of Soviets, which became the Parliament of the country. Russia became a one-party state.
