October Revolution

THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION, THE PEOPLES REVOLUTION The October Revolution was no more than a well planned military coup carried out with out the knowledge and against the wishes of the people. This statement is entirely false, the October Revolution was wished for and very necessary for the people of Russia, to bring more power back to the people. The events of 1917 were crucial for the Bolsheviks, they represented their rise in power and their rise in popularity with the people. It was these events that rallied the Russian people behind the Bolshevik party and gave them the idea that a revolution was necessary. With this argument I will first look back at the events in Russia that lead us to the October Revolution and their effect on the people.There were many events in Russian history before the October Revolution that gave the Russian people less hope in their government, and made the idea of a revolution seem inviting. Russia under the Tsarist system gave no power or rights to the people. The autocratic system gave only the tsar rights and consequently all the power. In fact, it was the tsar who told people what rights they had. The power in the autocracy flowed from top to bottom, the top being the tsar and the bottom being people. During the system of Tsarism the peoples of Russia were systematically incited against one another.(pg.66, Daniels) During the Time of Trouble between 1598 and 1613 society fell and there was no tsar to represent the people, Russia was undergoverned. During this time, the Poles and the Swedes both invaded Russia. There is a battle going on over lands between the nobles and the peasants who constitute 95% of Russias population. With Russia being an agricultural society, the peasants first concern was surviving from one harvest to the next. By this time society wants a dramatic change but the governme...