Marxism as a Force in Russia
Identify and describe characteristics of a force or movement in history. ... Explain the consequences of that event in relation to the force. During 1898 – 1917, a force which developed in Russia was Marxism. An event in the history of Russia which held consequences due to Marxism was the November Revolution which saw the ruling and dictatorship of Lenin and the Bolsheviks. Marxism was formed from the beliefs of a German socialist called Karl Marx. ... Once the King (or Tsar in Russia’s case) and all political and economical power was taken over by the working class the workers would eventually rise up and seize power by force. ... Marx’s ideas were soon brought on by many revolutionary groups in Russia. ... This group distributed a propaganda newspaper, ‘Spark’, throughout Europe and Russia. ... Lenin modified some of Marx’s ideas to suit Russia’s circumstances. ... He was returned to Russia with the help of Germany when they heard that he wanted to end the war. ... This called for a second Marxist revolution to occur in the next few months, which would result in capitalism being destroyed in Russia, workers would control the factories and land would be nationalised and owned by the state.