The Russian Revolution 72

ImPORTANCE

OF

THE

REVOLUTION

1;

Influence of the
Russian
ideas:
The Russian ideas
and
examples
profoundly
influenced
the
political, social,
and
economic
thinking of many
countries.

0;

Revolution
appealed to all
men:
The
Russian
Revolution
of
1917
is
as
important as the
French
Revolution.
It
appealed to all
men regardless of
creed or colour. It
was the first
successful
attempt to give
a
practical
shape to the
Marxist ideology.

0;

Revolution gave
new hopes to the
exploited:
The
Revolution gave
new hopes to the
exploited
working class the
world over. In
course of time,
more than one-

third of the world

turned
to
communism. By
a
revolution,
China, the most
populous country
of
the
world,
accepted Marxism.
2;

Stalin's
dictatorship:
The Revolution
did not lead to
the rule of the
working
class.
Instead,
a
totalitarian
dictatorship
under
Joseph
Stalin
was
established
in
U.S.S.R. It was
similar
to
Hitler's
dictatorship.
Like
Hitler,
Stalin got his
opponents killed
mercilessly.*

POINTS TO
REMEMBER
Bolsheviks are members
of the socialist
groups supporting
t h e Revolution of 1917.

Tsar Nicholas II :
Revolution broke out
during his reign; he was
the last tsar.
Karl Marx was a
thinker who
formulated
communist
ideology. Lenin was

foremost leader of
Bolshevik Revolution.
1917 November Russia
declared as U.S.S.R.
Joseph Stalin dictator of
U.S.S.R.
1991 Disintegration of the
U.S.S.R.
*

Stalin feared that the

Islamic way of life
would stand in the way
of
industrialization.
Hence he closed the
mosques, and forbade
pil g rimages to Mecca.
Those arrested hut not
killed were sent to
labour camps where they
lived in bad conditions.
Millions died in the
camps. Stalin heavily
controlled mass media.
The churches were n o t
p e r mi t t e d t o p u b l i s h
r e l i g i o u s b o o ks . S t e p s
we r e
t a ke n
to
brain wash the young
people. Stalin himself
rewrote
the
histor y
textbook for the schools.
Students were taught antireligious lessons.