Thursday, December 11, 2014

Vladimir Lenin

LENIN


Lenin- founder of Russian Communist Party
  •   Leader of Bolshevik Revolution
  •   First head of soviet state
  •  Birth- April 22, 1870 in Simbirsk Russia
Early Years
  • 3rd of 6 siblings
    •   School was very important

      •  Parents were educated and highly cultured
        •   Wanted kids to succeed and be educated
  •  Loved reading
  •  Finished first in his high school
    •   Latin and Greek
  • Life Shaping Experiences
    • 1887- older brother, Aleksandra, arrested and executed for being part of plan to assassinate Emperor Alexander III
      • similar to book because many men sentences to camps because they were thought to be revolutionaries or helping enemies, like Ivan was accused of doing
Revolutionary
  • 1887- enrolled in Kazan University, study law
    •  Expelled for taking part in student demonstration
    • Lived with his sister
      •              Both ordered to live there because of suspicious activities
  • “Lenin also soaked up the writing of Karl Marx, the German philosopher whose famous book Das Kapital would have a huge impact on Lenin’s thinking. In January 1889, Lenin declared himself a Marxist.”
  •   Moved to Samara and was lawyer to many Russian peasants
    •                               Lenin saw their struggles in a “class-biased system”
  •                  Reinforced his Marxist beliefs
  •       Moved to St. Petersburg to focus on revolutionary politics
    •                  Joined forces with other Marxist thinkers                                                               
    •                  Eventually was arrested in 1895
            • Exiled to Siberia for 3 yrs--similar to book, expect most men in the book have a longer sentence

  •   Released from exile and started newspaper, Iskra, to unify Russian and European Marxists
  •   Second Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party 1903
    • Urged for streamlined party leadership community
      • Lead network of lower party organizations and the workers
      • “Give us an organization of revolutionaries,” Lenin said, “and we will overturn Russia!”
Revolution of 1905 and WWI
  •     1904 Russia war w Japan
    •    Put strain on country
  •       Many people began to voice their discontent of the political structure and called for reform
Shooting of innocent protesters
  • ·      January 1905- group of unarmed workers in St. Petersburg went to petition to Emperor Nicholas II
          • First Duma meeting
            many killed and wound
  •  Set stage for Rev of 1905
    •     Emperor created elected         legislative assembly- Duma
  •  Lenin not happy
  •   Passionately distrusted the bourgeoisie, while others thought the bourgeois should have power

  • Wanted revolution that would lead to Socialist Revolution and could spread outside of Russia
    •    Must be led by workers
  •       Exiled during WWI in Switzerland
    •    Wrote and published Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism (1916)
Russian Leader
·Bolshevists- Lenin and his followers who eventually formed an independent party
  • 1917-Russia deposed the tsars and Russia’s form of government was a Provisional Government(led by Bourgeois)
Bolshevistic Flag
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 11:06 AM

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 11:08 AM

    I find it Lenin really interesting as the founder of the communist party. It is weird to think that he helped Stalin rise to power. I liked how you added that Lenin lead the Bolshevists party. It is interesting teat he was spreading the ideas of revolution as he was becoming a dictator. It is also impressive that he was able to create a whole new economic set up using capitalism and socialism. It is also really sad to read about things like the Red terror but it is good you included them so we could better understand the type of person he was. I find it most interesting and also very creepy that his body is still viewable in a museum to this day.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 1:52 PM

    I think this blog is set up well and the information is easy to see and grasp. Its interesting how a party that most of the population despised thrived. Its weird how they thought of their leaders like gods and its crazy that lenin got shot. I didn't know that Lenin's body is still preserved I find that really weird and I don't understand why anyone would do that. I also never knew that he was exiled twice. I also cant believe that he killed so many peopl just to make sure there wasn't any opposers to his party.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 1:56 PM

    I find it helpful how you wrote information of Lenin's early life rather then going right into his career and leadership. I find it very interest how he was the first head of the soviet state and its amazing to think how he was a part of beginning of everything. Its amazing how even after being expelled from his school and being arrested he was able to become a dictator. I found it amazing how he was able to eliminate his rival parties for his success to strive. I find it interesting because you can see that same sort of tactics used with Stalin. Creating a new political system and reconstructing the economy showed to what lengths he had to go to in order to improve.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 2:01 PM

    Its amazing that Lenin just wanted to be a lawyer when he was younger, but then ended up being one of the founders of Communist Russia. I always think that it is really interesting to see the roots and beginnings of these huge political and military leaders like Lenin. He got expelled from school as a kid, and although at the time was probably an awful experience for him, it helped lead to him being a very important leader in the Russian Revolution (although there are many events in between obviously). Although we don't associate death and torture with Lenin as much as we do with Stalin, its amazing that Lenin was still responsible for many mass killings and torture to those who opposed him so that he could get rid of them. Its actually very similar to Stalin's style of ruling. Great blog, nice job.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 3:13 PM

    I found it pretty interesting that Lenin was exiled to Siberia for 3 years. I learned that he wanted to start a revolution that would lead to the Socialist Revolution. I thought it was interesting that he was exiled again during WWI in Switzerland. I learned that Lenin and his followers started an independent party called the Bolshevists. It's really interesting that he survived a bullet wound during a failed assassination. I liked how organized your blog was with sections, bullet points, and pictures.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 7:55 PM

    Awesome blog Katie, I like how your blog was laid out. The pictures and bullet points helped me learn so much about Vladimir Lenin. Its funny how Lenin wanted to be a normal person when he was younger, and ended up helping found communist Russia.

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2015 at 7:06 AM

    It's interesting that Lenin was the first head of the soviet state and started the movements for a revolution and the communist party. I didn't know that he had been exiled to Siberia and had been trying to start communist movements long before he succeeded in creating a revolution. It's interesting that Lenin paved the way for Stalin to gain absolute control over Russia. I didn't know that Lenin was also a ruthless ruler who had some mass killings just like Stalin will have.

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