Russian Revolution
With the Russian revolution drastic changes in political thought has been initiated and the communism came to be established in the picture of world history
Karl Marx was the founder father of communism. After the industrial revolution two classes of people emerged viz; the workers in the factories and the owners of the factories. The owners who have invested their wealth for the founding of the factories were referred to as the capitalists. Their growth and progress in affluence were phenomenon while on the other hand the working class with their fixed and meager wages, working over-time and facing many health hazards continued to be for they owned nothing.
From each according to his abilities and to each according to his needs” was the clarion call of Karl Marc His ideal was a classless society. The communist manifesto prepared by Karl Marx and his friend Friedrich Engels contained their revolutionary ideal calling upon the workers of the world to unite. They said, you have nothing to lose except your chains. You have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite.”
Karl Marx expected the revolution of the working class to take place in the most advanced countries. But Russia was the country where the seeds of revolution was sown deeply and sprouted out into a powerful plant. There was no freedom in Russia and the people were oppressed by the Czar and his government.
After being defeated miserably in the First World War, Russia war in disgrace and It was not able to feed the people. When discontent spread, riots broke out in St. Petersburg and other Cities. The revolution started in this manner. Lenin, the father of Modern Russia became the leader of the revolutionaries. In a short while the Czar had no army because the soldiers refused to take orders from him. Soon he was dethroned and placed under arrest. There was confusion for the people were not decided about democracy or socialism.
Lenin wanted to convert this into a revolution of the prole tariats (workers) and set up a Government based or) the teachings of Kari Marx. He gave the Russian people the slogan, -Peace, bread and land” The people who had never known anything of freedom was willing to follow the leader, who promised them peace, bread and land.
The revolution went on for ten days and the Bolsheviks under Lenin came to power and Russia entered into a new era.
The Bolsheviks had trouble with the other parties before they could establish themselves in the government. During this struggle for power, Czar Nicholas and his family were all killed. The Bolsheviks who were known as the communists firmly established ‘themselves in power. Before Lenin’s death the Union of Soviet Socialistic Republic had been formed with Moscow as its capital.
