MARX AND BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION 2
Marx and the Bolshevik Revolution
1. Explain the problems that existed with the Russian monarch prior to the Bolshevik
Revolution.
The collapse of the home front began by 1916 because many shops were empty, and the value
of the money had diminished, not forgetting the hunger and cold, which stalked the working
quarters of towns and cities (pg. 426). Women started doing factory jobs because their husbands,
brothers, and sons joined the front. Therefore, these women worked for many hours to get wages
that could not sustain the increasing inflation, and they could not protest because the government
would reply with heavy-handed repression. In the dawn of January 1917, the Russian soldiers,
and the civilians had lost hope in the autocratic leadership. Notably, the minister of war even
wrote a letter in July 1950 citing the exhaustion of soldiers attributed to continued defeats in
battle (pg. 426).
2. After the Romanov dynasty collapsed the Provisional Government was put into
place. What were the problems that occurred with the Provisional Government?
Notably, the provisional government was operated by the liberals who joined the revolution
reluctantly in fear of the violence he masses would bring to the streets. This government believed
in capitalism who utilized private enterprise as a means to promote economic success (pg. 426).
This leadership was only meant for the educated and few individuals who were familiar with
statecraft essentials. Unfortunately, this government went far by engaging other nations,
including the United States, for political and financial support. They allied with other states to
continue the war, which had stopped for some time. The approach angered the soldiers and the
masses, together with the poor in society. They failed to confiscate and redistribute lands of the
landlords free of charge (pg. 427). Significantly, the provisional government even forgot even

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