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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 1917: August 30: Kornilov (leader of the Kornilov affair, in the early stages of Russian civil war in 1917) and his troops were stopped by the Soviet, putting an end to the affair. This was highly embarrassing for everyone involved, especially Kornilov himself and the small army who followed him. Their intent was to control the people, but outbursts in support of the capture Bolsheviks were too much as the Soviets were gaining popularity and the people’s activity was getting out of hand. September 1 – 4 The internal transport and trade of Russia was brought to a halt as 700,000 railway workers went on strike in protest. This was an escalated version of the original strikes which had been taking place for weeks. These strikes brought the Russian industry and economy to a halt, therefore forcing the government to meet the demands of the people and Soviet. The Bolsheviks were released from prison and the idea of revolution and creating a new society became even more popular in Russia. September 14 – 25 The provisional government holds a mass meeting called a “Democratic Conference” in order to discuss the crisis that Russia was facing. They asked the opinion of each political party involved. When the provisional government didn’t get the result that they wanted (a coalition party) they insisted on selecting a smaller amount of people to make this decision. This group also voted against the idea, until the provisional Government chose another voting body (made up mostly of provisional govt members) that finally approved the idea. After it had been approved, the Bolsheviks were invited to participate in this new government called the “Pre- Parliament”. Lenin then published a persuasive document outlining the ways that the Bolshevik party should deal with this, that they should be willing to compromise, but only if they didn’t lose any of their core values. The Bolsheviks then designed a list of candidates for the Constituent Assembly which included their own leaders: Stalin and Lenin.