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The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution was the seizure of power by the radical Marxists led by Vladimir Lenin and was one of the pivotal moments of the 20th Century. The ramifications of the event, and the subsequent establishment of the worlds first Communist regime were immediately obvious, but also had continuing repercussions for decades. This essay will argue that although Lenin and Stalin seemed to have conflicting views, in reality they shared very similar policies; Stalin just took these policies to an extreme. There was a rather significant continuity between Lenin and Stalin’s policies on Political Control. When the Bolsheviks first came in to power Lenin banned Liberal parties who where seen as a threat and later banned all parties†¦show more content†¦Workers no longer had a say, trade unions and strikes where made illegal. Working hours where set by the state and deliberately scheduled partners at different times to ensure full focus was on the task as Stalin deliberately set drastically high targets to completely reform Russia’s industry. Stalin was very success in reforming Industry and has been one of the quickest nations throughout history to Industrialise so quickly only taking thirty to forty years and being one of largest economies not effected by the great depression of the 1930s. Generally it is apparent that Stalin’s policies on Industry was very similar to Lenin’s ‘War Communism’. Stalin, however, took this to an extreme. Similarly, agriculture illustrates Stalin’s furthering of Lenin’s initial policies. Lenin’s policy ‘the decree on land’ consisted redistribution which was the taking of land form the aristocracy and allowing the peasants to distribute it amongst themselves. However, it can be argued that this act was simply to gain popularity amongst the peasants. The Bolsheviks’ support base was mainly working class, Industry workers and countries peasantry made up most of it’s population therefore needed their support especially in 1917 where their authority was still under treat. During the civil war and under ‘War Communism’ the peasantry could no longer make a profit off their crops, the state took the crops to supply the army and Industry workers with food.Show MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Chang e.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesends of what we choose to call centuries are almost invariably years of little significance. But there is little agreement over when the twentieth century c.e. arrived, and there were several points both before the year 2000 (the collapse of the Soviet Union, the reunification of Germany, the surge of globalization from the mid-1990s) and afterward (9/11, or the global recession of 2008) when one could quite plausibly argue that a new era had begun. A compelling case can be made for viewing the