Canadian Times

Part 1

Red Army - the red army was the army of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1918 through 1992

Vladimir Lenin - was the first president of Soviet Russia and USSR's first government he ran USSR from 1922 to 1924 then Stalin took over

Karl Marx - was a german philosopher and revolutionary who created Marxism also with the help of Friedrich Engels he founded socialism also known as communism.

Bolsheviks- a Russian communist party which was a former Social Democratic Labor Party which was headed by Vladimir Lenin, took over power in the Russian Evolution of 1917.

Blood Sunday- was the massacre of peaceful demonstrators trying to deliver a petition to Tsar by the Russian Imperial Guards in St Petersburg on January 9 1905.

Part 2

The Bolsheviks were successful in the Russian Civil War because of their strong ,determined and intelligent leadership by Trotsky and Lenin. Together they both had tremendous political, social and military skills that played right into the war. Their political policies such as Communism, The new economic policy made for self determination. The leaders dedication inspired its soldiers and changed them from weak and ineffective to strong determined soldiers set out to achieve. Lenin's political knowledge made it possible for the Bolsheviks to be successful and popular. Providing Russia fair and motivated leadership that it lacked in the past, Lenin promised Peace , Bread, Land and all power to the soviets to gain support. By appealing the wider range of Peasants or working class people it gave Lenin more leverage since they had been treated bad in past by the former ruling parties. Peasants support meant immerse amount of eager soldiers wanting to fight for the socialist cause.