Posted on 10/08/2011 6:26:07 PM PDT by marty60
...... But in addition to circumstances of an external nature, there were also a number of favorable internal conditions which facilitated the victory of the October Revolution.
Of these conditions, the following must be regarded as the chief ones:
Firstly, the October Revolution enjoyed the most active support of the overwhelming majority of the working class in Russia.
Secondly, it enjoyed the undoubted support of the poor peasants and of the majority of the soldiers, who were thirsting for peace and land.
Thirdly, it had at its head, as its guiding force, such a tried and tested party as the Bolshevik Party, strong not only by reason of its experience and discipline acquired through the years, but also by reason of its vast connections with the laboring masses.
Fourthly, the October Revolution was confronted by enemies who were comparatively easy to overcome, such as the rather weak Russian bourgeoisie, a landlord class which was utterly demoralized by peasant "revolts," and the compromising parties (the Mensheviks and Socialist-Revolutionaries), which had become completely bankrupt during the war.
Fifthly, it had at its disposal the vast expanses of the young state, in which it was able to maneuver freely, retreat when circumstances so required, enjoy a respite, gather strength, etc.
Sixthly, in its struggle against counter-revolution the October Revolution could count upon sufficient resources of food, fuel and raw materials within the country. The combination of these external and internal circumstances created that peculiar situation which determined the comparative ease with which the October Revolution won its victory.
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Apparently an affliction of humans even until today.
nice citation.
though i dont think i am ready to think the wall street occupiers are ready to morph into the russian revolution, not just yet anyway.
bears watching though
“The dictatorship of the proletariat is not simply a governmental top stratum “skillfully” “selected” by the careful hand of an “experienced strategist,” and “judiciously relying” on the support of one section or another of the population. The dictatorship of the proletariat is the class alliance between the proletariat and the laboring masses of the peasantry for the purpose of overthrowing capital, for achieving the final victory of socialism, on the condition that the guiding force of this alliance is the proletariat.”
Bottom up TOP down.
This is why you see Democrats like Obama and Pelosi backing the Occupy Wall Street bunch.
Obama is ready to strike. He is like a Rat cornered.
He will NOT be able to wait until 2012, he might lose the election.
And while the likes of Bloomberg sit around examining his belly button, the fascist are gathering. And where are our troops in a cesspool called afganistan.
I was thinking of the same thing today. However, the Russian revolution was won by a committed small minority led by intellectuals who came from the aristocratic elite.
I asked myself this morning: is it 1917 yet?
If the majority of Russian peasants was against the landlords and oppressors, today the majority of Americans is against their perceived landlords and oppressors, the banks and Wall Street, even as this majority, through their 401K holdings and pensions, if not direct investments, has interest in the success of these private institutions, but cannot see beyond the ends of their noses, and is easily swayed by the propagandists of the MSM, Congress and the White House, whose current high cash salaries don’t require any investments in the evil capitalism.
Watch out, the hippies on Wall Street today might just win the election for Obamao!
They have no plan to leave. As long as nothing is done to return the streets to civilized people this will grow.
These organizers have experience. the 60’s was a lot worse than many people believe. Considering what % of the population were not even born yet.
For the first time in HISTORY America has lost it’s credit rating.
To bad it will take direct action for people to wake up.
but hey, Cain made great Pizza’s.
Yes, it is not about Russians it is about people in Political power today that are using it as a template.
They have had interviews with people that are unemployed. Interesting how people are willing to be led by a dictator if it means a low level low paying gov provided job. When all the wealth is confiscated, where will the money come from? Americans have always proped up citizens of these fascist commie states. When American is gone who will help US.
Where did OWS get this General Assembly idea?
The useful idiots in the street will be the first to go as soon as they achieve what they think they want.
Marxism has no use for rabble rousers and will need to get rid of them.
what i can still remember about the late 60’s was mainly the parties. outstanding. but hey. we were all committed to changing the system, ehy not have some fun while doing it.
I joined the John Birch Society at 16.
“The dictatorship of the proletariat is the class alliance between the proletariat and the laboring masses of the peasantry for the purpose of overthrowing capital, for achieving the final victory of socialism, on the condition that the guiding force of this alliance is the proletariat.”
They are Socialist/Commie/Fascist. An incestual blend of godless evil.
The worry is that they think they are.
Delusions of grandeur are not necessarily harmless.
Ah, yes, and the stupid a$$ MSM will then be a threat. If not for the rest of us, it would almost be worth it to get to see what would happen to them. One small group, loyal to the regime would survive, the rest would become “useless eaters”, having no skills....
Thanks for this, Marty. I like how we FReepers DIG, DIG, DIG and find relevant things from history and connect the dots
to educate us all.
FR is AWESOME!!!!!
That is what has made FR different from all the mindless blogs on the internet.
Mindless=mindnumbing
Yep. FR is where I always come FIRST each and every day. We even get stuff before Drdge does. Heck, in fact, I send many, many links I’ve read on here to him.....and he posts them later.
Yep. FR is where I always come FIRST each and every day. We even get stuff before Drudge does. Heck, in fact, I send many, many links I’ve read on here to him.....and he posts them later.
I hear that. I check FR first thing in the Am to see what’s going on. Half the time if I watch News on Tv you never hear about the stories we get.
But don’t tell anyone. More than once I’ve seen something on FR and within hours some talking head or anchor will mention the story.
they all should make donations to FR for doing a lot of their work for them.
I haven’t heard that. What are they up to with that one.
Maybe they can assemble and clean up their trash./s sorry couldn’t resist.
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