Revolutions

10.67- The April Crisis

Sep 1, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Lenin's Disdain for Pravda

  • Lenin dismissed Pravda's content upon his arrival.
  • He questioned the newspaper's stance by waving it and calling it "nonsense."
INSIGHT

Lenin's Controversial April Theses

  • Lenin's April Theses, a ten-point plan, was met with strong opposition.
  • Many, including his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya, found his ideas radical and premature.
INSIGHT

Foreign Policy's Impact

  • The initial focus wasn't internal politics, but Russia's role in World War I.
  • The question of continuing, altering, or ending the war dominated discussions.
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