Vladimir Lenin was one of the Bolshevik's main leaders, and created the communism in Russia. While in power, Lenin was not supported by many countries including Britain, France, and the USA, due to the fear of communism. The Bolsheviks were know as the "Reds" and anyone who opposed them where know as the "Whites". Lenin's goals were to nationalize all banks, redistribute all land, and confiscate all private accounts. In doing this, he established many enemies for the Bolsheviks and himself, which lead to his death in 1924. After Lenin's death, there was a fight between Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky for power. The struggle between the two was called "Guns or butter" because Stalin was focused on heavy industry, while Trotsky was focused on consumer goods. The fight lasted for three years, and Stalin eventually rose to power, and had Trotsky exiled from the soviet Union. Stalin modernize Russia by making the country more industrial, which made it one of the wealthiest countries in the world.
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The February/March revolution started with many riots and strikes in Petrograd. Due to the lack of a leader, and no political movement, it got out of control. The aim of the revolution was to dethrone the Tsar, and aimed to replace him with Provisional Government. The riots were so fierce that he abdicated in favor of the provisional government. The difference between this and the October/November revolution was that in the February/March revolution, overthrew the Government and took over. 20,000 sailors took control of Petrograd, demanded that the Soviets take over. As a result of this, the Bolsheviks who were led by Vladimir Lenin, put an end to Provisional Government.
Enemy at the Gates is a film that takes place in Russia, in World War 2. In the Movie, Russia and Germany are fighting over a small town called Stalingrad. If the Germans won this battle, there would be no hope for Russia in the war. In the movie, the protagonist is a Russian foot soldier who was trained to use a sniper rifle at a young age. He was sent into battle without a gun, and just ammunition, and was told to pick up a gun from a fallen soldier. This was because they were short on supply and could not afford to give everyone a gun. If any soldier attempted to retreat, they would be shot by their own soldiers. This shows the harshness and the ruthlessness of the war. The sniper was eventually promoted and was made a war hero for the Russians. After assassinating many highly ranked Germans, including a very skilled Germany sniper, he gave the Russians the momentum they needed to win the battle.
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