Jonathan Then History 1000C Essay 2 1.The Russian Revolution was a major event in world history a.Discuss one political occurrence and one social cause of the Revolution. b.Discuss Lenin's role in the Russian Revolution c.Discuss how Stalin influenced the Russian revolution The differences between Lenin and the Mensheviks became sharper in the Revolution of 1905 and its aftermath, when Lenin moved to a distinctly original view on two issues: class alignments in the revolution …showed first 75 words of 1545 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1545 total…gian was so obviously unintellectual, they thought him unintelligent—a gross error, and one literally fatal in their case. From 1921 onward Stalin flouted the ailing Lenin's wishes, until, a year before his death, Lenin wrote a political "testament," since widely publicized, calling for Stalin's removal from the secretary generalship; coming from Lenin, this document was potentially ruinous to Stalin's career, but his usual luck and skill enabled him to have it discounted during his lifetime.