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Lenin dismissed the Constituent Assembly because he feared that if it actually convened and created a new government, it would remove him and his Bolsheviks from power and institute a constitutional democracy. The Bolshevik Party only received 25% of the votes in the elections to the Assembly.
Lenin and his Bolsheviks were a minority party and did not have the general support of all of the people and other political parties. Members of the Constituent Assembly had been elected before the Bolshevik Revolution and contained many members who were opposed to Bolshevik rule. More members of the Socialist Revolutionary Party and the Menshevik Party had been elected to the CA. The Bolsheviks would have been outvoted on any issue and thrown out of power, so Lenin had to dissolve the CA or face being stripped of his power.
Lenin used the excuse that the elected members were either improperly elected or were counter-revolutionaries and should not be part of creating a new government. The charges were untrue but he made them anyway and dismissed the CA.
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Was Lenin justified in closing down the Constituent Assembly in 1918?
the answer is in the eye of the beholder
Who inspired the Russian Revolution of 1917?
Lenin inspired the Russian Revolution of 1917.Lenin
What was the condition of the Russian revolution when Lenin died?
The Russian Revolution as well as the Russian Civil War were both concluded successfully by the time Lenin died in 1924.
When did Lenin overthrow Russia's government?
Lenin overthrew the Russian Provision Government headed by Alexander Kerensky. Lenin did not overthrow the Tsar. The PG had been put in place after Tsar Nicholas II abdicated as a result of the February Revolution of 1917. The PG was supposed to be temporary until the Russian Constituent Assembly could be convened to create a new permanent government. Lenin took advantage of the weakness and unpopularity of the PG and engineered what amounted to a military coup rather than a true revolution to overthrow the Provisional Government in what has been called the October or Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.
What was the name of Russian leader Lenin?
Lenin's real name was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov.
What was the dissolution of the constituent assembly?
Lenin dissolved the Russian Constituent Assembly in January 1917 due to his increasing awareness of opposition, and the assembly proved it had potential to intervene in the attempt of the Bolsheviks to achieve their ultimate socialist utopian goal, as it mainly consisted of Social Revolutionaries.
Was Lenin justified in closing down the Constituent Assembly in 1918?
the answer is in the eye of the beholder
Who inspired the Russian Revolution of 1917?
Lenin inspired the Russian Revolution of 1917.Lenin
Who ran the Russian government after czar Nicholas II?
After Nicholas II was arrested, the politicians in the Duma decided to give a lead to Russia. They set up the 'Provisional Government' until elections could be held later in 1917 for the 'Constituent Assembly.' The Constituent Assembly was intended to write a new constitution to govern Russia under a democratically elected government. The Provisional Government was not very effective and did not satisfy the revolutionary demands of the soldiers, workers and peasants. When the Provisional Government lost the support of the people, Lenin and his Bolsheviks took power from the Provisional Government. The Bolsheviks survived the Russian Civil War and retained power from then on.
Was Lenin Russian?
Of course.
Was Lenin German or Russian?
Lenin was part Mongol, Jewish, Swedish and German. He was not Russian at all as far as ancestry goes.
What was the condition of the Russian revolution when Lenin died?
The Russian Revolution as well as the Russian Civil War were both concluded successfully by the time Lenin died in 1924.
When did Lenin overthrow Russia's government?
Lenin overthrew the Russian Provision Government headed by Alexander Kerensky. Lenin did not overthrow the Tsar. The PG had been put in place after Tsar Nicholas II abdicated as a result of the February Revolution of 1917. The PG was supposed to be temporary until the Russian Constituent Assembly could be convened to create a new permanent government. Lenin took advantage of the weakness and unpopularity of the PG and engineered what amounted to a military coup rather than a true revolution to overthrow the Provisional Government in what has been called the October or Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.
What was the name of Russian leader Lenin?
Lenin's real name was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov.
Leader of Russian revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
What was Lenin's plan?
overthrow the Russian Government
Which Russian dictators body was preserved?
Lenin
