SUMMARY: Tensions were immensely prevalent between all of Russia's citizens with one another the government itself. The differing political parties were constantly at war whether it be mental or physical. Envy between people grew, and when it came to economic positions, the differences between the middle class and the working class were often used to fuel social reconstructions and small-scale revolutions. Russia additionally, didn't keep their foreign relations in check, and often were unreliable when it came to money, supplies, statements, and agreements.
Resistance to the Bolshevik Revolution --> political tensions between all factions and political parties
Foreign relationships were unstable and rocky, for Russia and their political and economic system tended to be experimental and therefore unreliable --> “repudiation of foreign debts and the confiscation of foreign asset had…infuriated the french” (Tomkinson p. 64).
“The Tsar was an autocrat, an absolute ruler, who had supreme power over his subjects” (SHP p. 5).
Peace-treaties were uncoordinated and inefficient → “The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a disaster for the Allies, who considered intervention in Russia” (Tomkinson p. 64).
“In addition, an economic downturn in 1899 led to dissatisfaction among the small middle class. Their restlessness was rooted in envy of the freedom enjoyed by Western businessmen” (Choice pg. 7)
Revolutionists (ex. Tsarists, those who wished for a western style state or a constitutional monarchy, power-hungry generals, non-Russian nationalists, anti-Bolshevik, SR’s, anarchists)
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