Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Class 9 Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution

Q5 What was the global influence of Russian Revolution?
Ans. ( I) In many countries communist parties were formed like the Communist Party of Great Britain.
(ii) The Bolsheviks encouraged colonial people to follow their experiment of taking power.
(iii) Many non-Russians from outside the  USSR participated in the conference of the people of East and the Bolshevik- founded comintern ( an international union of pro- Bolshevik socialist parties)
( iv) Some received education in USSR's Communist University of the Workers of the East.
( v) By the time of the outbreak of the World War II the USSR had given socialism a global face and world stature.

Q6 In what ways was the working population in Russia different from other countries in Europe before 1917?
Ans. (I) Compared to the condition of the people of Europe, Russian people, especially the working class like the farmers and the factory workers was very deplorable.
(ii) The main reason for it was the Autocratic government of the Tsar Nicholas II who exploited these people day by day by his corrupt and oppressive policies.
(iii) Much of the produce of the peasant workers went into the hands of the landowners and the privileged classes. Large properties were owned by the nobility, the crown and the Orthodox Church.
( iv) In European countries, the peasants respected nobles and fought for them whereas in Russia, the peasants wanted the land of the nobles to be given to them.
(v) They often refused to pay rent and even murdered the landlords. This was because of the various oppressive policies and their built up frustration.
( vi) The factory workers faced equally miserable situation. They could not form any trade unions and political parties to express their grievances.
( vii) The private industrialists exploited the workers and many times did not give them minimum fixed wages also. There was also no limit set for the working hours.

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