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Revolutions #255 · April 15, 2020 · 33m
10.35 - Lenin Returns
Revolutions
Lenin's return to Russia in April 1917 — arriving at the Finland Station after years of exile. Duncan covers how a single man's arrival changed the course of the revolution by introducing a vision no one else had: 'All Power to the Soviets.'
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Highlights
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Revolutionary situations don't automatically produce revolutionary outcomes — they require someone with a theory
Russia in April 1917 was revolutionary chaos without direction. Lenin provided the theory (overthrow the Provisional Government) that turned chaos into a specific political program.•
The sealed train — Germany sent Lenin to Russia as a weapon, and it worked beyond their wildest expectations
The German High Command transported Lenin through Germany in a sealed train to destabilize Russia. It worked: Lenin's revolution took Russia out of the war. But the weapon they deployed eventually threatened them too.Was this useful?