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Explain Trotsky's Contribution to the Success of the Bolsheviks up to 1922
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... Jocelyn White Explain Trotsky's Contribution to the Success of the Bolsheviks up to 1922 Trotsky played a significant role in the success of the Bolsheviks from the October Rising in 1917 and right through the civil war that followed. At the beginning of the 20th Century Russia was ruled by a Tsar who had complete power over the country. There were no elections and no democracy at all. 80% of the population were peasants who lived in very poor conditions. When they were freed in 1861 they were given land which they had to pay the government back for. This left them in debt and very envious of the landed gentry. The nobility made up 1% of the population but owned 25% of the land. Industrialisation had been slow and conditions for the workers were bad. There were three sets of opposition at that time the Cadets who wanted democracies like those in














