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Section III (Personalities): Leon Trotsky, Revolutionary and Theorist of Permanent Revolution
Quick questions on Trotsky and the 1905 Revolution: HSC Modern History Personality
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What is formation of the St Petersburg Soviet?Show answer
The Soviet of Workers' Deputies was formed on 13 October 1905 in the printing workers' strike committee at the Technological Institute, St Petersburg. The body coordinated factory and workshop delegates of the city's striking workers; within days it had 562 deputies from 147 factories. The Soviet was a workers' parliament with no established theoretical basis (it predated Lenin's 1917 theorisation of soviets as organs of state power).
What is the 50-day Soviet?Show answer
Through the 50 days of the Soviet's existence (13 October to 3 December 1905) Trotsky drafted most of its political documents. The Soviet:
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is the Financial Manifesto of the St Petersburg Soviet (14 December 1905). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain Trotsky's role in 1905. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which 1905 was decisive for Trotsky's later revolutionary career. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Pierre Broue and Robert Service on Trotsky's 1905. [10 marks]
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