April Theses

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The April Theses were a series of directives issued by Vladimir Lenin in 1917 that called for Soviet power, an immediate end to Russia’s involvement in World War I, and the transfer of land to the peasantry, profoundly shaping the course of the Russian Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
political manifesto
aimedAt breaking with moderate socialists
preparing for socialist revolution
alsoKnownAs Lenin’s April Theses
author Vladimir Lenin
calledFor Soviet power
all power to the Soviets
confiscation of landed estates
end to Russia’s participation in World War I
merger of all banks into a single national bank
nationalization of land
no support for the Provisional Government
transfer of land to the peasantry
transformation of the imperialist war into a civil war
workers’ control over production
country Russia
criticized defensism
support for the Provisional Government by socialists
date 1917-04-04
documentType set of directives
hasPart ten points
historicalPeriod World War I
ideology Leninism
Marxism
influenced Bolshevik Party program
Bolshevik strategy in 1917
Russian Revolution
surface form: October Revolution
language Russian
mainSlogan All power to the Soviets
Peace, Land, and Bread
opposed Russian Provisional Government
imperialist war
placeOfPresentation Finland Station
Leningrad
surface form: Petrograd
politicalContext Russian Revolution
surface form: Russian Revolution of 1917
politicalPosition far-left
presentedTo Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
surface form: Bolshevik Party

meetings of Bolshevik delegates
proposedBy Bolshevik Party leader
publishedIn Pravda
resultedIn radicalization of Bolshevik policy
shift of Bolshevik Party towards immediate seizure of power
significance foundation for Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917
key turning point in the Russian Revolution
theoreticalBasis Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism
surface form: Lenin’s analysis of imperialist war

Marxist theory of imperialism
year 1917

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Vladimir Lenin notableWork April Theses
Lenin’s April Theses alsoKnownAs April Theses