What side would you support in the Russian Revolution?

[Mesrane]

Let's ignore the tens of millions of people Stalian killed in his thirty year reign, right?

I'm NOT saying the Tsars did not commit genocide and the like, but Stalian killed more people in thirty years than the Romanovs did in three hundred.

More like 9-11 million, most historians agree that the 20 million number is greatly inflated. And the vast majority of people saw their lives improve. People lived longer, and had better lives.

Oh my bad, 9-11 million, because that makes it soooooooo much better.

People lived longer (as long as they didn't speak out against the government, because then life expectancy was quite low), people had better lives (so long as they were yes men, and they would be content to have little or no personal property whatsoever in exchange for not having to go to Siberia). Might not be loads and loads worse than Tsarist Russia, but it sure as hell isn't better.

[Ethel mermania]

Menshivicks

[United Marxist Nations]

More like 9-11 million, most historians agree that the 20 million number is greatly inflated. And the vast majority of people saw their lives improve. People lived longer, and had better lives.

Oh my bad, 9-11 million, because that makes it soooooooo much better.

People lived longer (as long as they didn't speak out against the government, because then life expectancy was quite low), people had better lives (so long as they were yes men, and they would be content to have little or no personal property whatsoever in exchange for not having to go to Siberia). Might not be loads and loads worse than Tsarist Russia, but it sure as hell isn't better.

Given the long-term advantages it gave, like, you know, every subsequent generation enjoying a much better standard of living, then yeah, it was a lot better than staying in the hellish nightmare that Imperial Russia was for the Serfs.

[The New Sea Territory]

Menshivicks

We're they the anti-revolution members of the Soviets?

[Distruzio]

Most likely I'd have leaned towards the Mensheviks believing, as I do, that a healthy socialism requires a healthy capitalist economic system first.

[Dejanic]

Trotsky has already dealt with the rebel scum.

Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL Red Army.

...what? Most of those were still active until the 20s.

It was a joke, don't go all kronstadt on me.

[Meryuma]

Makhno. I hope that's not cheating.

I would have created my own LIbertarian Capitalist Faction "Long LIve The Republic"

LIbertarian capitalism did not exist as an ideology in 1910s Russia.

Bolsheviks! Lenin was one of the few communists i look up too completely. If lenin had a actual chance to lead a peaceful Russia. the country would have been a much better place

He was still very repressive.

[The New Sea Territory]

Most likely I'd have leaned towards the Mensheviks believing, as I do, that a healthy socialism requires a healthy capitalist economic system first.

...well, Lenin's "New Economic Policy" was just that.

[Geanna]

The Russian Revolution was a major turning point in history. You had the hardcore socialist Bolsheviks against the moderate socialists in the Provisional Government. They were both against the Tsar. Which side would you support? I would support the Tsar.

The more moderate were called the Mensheviks by the way.

[Rhodisia]

Mensheviks.

[The New Sea Territory]

Makhno. I hope that's not cheating.

I supported Kronstadt, The Black Army and the Green Army...and the other SR Rebellions. So you're fine.

[Kumuri]

Bolsheviks, obviously. Why the hell would you support the Tsar? He was incompetent, and life under him was terrible, there was a literacy rate of around 20% in rural areas (12% for women), most were in poverty, and the life expectancy was terrible.

Bolsheviks! Woooooooooooo

[Distruzio]

Kerensky FTW.
But to be honest, he was a little useless. Arming the Bolsheviks to fight Kornilov was an idiotic move, but he couldn't rely on anyone else really, not that he could rely on the Bolsheviks.

Persuader-in-Chief, indeed. But he did the best he could.

[Pandeeria]

I'm guessing this is in the perspective of someone living in that time?

[Seraven]

Bolsheviks, obviously. Why the hell would you support the Tsar? He was incompetent, and life under him was terrible, there was a literacy rate of around 20% in rural areas (12% for women), most were in poverty, and the life expectancy was terrible.

And...Bolsheviks, which is socialist, able to attract the attentions of the illiterates. With food, warm, education, and protection. Provisional government, while democracy, is still unstable and prone to corruption (mind you, it's democracy).

As for Tsar, he's sure going down.

[Estado Nacional]

The Tsar, probably.

[Distruzio]

Most likely I'd have leaned towards the Mensheviks believing, as I do, that a healthy socialism requires a healthy capitalist economic system first.

...well, Lenin's "New Economic Policy" was just that.

True, indeed. But, assuming I were alive at the time, I wouldn't have known that was what would happen

[Greater Weselton]

Bolsheviks, obviously. Why the hell would you support the Tsar? He was incompetent, and life under him was terrible, there was a literacy rate of around 20% in rural areas (12% for women), most were in poverty, and the life expectancy was terrible.

The Tsar was a good Christian man.

I'm guessing this is in the perspective of someone living in that time?

It could be either then or now.

[United Marxist Nations]

Bolsheviks, obviously. Why the hell would you support the Tsar? He was incompetent, and life under him was terrible, there was a literacy rate of around 20% in rural areas (12% for women), most were in poverty, and the life expectancy was terrible.

The Tsar was a good Christian man.

I'm guessing this is in the perspective of someone living in that time?

It could be either then or now.

The kind of "good Christian man" who starts massive wars which kill millions of people, then has his troops shoot down the protesters that rise because of it?

[Benuty]

The common people.

[Greater Weselton]

The Tsar was a good Christian man.
It could be either then or now.

The kind of "good Christian man" who starts massive wars which kill millions of people, then has his troops shoot down the protesters that rise because of it?

He was trying to save his country.

[The balkens]

The kind of "good Christian man" who starts massive wars which kill millions of people, then has his troops shoot down the protesters that rise because of it?

He was trying to save his country.

that was in the shitter in the first place because of him and where did that get him?

[Dejanic]

The kind of "good Christian man" who starts massive wars which kill millions of people, then has his troops shoot down the protesters that rise because of it?

He was trying to save his country.

By having peaceful protestors shot, protestors who lived in horrific living and working conditions and who barely earned a slice of bread a day.

No, he was trying to save himself.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

Mensheviks, no doubt. The Tsar was a monster, and the Bolsheviks were only marginally better.

[United Marxist Nations]

The kind of "good Christian man" who starts massive wars which kill millions of people, then has his troops shoot down the protesters that rise because of it?

He was trying to save his country.

By going to war (and losing a war) with Japan, killing his people when they were against him, and then starting a war with Germany and Austria that cost the lives of millions of his people?