Bolshevik Document Analysis

Analysis of Document In the document “Bolshevik Opposition to Insurrection”, Bolshevik party leaders Zivnoviev and Kamenev state their opposition to any sort of immediate revolt being thought of by the Bolshevik party. They begin by stating that the Russian working class has reached the point where many of them feel that the only way to have a new government is to start an armed uprising. The press and public alike feel that the clock is …

…occur, it has to be perfect in order for the proletariat to rise to control. Zivnoviev and Kamanev end on a simple point. They explain that Russia, as a whole, does not have the right to gamble the safety of national security on one role of the dice. They fear that a defeat in this battle would cause a defeat of the proletarian movement. Be patient, and Russia will eventually get the government it deserves.