The Russian Intelligentsia

The Russian Intelligentsia The Russian Intelligentsia, a group of people who shared the bond of being intelligent and against the government, played the key role in overthrowing the tsarist government and instating a new government. The rebels involved in the beginning of the revolution started off with the people of Russia in mind. Eventually the Intelligentsia evolved into the government led by Josef Stalin and Vladimir Lenin that killed millions of its own people. This …

…became one of mere survival, then revenge, and finally ended in a vicious circle of abusing the Russian people once again. The evolution of the Russian Intelligentsia is a complicated, yet apparent and fascinating one. The group fought for two extremes, one in 1825 and another starting in 1905. Their outlook changed as different aspects were threatened: their quality of life, the lives of themselves and their families and the prospect of a major revolution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**