Who among the following presented "The April Theses" to the Russian people in 1917?
- A.Stalin
- B.Trotsky
- C.Bukharin
- D.Lenin
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Lenin. Lenin set out the April Theses soon after he returned to Petrograd from exile in Switzerland in April 1917.
The February Revolution of 1917 ended the rule of Tsar Nicholas II and brought a Provisional Government to power. Lenin, leader of the Bolsheviks, returned to Russia and put forward his April Theses, which called for no support to the Provisional Government, all power to the soviets, an end to the war, land for the peasants and the nationalisation of banks. His slogan "Peace, Land and Bread" won wide support among workers, soldiers and peasants, and the Bolsheviks took power in the October Revolution of 1917.
A is wrong because Stalin rose to the top only after Lenin's death in 1924. B is wrong because Trotsky organised the October seizure of power and the Red Army but did not write the April Theses. C is wrong because Bukharin was a Bolshevik theorist, not the author of this programme.
Exam tip: February Revolution ends the Tsar, Lenin's April Theses, "Peace, Land and Bread", Bolsheviks take power in October 1917.
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