I did my post on the Kornilov affair as well! It’s really interesting, because while leftist historians describe it as an attempted coup by Kornilov, many center and right-leaning historians believe prime minister Kerenskii tricked him into attacking Petrograd. I don’t think either is completely true – it seems like miscommunication between Kerenskii and Kornilov (combined with Kornilov’s ambition and dislike of the Soviet) led to the incident. It certainly is ironic how badly this backfired – great post!
Author: ejrhodes5
Comment on Episode 1: The Phantom Railways by ejrhodes5
Great title (and video)! The difference between the West and Russia at this time are very interesting, especially considering how quickly Russia rose to superpower status as the USSR. That a country so industrially behind was able to catch up so quickly is fascinating.
Comment on Russia’s Great Divide by ejrhodes5
It’s interesting that the main goal of emancipating the serfs was to avoid revolution. Clearly, it didn’t work. One way to avoid the revolution might have been to decrease the extreme wealth disparity that existed after the emancipation – as you noted in the difference between rural and urban life.
Comment on Christianity and the Church Before the Revolution by ejrhodes5
It’s really interesting that the Orthodox Church played a part in fomenting the Russian Revolution, especially since, as you mentioned, Marxist-Leninist communism was inherently anti-religious. It would be interesting to investigate this aspect of the Revolution further and learn what the Church’s expectations were!
