The picture you choose was perfect for your description of the event. I also enjoyed how you floated the question of what could have been if the Bolsheviks or Lenin were able to have stronger leader ship and seize control in the moment. Do you think if the soviets or Bolsheviks had been able to use this opportunity to seize power? Or if a different outcome would have occurred if Lenin had put forth stringer leadership?
Author: jkelly24
Comment on The Treaty of Brest Litvosk by jkelly24
I think this view of a betray springs from the large amounts of competing influence among the different parties. If one party achieves it goal but others on the left do not as a result I can see how this could be seen as a type of betrayal or being felt like you were left out to dry.
Comment on Kazakhs on the Move by jkelly24
You brought up some very good points through talking about this photo by Prokudin-Gorskii’s and posed some important questions. I also can not recall anything specific about the Kazahks or the Uzbeks occurring over the Soviet area. Where simply forgotten as an separate people and lumped into the Russian/Soviet society like you suggest with there lose of identity. Furthermore, the question you pose at the end is very interesting. Did the majority of these people in ethnic groups flee elsewhere during the war and then following revolution? How where they treated under the Soviet rule? Hopefully we can further learn these things throughout the class.
Comment on View of Kasli by jkelly24
I really enjoy how you pointed out how powerful the church is in this time. It greatly dominated life. Thinking about how often images of churches or monasteries appear throughout Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii’s work further proves your point about the domination that the church held. Also, the sheer size of the churches compared to their surroundings further shows the massive importance that the church holds.
