Reflection on History vs. Vladimir Lenin
After watching the short videos about the Russian Revolution
and the USSR, write a short response (1-2 paragraphs) to the question below.
Use specific examples and concrete details from the assigned videos to support
your answer!
Based on the materials presented in these videos, how would
you respond to the question posed during the mock trial of Vladimir Lenin – did
he topple one form of tyranny and replace it with another? How does the
“prosecutor” make his case? In his view, why did Lenin destroy an emerging
“constitutional, social democrat government?” What counter-arguments does the
“defense attorney” present? How does he defend some of the deplorable actions
of the Bolsheviks and the Soviet Communist Party? What do you think? Is Lenin
guilty of replacing one anti-democratic regime with another? Or was he not
responsible for the actions of those who followed him in power?
Videos
History vs. Vladimir Lenin - Alex Gendler- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N8hsXQapjY
Russian Revolution- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOK1TMSyKcM