History A-Level
Class and mass politics
What Class and mass politics means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Class and mass politics
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Soviet claimed to speak for workers and soldiers through Order No. 1, its power resting on mass support, not law.
Topics that use Class and mass politics
- The Provisional government and its opponents, February– October 1917 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Bolshevik strategy
- Bolshevik strategy and growth
- Dual power
- Economic and social unrest
- Kornilov affair
- Legitimacy and authority
- Liberal reform
- Political crisis
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