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Early twentieth century Russian society was in a state of major transformation, yet at the same time, rooted in the feudalistic traditions of the past. Industrialisation and a dominant rural population lived within an empire governed by an autocratic government, that ruled with the assistance of a political theology that saw the Russian Orthodox Church legitimate and sanctify the political and social status quo. Nevertheless, revolutionary movements that emerged from the nineteenth century onward attempted to challenge this status quo, seeking various ways to overthrow Russia’s autocracy. It was the Marxist revolutionary group, the Bolsheviks, who would eventually prove successful in this endeavour, and this thesis explores the role the Bolsheviks played from the early twentieth century in their struggle against autocracy and the church. The focus will be on the tactics of the Bolsheviks in their struggle against religion, the events leading up to and including the first Russian Revolution of 1905, the key role the priest Father Gapon played, and the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, which would see the Bolsheviks go on the offensive and see Vladimir Lenin write Socialism and Religion at the end of this crucial year.
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