Evaluate the Role of Individuals in Bringing About the Changing Influence of the Russian Communist Party, 1905-1945

In the period 1905 to 1945 there was three key individuals that caused significant change in the influence of the Russian Communist Party Lenin, Stalin and the Tsar. The influence of the troupe came in two of import forms, policy-making and humanity, which all three leaders changed in different ways. The some important individual in captureing about the change in influence is Vladimir Lenin, who brought about a sudden sharp rise in the partys popularity.Following the 1917 October Revolution, Lenin became the leader of the Communist Party and greatly change magnituded the partys political influence with his one party state. Lenins creation of the Politburo in 1919, which was a group of octette high profile party members who influenced any decision world made, demonstrates the partys change magnitude political influence by showing their mastery of governmental bodies. Public support of the party is obvious in the increase of RCP membership, March 1919 to March 1920, from 25 0,000 to 612,000.This may have been due mainly to Lenin retaining his position with the 1918 civil war. In 1921, Lenin introduced his New Economic Policy, aimed at gaining stop with the peasant class, which resulted in the ending of armed resistance to the communists. This support increased the Russian Communist Partys (RCP) public influence greatly, plunk for in rural areas as well as urban working class districts. Due to all these factors, Lenin is the most important individual in ever-changing the influence of the Russian communist party between 1905 and 1945.However, Lenins contributions to the party would not of been realistic if no for the actions Tsar Nicholas II. In 1905, the public support for the Tsarist regime was extremely low, in all classes and geographic locations, leading to a rapid expansion of the RSDLP (Russian Social Democratic advertize Party) and general strikes throughout the Russian public began to search for other groups to convert the Tsarists.The Bolsheviks, aka the RSDLP, would later become the RCP and therefore this increase in membership, up to 150,000 in 1905, increased the general influence of the communist party. The decision of the Tsar to come in his troops to fire upon peaceful protestors, at Bloody Sunday on 22nd January 1905, dramatically increased the popularity of the RCP and thus the public influence. Although not being the most important, Tsar Nicholas II was a key individual in giveing about the changing influence of the RCP, due to his actions acting as a springboard for Lenin.Following Lenin, Stalin played the biggest party in changing the party influence, both political and socially. During Stalins time in power, up to 1945, the influence of the party plummeted significantly, resulting in the RCP having no say in the states activities. Due to Stalins original facade of communism, until reaching power, and his actions one time dictator, the party lost the ideological influence of the public.The RCP wa s in fact to the full in charge of the country, however the party was fully controlled by Stalin, thus undermining their influence this is shown by the Great Purge of 1937, where Stalin cleaned out the party. Thus, during Stalins rule, black eye to the facade of power, both the political and social influence of the RCP plummeted to rock bottom. In conclusion, between 1905 and 1945, Lenin caused the greatest change in social influence, shown by bring the part to power with the support of the majority of the classes.Whereas Stalin brought about the biggest fluctuation of political influence for the RCP, from complete control down to no longer being charge of the country but being servants for the dictator. However, none of this would have been possible without the role of Tsar Nicholas II, who allowed the party to gain public support through his rash decisions. To conclude I believe the role of the individuals in bring about the changing influence of the Russian Communist Party, bet ween 1905 and 1945, was extremely important, with Vladimir Lenin taking pole position.