Soviet Decline

[Pretty Flaco]

I want to know the factors that led to the decline of the soviets in russian political authority. I would also like to know at what point they had the most political power and any facts about them that any of you may find important.

Thanks. :)

[Rafiq]

The Decline started in 1919, via the failure of the German Proletarian revolution. The Revolution didn't spread, and, Marx specifically said it had to spread to the industrialized nations first, anyway.

So the SU was isolated from the world market, blah blah ect. ect.


Also, M-L's say that it declined because of Bhreznov's revisionist policies. But I think that it would have happened, Stalin or no stalin.

[Jose Gracchus]

1917-early 1918 was the high point of bottom-up moves toward socialism and power to the soviets. In 1918 the Bolsheviks started losing soviet elections so they couped them.

[Pretty Flaco]

1917-early 1918 was the high point of bottom-up moves toward socialism and power to the soviets. In 1918 the Bolsheviks started losing soviet elections so they couped them.

That's what I've read before. How did they go about couping them?
Also it'd probably be good for me to ask how the russian government was organized during this time period. for instance, was it sort of done independently on a regional basis by soviets alone, or was there a central government that acted based upon the soviets?
I really don't know much of russian history!