2d ago

There's nothing less acceptable to The Will Of The People than losing an election!

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Explanation: The Bolsheviks gained power through a coup in Russia to create the Soviet Union, whereas in the free elections that actually happened, they didn't even get a quarter of the vote
- Missing context: 70% of the elected representatives belonged either to the Socialist Revolutionaries or the Bolsheviks. And the former split during the election with the left faction joining the Bolsheviks in a coalition government.
  
  Missing context: 70% of the elected representatives belonged either to the Socialist Revolutionaries or the Bolsheviks.
  Oh, is that why the Bolsheviks locked the legislators out of the assembly and illegally dissolved the legislature without a vote? Because they had a majority? Fuck off with that red fascist apologia
  "Oh, we just wanted to do democracy through the Soviet councils-"
  After the transfer of power to the soviet, a rapid about-face began in the mood of the workers. The Bolshevik deputies began to be recalled one after another, and soon the general situation took on a rather unhappy appearance. Despite the fact that there was a schism among the SRs, and the Left SRs were with us, our situation became shakier with each passing day. We were forced to block new elections to the soviet and even not to recognize them where they had taken place not in our favor.[49]