The Psychology of Mass Movements and Revolutions

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[–]NeoRail 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The NSDAP was 10x the size of the Bolsheviks, the SA alone had twice as many members as the entire Bolshevik party. Russia's population was 91 million, Germany's 66 million. The Bolsheviks were not a popular party, they won by staging a coup. The NSDAP won because the people wanted them in power.

That is a massive difference. I hadn't realised the Bolsheviks were that far behind. It's interesting that they still managed to win in Russia.

[–]YJaewedwqewqClerical Fascist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It's interesting that they still managed to win in Russia.

Mostly because the resistance to them was heavily demoralized and disorganized.

The White Movement was a mess of infighting and constantly flipping alliances and leaders. Not only this, but the barbaric slaughter of the Romanovs by Jewish thugs removed one of the main reasons to fight against the subhumans. Their propaganda and initial success allowed them the upper hand to gain these other advantages later on and defeat the White armies and their allies/international supporters.