Bolshevik triennium
Period of social conflict in Spain influenced by the Russian Revolution.
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The Bolshevik triennium is a term used in Spanish historiography to describe the period between 1918 and 1920 (or 1921), characterized by intense social conflict in the context of the crisis of the Restoration. The name reflects the influence of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Bolshevik revolutionaries, particularly on the impoverished masses in southern Spain.
Quick Facts
- Field
- Historical period
- Nationality
- Spain
- Known for
- High level of social conflict
- strikes
- and peasant revolts in southern Spain
- Period
- 1918–1920 (or 1921)
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Background
The term was first used in a 1929 study by Juan Díaz del Moral, who employed the expression 'Bolshevist triennium.' It is usually applied in a restricted way to revolts, demonstrations, assassinations, and strikes in the southern half of Spain, especially in the Andalusian countryside. The expectations aroused by news from the Russian Revolution were felt in urban or rural movements depending on local context.
During this period, there was a notable increase in union membership, with day laborers massively joining unions such as the CNT and UGT. Between autumn 1918 and summer 1919, mobilizations reached their peak, including general strikes in the province of Cordoba and across Andalusia. Movements radicalized into land occupations, crop burnings, and seizure of town halls, driven by slogans like 'land for those who work it.'
Did You Know?
- The period saw a nominal wage increase of 150% between 1917 and 1921, according to Díaz del Moral, though based on data that cannot be generalized.
- The CNT was present in the Comintern from 10 December 1919 until Ángel Pestaña's report in 1922.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Bolshevik triennium (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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