OPVL of Stalin's Speech
Note: The excerpt of the speech that I will be analyzing is on the main page (under Hitler's speech) for this entry (labeled Speech Rhetorical Analysis)
Stalin ’s speech at the Congress of Finnish Social-Democratic Labor Party was an announcement to the congress of the party on November 14, 1917 in Finland, shortly after the successful Russian Revolution. The purpose of this document was to spread communist ideals to the country of Finland and to spread news of the successful revolution that took place in Russia. Stalin wanted Finland to join Russia in their pursuit of communism and show the world that communist revolutions can succeed given enough willpower and the right circumstances. With reference to the origin and purpose of this speech, one value it contains is that a historian can discern Stalin’s opinions on the result and values of the Russian Communist Revolution of 1917. Another value is that one can discover the obstacles and difficulties that the Russian Communist Revolution came across in Stalin’s perspective, and how it overcame each one. One final value of the speech is that one can gain insight to the current state of governmental affairs that Finland faced towards the end of 1917, and how Stalin thought it would resolve. With reference to the origin and purpose of this speech, one limitation is that Stalin fails to mention what exactly the Revolution did wrong or failed to do, namely the large death toll and the massive famines. In other words, Stalin fails to refute any of the counterarguments that one may make against the success of the Russian Revolution. Another limitation is that the speech fails to explain what the majority of Finnish citizens and the non-communist world thought of the Russian Revolution. Lastly, an additional limitation is that the speech relied on the supposed “successes” of the Russian Revolution to base all of its arguments on, when at the time of the speech it was too early to tell whether the Revolution was a success or failure.
Note: The excerpt of the speech that I will be analyzing is on the main page (under Hitler's speech) for this entry (labeled Speech Rhetorical Analysis)
Stalin ’s speech at the Congress of Finnish Social-Democratic Labor Party was an announcement to the congress of the party on November 14, 1917 in Finland, shortly after the successful Russian Revolution. The purpose of this document was to spread communist ideals to the country of Finland and to spread news of the successful revolution that took place in Russia. Stalin wanted Finland to join Russia in their pursuit of communism and show the world that communist revolutions can succeed given enough willpower and the right circumstances. With reference to the origin and purpose of this speech, one value it contains is that a historian can discern Stalin’s opinions on the result and values of the Russian Communist Revolution of 1917. Another value is that one can discover the obstacles and difficulties that the Russian Communist Revolution came across in Stalin’s perspective, and how it overcame each one. One final value of the speech is that one can gain insight to the current state of governmental affairs that Finland faced towards the end of 1917, and how Stalin thought it would resolve. With reference to the origin and purpose of this speech, one limitation is that Stalin fails to mention what exactly the Revolution did wrong or failed to do, namely the large death toll and the massive famines. In other words, Stalin fails to refute any of the counterarguments that one may make against the success of the Russian Revolution. Another limitation is that the speech fails to explain what the majority of Finnish citizens and the non-communist world thought of the Russian Revolution. Lastly, an additional limitation is that the speech relied on the supposed “successes” of the Russian Revolution to base all of its arguments on, when at the time of the speech it was too early to tell whether the Revolution was a success or failure.