Germany had to deal with numerous strikes and protests

Germany WAS the birthplace of the revolution after all

Wrong, they purposefully sent Lenin. German papers made available after WWII the German Foreign Secretary at the time of Lenin's passage Richard von Kühlmann said in a letter "I strongly believe that the safe passage of Vladimir Lenin to the Russians will cause a revolution that will result in the utter withdrawal of the war by the Tsar in the process."

"cause a revolution that will result in the utter withdrawal of the war by the Tsar in the process'

That means they wanted them to break the Russian war effort

"utter withdrawal of the war by the Tsar"

" by the Tsar'

You missed the last part @The Big Oof @Silkiri

How

"...in the process"

They intended him to overthrow the Tsar

"in the process of the revolution"

is how I see it being meant to be interpreted

Anon no it doesn't

Yes, it does.

It doesn't imply that they expect them to overthrow the Tsar

Germany wanted Lenin to be in power

According to former professor Albert L. Weeks, Lenin was a Germanophile. Weeks argues that Lenin viewed Germany as the central linchpin to an eventual proletarian revolution. Weeks further discusses the close relations enjoyed between the two nations after World War I, and how this relationship extended back into the 19th century.

Because Lenin had to spend a significant portion of his time in political exile in Germany

and the only real choices of countries he had

Were like Switzerland and Germany

That's just not the case Silk.

If you wanted to get back to Russia in a timely manner if called upon

You can't live out your days in Italy in those times

unless you want to live there permanently

Italy was underdeveloped af

That's not why

Germany fully intended Lenin to win the revolution

Even, EVEN assuming they didnt intend for him to win, its clear from the transcripts that it would've been benefical to Germany either way

It was more like "we need Lenin to cause turmoil, and if he wins, even better"

@Silkiri and?

We're talking about germany

Yes we are

dont point fingers

oH buT tHeY diD iT tOo

Anon they had to cut a deal with the German Empire

to avoid being overthrown

known as the treaty of brest-livotsk

It's quite obvious the Germans weren't pro Bolshevik

I really recommend you drop this argument as it is pretty much indefensible to take the position that the Germans wanted a Communist revolution