Which issue was central in anti colonial thinking inspired by the Russian Revolution?

Correct answer: Opposition to imperialist exploitation

The governing concept is the connection between socialism, imperialism and anti-colonial resistance. Socialist thinkers and movements argued that imperial powers extracted land, labour, raw materials and wealth from colonies while denying colonised peoples political equality. The Russian Revolution publicly opposed imperial domination and encouraged oppressed groups to link national liberation with social and economic justice. Its influence did not mean that every anti-colonial movement followed one identical programme, but it made criticism of imperial exploitation a powerful part of international political debate. Option A is correct because it identifies the central issue. Palace decoration, church-tax expansion and foreign hunting neither explain colonial exploitation nor represent the principal anti-colonial concern.