The October Revolution

The Bolsheviks seize power

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Timeline

March - Petrograd Soviet issues Order No 1 April - Lenin returns issues April Theses June - Failure of the June Offensive July - The July Days - Lenin flees Aug - Kornilov Revolt Sept - Bolsheviks win control of the Soviet Oct - Trotsky become chairman of Soviet. Lenin

returns Oct 24 - 26 Bolshevik revolution

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Problems facing the Provisional Government Land - Peasants demand land Hunger - The workers in the cities were

demanding food The war - fight on or make peace Revolutionaries - how to stop the

spread of their influence The Army - needed loyalty of the army

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Response of the Government

The Government promised land reforms but gave no date

The Government could not guarantee food supplies as the Soviets controlled railways

The government promised political reform in an attempt to stop revolutionaries. They failed to take any positive action.

The troops in Petrograd were now under the control of the Soviet and refused to obey the government

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Results

Peasants angry with the Government started to seize land

Workers joined the Bolsheviks The Bolsheviks and other groups

gathered support The Government was losing control to

the Petrograd Soviet

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The Kornilov Revolt

Events

Aug 1917 General Kornilov attempts a coup

Kerensky is forced to ask the Bolsheviks for help. Bolshevik leaders are released and the Red Guard is given weapons

Bolsheviks defeat Kornilov

Results

Bolsheviks seen as heroes.

Popularity increased

Became a well armed force

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The July Days

Events

The failure of the June Offensive led to widespread mutinies

The Bolsheviks supported but did not lead

Results

Riots quelled

Bolsheviks accused of being German agents.

Bolshevik leaders arrested . Lenin escapes to Finland

Bolsheviks weakened but seen as main revolutionary group

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Lenin returns

Lenin return from Switzerland with German assistance and issues his April theses

This called for– Overthrow of Government– End to war– Soviets to form new government – Land given to peasants– State to control factories and banks

All power to theSoviets

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Why were the Bolsheviks successful?

Role of Lenin

Organised party

Published Pravda

Avoided capture and organised the coup.

Popular slogans to raise moral and public awareness

Role of Trotsky

Joined Bolsheviks after July Days

Masterminded the events of the coup

Great military leader organised the Red Guard

Provisional Government

Kerensky new of Trotsky's plan but had lost support of the army and so was helpless

The Bolsheviks take power

The Bolsheviks took control of the government in an almost bloodless coup between Oct 24 and 26 1917.

The first decrees

Peace

Lenin ends the war sends Trotsky to negotiate with Germany. Treaty of Brest-Litvosk

Establishes the CHEKA

Factories

All factories put under control of workers committees

Land

Land taken from Church, Nobility etc and given to peasants. Land not taken over by the State (yet)

Press

All non -Bolshevik papers were banned

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