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Lenin's first act was to abolish the private ownership of property and nationalize it all for future redistribution to the peasant farmers. After that his major actions were the arrests of members of opposing political parties, dissolving the newly elected Constituent Assembly and ending Russia's involvement in World War 1.

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New name for the Bolsheviks after they seized power?

After seizing power, the Bolsheviks became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.


Why did russia stop fighting in ww1 after 1917?

the bolsheviks seized power


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The Communists was the Bolsheviks new name after seizing power in 1917. In March 1918 the officially changed the name.


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The Bolsheviks did not seize power during the Russian Civil War. They had already seized governmental power from the Provisional Government in 1917. The civil war is generally figured to have started in 1918. The Bolsheviks managed to retain their power, not seize it, by winning the civil war.


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The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin.


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How did the Bolsheviks successfully seize power in Russia?

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