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This was the final operational swing of the Russian Revolution. they had already induced the Czar to abdicate and had taken the Imperial family into custody, the Czarist govt. was finished. now on to the Red Revolution. They were opposed by various splits in their own ranks including the Cossacks. DSome of these Horse troopers were staunch monarchists-having been ina bodyguard police role and hesitated to go(Red) others slid riightinto the Communist slot. The Red and White Cossacks fought among themselves, this (Theater) of the war being c alled by the Soviets the Civil War between opposing factors of (Reds) and (Whites) after the Czarist fall.l The Red/clashes laste duntil l922 the year of Diaspora. Somebody left Europe for the Us aboard a Tramp steamer in that year! In l922, SHE left the old World for the New!-The Girl Czarine of Russia-You know who!

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To take control of Russia and spread Marxism throughout the world. They would have done it earlier than 1917 if they had been able, but Russia was weakened by the beating it took from Germany in World War I, and the time was right to seize power.

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The Bolsheviks were planning an attack for a long time. They occupied telephone exchange, railway stations and government buildings.

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How were the Bolsheviks able to seize power from the proviaional government?

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.


How did World War I help the Bolsheviks seize power in Russia in 1917?

how did world war 1 help the Bolsheviks seize power in russia in 1917 Russia did not do well in World War 1. Losses were so high that Russia withdrew from the war in 1917, increasing the Russian people's dissatisfaction with Czarist rule.


When did the Bolsheviks seize the government in Russia?

Febuary 1917


How did the Bolsheviks want to take power?

The Bolsheviks took advantage of the political and social situation in 1917 to seize power during the RussianRevolution. They did so through the precise leadership of Lenin and Trotsky, oppositional weakness, and such decisions as disbanding the army and winning the peasant majority through promises of land, food, equality, and peace.


How did the Bolsheviks successfully seize power in Russia?

The Bolsheviks successfully seized power in Russia by capitalizing on popular discontent with the Provisional Government, organizing a military uprising in Petrograd, and gaining support from the urban working class and the military. They also used propaganda and promises of land, peace, and bread to rally support for their cause.