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The February Russian Revolution was started In Petrograd by a number of housewives who had been waiting on line for bread and were fed up with waiting on lines all the time and sometimes getting nothing anyway. More and more people began to join them in the streets protesting shortages of food and other goods. Factory workers and soldiers began joining and it soon got out so of control the entire city was rioting. It also spread to other cities and the revolution was on.
The October Russian Revolution was started by Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik followers, but it wasn't really a revolution. It was more like a military coup where a relatively small political faction seized key communications, transportation and military installations and deposed the existing government.
There were a lot of reasons the Bolshevik Revolution broke out. Some of these were:
The determination, skills and organisation of Lenin and the Bolsheviks;
-They played no part in the March Revolution-Their leaders were in exile
-They had little influence on the Petrograd Soviet in March 1917
-Lenin's 'April Thesis'-calling for a Workers Revolution
-Popular slogans 'Peace, Bread & Land' and 'All Power to the Soviets'
-The July Days/Rising
-The Kornilov Affair
-Domination of Petrograd Soviet by November 1917-Trotsky was now Chairman
-Lenin's decision to seize power in November 1917
-Bolshevik seizure of power in Nov. 6th/7th 1917-Brilliant organisation by Leon Trotsky
-Gunship 'Aurora'
-First Communist Government in World led by Lenin
Luck/Fortune for the Bolsheviks;
-Conditions of chaos/Misery throughout 1917
-The discontent of the Army Workers and Peasants
-The Kornilov Affair
-Mistakes of Provisional Government
There are obviously a lot of causes, but personally, I think that the weaknesses and the mistakes of the Provisional Government was the most important factor. You might think that another factor is more important, but it's entirely your opinion.
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Lenin was a genius at understanding revolutions and the situation in Russia under the Provisional government. He correctly assessed the revolutionary mood of the common man. He approved of this mood and did not let this opportunity go to waste. Instead he used the moment of the greatest radicalism of the masses for the overthrow of the Provisional government. While the population as a whole stood inactive, he sent armed detachments of Bolsheviks to swiftly occupy strategic places and arsenals and centers of communications. H e was met with weak opposition, and within hours captured control of the government.
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Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution brought to communism by Russia?
Lenin led the Bolshevik Revolution, with Stalin his second in command.
Which two men led the Bolshevik revolution in Russia?
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution. Leon Trotsky was his highest assistant.
Which country is identifed with the Bolshevik revolution?
Russia is the country strongly associated with the Bolshevik revolution. The revolution took place in 1917 and ultimately led to the establishment of the Soviet Union, with the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, seizing power from the provisional government.
What events led up to Lenin's takeover of the 1917 Russian revolution?
what events led to Lenins' takeover of the revolution
Who led the rebels in the Russian revolution?
Vladimir Lenin led the rebel Bolshevik Party in the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia. There was no such leader in the February Revolution. That was a spontaneous unorganized mass demonstration that convinced the Tsar that he had to abdicate the throne.
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution brought to communism by Russia?
Lenin led the Bolshevik Revolution, with Stalin his second in command.
Which two men led the Bolshevik revolution in Russia?
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution. Leon Trotsky was his highest assistant.
The Revolution of 1917 was led by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.?
Lenin and the Bolsheviks led the October Revolution of 1917. It is also referred to as the Bolshevik Revolution or the Communist Revolution.
Which country is identifed with the Bolshevik revolution?
Russia is the country strongly associated with the Bolshevik revolution. The revolution took place in 1917 and ultimately led to the establishment of the Soviet Union, with the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, seizing power from the provisional government.
What was the revolution that led to the unrest in russia in 1917?
this was i think the answer: Bolshevik coup d'état
The Revolution led Americans to become very suspicious of organized labor?
Russian Bolshevik
What events led up to Lenin's takeover of the 1917 Russian revolution?
what events led to Lenins' takeover of the revolution
Who led the revolution in Russia?
The "communist revolution" was led by Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party followers. There were two Russian Revolutions in 1917. The February Revolution ousted the Czar, but was not a communist revolution. The October Revolution was orchestrated by Lenin and the Bolsheviks and ousted the Provisional Government set up after the February Revolution. The Bolshevik changed their name to Communists in March 1918.
What best describes the significance of the father gapons march and bloody Sunday?
It led to the events of the Revolution of 1905. Hope this helps!
Who led the rebels in the Russian revolution?
Vladimir Lenin led the rebel Bolshevik Party in the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia. There was no such leader in the February Revolution. That was a spontaneous unorganized mass demonstration that convinced the Tsar that he had to abdicate the throne.
Was the Russian Revolution of 1917 led by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks?
There were two revolutions in 1917, but Lenin led only the second one. The first was the so-called February Revolution (also called the Patriotic Revolution). The second was the October Revolution (also called the Bolshevik Revolution).
What group mastermind the revolution in 1917?
The October Revolution of 1917 was led the Bolshevik Party. Vladimir Lenin led the party and the workers' Soviets to overthrow the Provisional Government in Petrograd.
