The Revolution of October 1917


 
 
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The Revolution of October 1917

The Revolution of October 1917: The conflict between the Provisional Government and the Bolsheviks grew. In September, Lenin decided for an uprising against the government. Bolshevik supporters in the army, Soviets and factories were united. Lenin persuaded the Petrograd Soviet and the Bolshevik Party to agree to a socialist seizure (capture) of power on 16th October, 1917. The Soviet appointed a Military Revolutionary Committee under the leadership of Leon Trotskii to organise the seizure.

The Nature of Revolution: The uprising began on 24th October, Prime Minister Kerenskii left the city to summon troops in fear. At dawn, loyal, military men of government seized the buildings of two Bolshevik newspapers. Pro-government troops were sent to take over telephone and telegraph offices’ and protect the Winter Palace. In response to these measures, Military Revolutionary Committee ordered its supporters to seize government offices and arrest ministers. Later in the day, the ship Aurora shelled the Winter Palace. Other vessels sailed down the Neva and took over different military points. By nightfall, the city was under the committee’s control and the ministers had surrendered. The Bolshevik action was approved by the All Russian Congress of Soviets. There was heavy fighting between pro-government troops and the Bolsheviks. B’ December 1917, the Bolsheviks controlled the Moscow-Petrograd area

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