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The October Revolution of 1917

Weakness of the Provisional


Government:
No change in living conditions
1. Food still in shortage
2. Did not stop war
3. No land reforms

The Soviets Bolshevik Leaders Germany


• More powerful than the • _Lenin_____ - a brilliant leader. • Why did the Germans
Provisional Government. • Was the Revolution organized? support Lenin?
• _Lenin______ managed to How was it organized? They wanted Lenin to stir up
get their support. 1. Captured the main bridges and trouble for the Provisional Govt.
telegraph stations.
2. Captured the railway stations.
3. Captured the Winter Palace (HQ
of the Prov. Govt.)

Kornilov Revolt Kronstadt Naval Base


• Did the military coup • Who did the sailors support?
succeed? _Yes__ To the Bolsheviks
• What effects did it
have on Russian?
1) It further weakened the
The Revolution (some key points)
Prov. Govt.
2) It armed the • Bolshevik Red Guards seized key buildings with
Bolsheviks. almost no resistance.
• The Aurora fired at the Winter Palace.

• Provisional Govt. surrendered

• Lenin led the world’s first communist revolution


‘The Day when the world shook’

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