RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA
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Nicholas II was forced to step down
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Lenin and the Bolsheviks seized power
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Kerensky was in control of the government
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The monarchy remained
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Detailed explanation-1: -On November 7, 1917, members of the Bolshevik political party seized power in the capital of Russia, Petrograd (now St. Petersburg). This conflict, ultimately, led to a Bolshevik victory in the Russian civil war that followed, and the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922.
Detailed explanation-2: -On November 6 and 7, 1917 (or October 24 and 25 on the Julian calendar, which is why the event is often referred to as the October Revolution), leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d’état against the Duma’s provisional government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vladimir Lenin seizes power from the Tsarist regime in a coup d’etat. Widespread starvation and catastrophic military failure in the First World War left Russia ripe for revolt.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Bolsheviks’ stand against Kornilov increased their support and gave them the renewed confidence of the workers. This quickly became evident in the September elections to the Petrograd Soviet. Trotsky became president of the Soviet and the Bolsheviks gained control. A majority was also gained in the Moscow Soviet.
Detailed explanation-5: -This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government following two successive revolutions and a bloody civil war.