The Bolsheviks:
*Vladimir Lenin returns from exile in April
*Germans helped assist him by giving him a train and passage through finland
*Knew that he would stir up issues in Russia
*Wanted that because they thought it would take the Russians out of the war
*States April theses denouncing the war
*"Peace, Land and Bread"
*Lenin promises this to the Russians
*Provisional government started open fire on the protesters
*Angered people even more
The 1917 Revolution (october)
*Bolsheviks - name of the party but not the actual name of their ideals
*believe in communism
*All started with a mutiny at a naval base called Kronstadt
*20,000 armed sailors took control of Petrograd and demanded the Soviet take power
*Having the army on their side was a very important step
*Kornilov Affair- the Bolsheviks are seen as defenders of Petrograd
*Kornilov threatened to attack the city
*Bolsheviks led by Trotsky (Military side)
*Not very much blood shed because most people wanted this
*Cruiser Aurora fired one blank shot at Winter palace
*Winter Palace defended by Cossacks, Women's Battalion of Death and cadets
*Brought up a cruiser along side the palace and threatened to blow it all up
*All it took to make them leave the Tsar's
*Now know as Russian communism
*Germans helped assist him by giving him a train and passage through finland
*Knew that he would stir up issues in Russia
*Wanted that because they thought it would take the Russians out of the war
*States April theses denouncing the war
*"Peace, Land and Bread"
*Lenin promises this to the Russians
*Provisional government started open fire on the protesters
*Angered people even more
The 1917 Revolution (october)
*Bolsheviks - name of the party but not the actual name of their ideals
*believe in communism
*All started with a mutiny at a naval base called Kronstadt
*20,000 armed sailors took control of Petrograd and demanded the Soviet take power
*Having the army on their side was a very important step
*Kornilov Affair- the Bolsheviks are seen as defenders of Petrograd
*Kornilov threatened to attack the city
*Bolsheviks led by Trotsky (Military side)
*Not very much blood shed because most people wanted this
*Cruiser Aurora fired one blank shot at Winter palace
*Winter Palace defended by Cossacks, Women's Battalion of Death and cadets
*Brought up a cruiser along side the palace and threatened to blow it all up
*All it took to make them leave the Tsar's
*Now know as Russian communism
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Summary
This was Lenins return from exhile, promised the people, "Peace,Love and bread"