Bolshevik Take Over

Question 1

What were the key events in the Bolshevik Takeover?

Answer 1

Lenin returns to Russia, the set up of MRC, Kerensky’s attempt to stop Bolsheviks, the Bolsheviks seize control

Question 2

When did Lenin Return to Russia?

Answer 2

10th October 1917

Question 3

Why did the Bolsheviks set up the MRC?

Answer 3

The Bolsheviks set up the MRC to bring all soviet-supporting soldiers together in Petrograd before Kerensky sends out Bolshevik influenced armies out of Petrograd. Most regiments promised loyalty to the MRC.

Question 4

What did Kerensky try to do after the Bolsheviks set up the MRC?

Answer 4

Kerensky ordered a crackdown on the Bolsheviks, he closed Bolshevik newspapers and blocked river crossings. Trotsky called this a counter-revolution and used the MRC to control of bridges and roads.

Question 5

When did the Bolsheviks seize control?

Answer 5

The Bolsheviks seized control of key areas during the 24-25th of October and Bolsheviks climbed through the windows of the Winter Palace and arrested members of the P.G. There was no opposition towards the Bolsheviks. Lenin then formed a Bolshevik government called the Council of People’s Commissars.

Question 6

What were the reactions to the takeover?

Answer 6

Many people from the revolutionary parties left the Petrograd Soviet and complained that the Bolsheviks risked a civil war that would ruin Socialism and Russia. This left the Bolsheviks and the left-wing members in control of the Petrograd Soviet.