Chapter 12- The establishment of Bolshevik government Flashcards
when did Lenin return from Switzerland
3rd April 1917
what did Lenin’s April theses demand
power should be transferred to soviets
war should be bought to an immediate end
all land should be seized by state and distributed to peasants
what slogan summed up the April theses
peace , bread and land
what slogan stressed Lenin wanted no cooperation with provisional government
all power to the soviets
why were there doubts over Lenin’s return
feared he had grown out of touch
theories he was being payed by germans
unrealistic to oppose provisional government (still a minority)
some Bolsheviks supported provisional government
how many Bolsheviks were there by Lenin’s return
only 26,000
who are examples of Bolsheviks who favoured working with provisional government before lenins return
Stalin, Lev Kamenev
when was the first meeting of the ‘All- Russian congress of soviets’ and what did it vote over
3rd June 1917
if there was confidence in provisional government
what were the results of the vote of confidence in provisional government by ARCS
543 for
126 against
what were the July days
riots over poor living conditions in Russia
how many armed sailors from Kronsdadt joined the July days
20,000
what was the effects of the July days on the Bolsheviks
accused of stirring them up
leading members such as Trotsky were gaoled
bolshevik propaganda burned
head offices of Pravda shut down
what was the Kornilov coup
Bolsheviks released from gaols and took to the streets with sailors, soldiers, workers etc
Kerensky thought this was in support for provisional government and supplied them with weapons
Bolsheviks used their ‘Red guards’ to lead these armies for their benefit
how did bolshevik support increase from June-december 1917
rose 164%
how did bolshevik membership increase from February-october 1917
26,000- 200,000
how many newspapers were the bolsheviks producing by October 1917
41
how many of the red guards were in Moscow’s factories by October 1917
10,000
when ddi the Bolsheviks win a majority in the Petrograd soviet
september 1917