Consolidation Of The Bolsheviks Flashcards
When did the attack on the PG take place
October 24th
How did the PG react to the october attack?
Offered little resistance
how did the MRC prevent the PG from receiving help
Occupied post and telegraph offices
Result of the October take over
Red guards arrested most of the PG and PG was deposed and keneskyfled to Petrograd
How did the bolsheviks get the majority at the congress
Some Mensheviks and SRs walked out
What did Lenin declare he wanted in his April thesis
All power to soviets, peace, bread and land
Outcome of the February revolution
Socialist revolution
Result of Lenin’s return
April thesis gained support from radicals however was limited
What took place in October 1917
Lenin and Trotsky overthrew the PG
What took place of the PG
Revolutionary government
What was the June offensive? Was it successful
An attack on Australia-Hungarian army- led to desertions and protests
How did soldiers protest from the June offensive
Went Tauride palace and had 2 days of riots
Who resigned as a result of the June offensive and why did Lenin escape
Prince lvov, was claimed to be a German Spy
Why did the kornilov coup take place
As a result of june offensive and prince lvov resignation
What took place in the kornilov coup
Kornilov was appointed to take back control inpetrograd which was refused by keresnky. Kerensky asked the PS to defend
Who was Trotsky
Chair of Petrograd soviet
How many Bolshevik newspapers were attempted to shut down and how was this battled
2- used the MRC and Kerensky fears to defense against actions
Why did Lenin return to Russia
Asked the cc to support a seizure of power in Petrograd
Trotskys role in the October rev
Planning
What was the new constitution set up by the soviets called
Council of people’s commissars or sovnarkom
What role did lenin have in sovnarkom
Chairman and leader
Why was the Bolshevik power initially weak
Didn’t have majority in the congress
How did lenin help the bolsheviks initially
Had majority from congress allowing him to pass decrees
Decrees of 1917
- Peace- end of ww1 fighting
- Land- peasant seizures of land
