October rev- Unit 2

Question 1

Kerensky makes first move:

Answer 1

• Rumours of Bolshevik insurrection.
• Orders attack on Bolsheviks.
• 23 Oct, Bolshevik newspapers Pravda and Izvestiya closed.
• Lenin orders insurrection.

Question 2

Trotsky’s role:

Answer 2

• Organised insurrection.
• Key to success is in his chairmanship of Military Revolutionary Committee.
• Able to direct Red Guards.

Question 3

Collapse of PG:

Answer 3

• Little fighting- Bolsheviks didn’t seize power, it fell into their hands.
• Only 6 dead, Red guards accidentally shooting one another.
• Amazons and Cossacks abandoned Winter Palace.

Question 4

Bolsheviks in power:

Answer 4

• 27 Oct, All-Russian Congress of Soviets began first session.
• Lenin at top of commisars and Sovnarhom chief minister.