the bolsheviks and Lenin Flashcards
1
Q
who is Lenin
A
leader of the bolsheviks party
2
Q
when did Lenin return
A
April on the train
3
Q
what did the April theses say
A
land peace and bread
4
Q
why did bolsheviks lose ground
A
they were arrested and Lenin fled to Finland. the provisional government released stories about Lenin and his finances from Germany
5
Q
what was the kornilov affair
A
kerenskys attempt to gain support from military - he panicked and called soviet to defend Petrograd from military even tho he called the
- bolsheviks released
6
Q
consequences of the kornilov affair
A
-prov gov is weakened
- the bolsheviks won support and had means to seize power in Petrograd
7
Q
growth of the bolsheviks evidence
A
was 23,000 in feb and 200,000 in oct 1917
controlled 41 newspapers
