THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BOLSHEVIK POWER oct 1917-mid 1918 1

Question 1

B had support from

Answer 1

soldiers of Petrograd garrison(mainly peanuts conscripts/end war) and red guards (armed factory workers)

Question 1

seized power oct 1917 and took control of

Answer 1

key buildings and lenin declares ‘all power passed to soviets’

Question 2

long term power not ensured for Bolsheviks when sized due to:

Answer 2

-involved in ww1(army in state of collapse)
-b only had control of small part of russian empire
-soviet power in theory was multi party system
-other political parties in society opposed the take over of b
-menshiviks org strikes in coordination with telegraph union
-b had no political experience of governing
-civil service went on strike
-a ‘white’ anti bolshevik military movement was forming

Question 3

1How bolsheviks established their power after the October rev: HELPED BY WEAKNESS/MISCALCULATIONS OF OPPOSITION

Answer 3

Mensheviks and sr walked out second congress of soviet leaving b in control, clearing way for b to form a gov and begin passing decrees unposed. many soldiers supported bolshevik soviet rule and loyal to pg officers couldn’t rely on troops to attack b.

Question 4

the gov bolsheviks formed

Answer 4

SOVNARKOM: this override the original executive power of society

Question 5

2How bolsheviks established their power after the October rev:BOLSHEVIKS INTROCUDED POLITICS THAT WON THE SUPPORT OF MASES

Answer 5

DECREE ON LAND: control of land to peanuts w/o compensation to landowners (land no longer brought sold/rented
DECREE ON PEACE:immediate withdrawal of russia from ww1, negotiating terms with Germany
DECREE ON WORKERS CONTORL:gave control to workers to supervise management

Question 6

Lenin allowed some left sr to join sovnarkom in coalition with bolsheviks

Answer 6

this gave the illusion to expanses etc of power sharing and won the support of masses

Question 7

3How bolsheviks established their power after the October rev:BOLSHEVIKS USED REPRESSION TO DEAL WITH ENEMIES- opposition parties +30th oct measures

Answer 7

-opposition parties (conservative) were suppressed and liberal newspapers shut down, men/sr leaders arrested. measures issued on the 30th oct allowing sovnarkom to rule by decree

Question 8

3How bolsheviks established their power after the October rev:BOLSHEVIKS USED REPRESSION TO DEAL WITH ENEMIES- Cheka/redguard

Answer 8

beter org than okhrana repressed counter rev enemies. and jan 1918 lenin used red guard to forcibly dissolve constituent assembly

Question 9

3How bolsheviks established their power after the October rev:BOLSHEVIKS USED REPRESSION TO DEAL WITH ENEMIES- class warfare and civil service

Answer 9

class warfare initiated >propaganda campaign to intimidate :bourgeious/clergy/landowners/tsaritist/kulaks, encouraged workers and peanuts to plunder houses.
disobedient civil service members replaced by Bolsheviks party members (loyal)

Question 10

4How bolsheviks established their power after the October rev:BOLSHEVISK WAS PREPARED TO DEAL WITH COUNTER REV FORCED

Answer 10

lenin ensured russia withdrew from war(peace talks Germany and decree on peace)
jan 1918 bolsheviks develoepd own army (the red army) formed and administrated by TROTSKEY