The October/November 1917 revolution Flashcards
causes, course and extent of revolution; leadership and the establishment of Bolshevik authority; Sovnarkom and decrees and actions to December
25th -27th October
city fell under Bolshevik control with very little fighting
Petrograd garrison did not come to the aid of the PG
26th captures the winter palace while ARCS had begun the session Mensheviks SRs left the hall leaving Bolshevik majority
workers decree
october maximum 8 hour day
press decree
october
banned opposition press
decree on workers control of factories
November
gave workers the right to supervise management
decree on peace
October
promised an end to the war
decree in land
October
abolished private ownership of land and legitimised peasant seizures without compensation for landlords
when was sovnarkom created and what did it do
November 1917
council of peoples commissars restricted the number of people who could make decisions to 17 all bolsheviks selected by the parties central committee
