The rise of the Bolsheviks

What did Lenin demand in the “April thesis”

• All power be given to the soviets (abolish provisional government)

• End the war

What do Historians say Lenin was just saying?

What peasants wanted him to say

What did Lenin manage to convince the central committee of the Bolsheviks to do?

Not co-operate with the provisional government

Who came back from exile in July?

Trotsky

What did an uprising in Petrograd attract?

Bolshevik followers

Who was arrested after the July days?

Trotsky

What did Lenin do after the July days?

Flee to Finland

Who became PM in July?

Kerensky

What did Kornilov believe he could do?

Restore government

Who did Kerensky ask for help to defend the city of Kornilovs coup?

The Petrograd soviet/Bolshevik’s

who was arrested after kornilov affair?

Kerensky/Kornilov

Who did the Kornilov Affair boost support for?

The Bolshevik’s

Who did the Bolsheviks grow in popularity at the expense of?

• Mensheviks

• SR’s

Why did SR’s and Mensheviks lose support?

They continued to support provisional government

Who gained a majority in both the Moscow and Petrograd Soviets?

The Bolsheviks

How many were in the Bolshevik party by October?

200,000

How many soldiers were in the force of the red guards ?

10,000

who urged the seizure of Bolshevik power?

Lenin (from finland)

Who headed the military revolutionary committee?

Trotsky

What vote did Lenin win in October?

A central Committee vote for an armed uprising to replace the provisional government

How many Bolshevik Red Guards and Kronstadt sailors seize key positions in Petrograd?

8,000

Where to Red Guards break into ?

The Winter Palace → arrested members of provisional government