Constituent assembly

What was there an enormous pressure on? (problem)

Bs to form democratic gvmt

What did Lenin allow?

Planned elections of constituent assembly to go ahead in Nov

What did the Bs start to claim? (problem)

De facto rule as they failed to win a majority in elections

Give statistics which show the Ba failed in elections

SR has 370 seats and 17.49 million votes, compared to Bs 175 seats and 9.844 mil votes

What did the Bs choose to do?

Use physical force, as L believed the Bs wouldn’t be able to achieve and consolidate power thru future elections

What was L’s justification?

The will of the Russian ppl had already been expressed in the backing for the B gvmt that emerged from Oct revolution

What did L claim?

Elections to CA had been rigged by the SR and Kadets

What did L believe about handing power to the CA?

It would represent ‘a compromise with the malignant bourgeoisie. Nothing in the world will induce us to surrender Soviet power’