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The October Revolution

The October Revolution in 1917 saw the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin and Trotsky, seize power from the Provisional Government amid widespread discontent due to the ongoing war and food shortages. The takeover was swift and relatively bloodless, resulting in the establishment of a Soviet government that implemented popular decrees on peace, land, and workers' control. However, the Bolshevik rule faced immediate resistance from other socialist factions and led to the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly, marking the beginning of a civil war in Russia.

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The October Revolution

The October Revolution in 1917 saw the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin and Trotsky, seize power from the Provisional Government amid widespread discontent due to the ongoing war and food shortages. The takeover was swift and relatively bloodless, resulting in the establishment of a Soviet government that implemented popular decrees on peace, land, and workers' control. However, the Bolshevik rule faced immediate resistance from other socialist factions and led to the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly, marking the beginning of a civil war in Russia.

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The October Revolution

By the fall of 1917, the Provisional Government had lost much of its support. The war dragged
on, food shortages worsened, and the Bolsheviks gained a majority in the Petrograd and
Moscow Soviets. Lenin, hiding in Finland, urged his comrades to seize the moment. Trotsky,
now head of the Petrograd Soviet and the Military Revolutionary Committee, planned the
insurrection.

The Bolshevik seizure of power occurred on October 25, 1917 (November 7 in the Gregorian
calendar). It was surprisingly swift and relatively bloodless. Red Guards, under Trotsky’s
direction, occupied key government buildings, communication centers, and infrastructure in
Petrograd. The Winter Palace, where the Provisional Government was based, was stormed with
minimal resistance.

Once in control, the Bolsheviks declared the formation of a Soviet government led by the
Council of People's Commissars, with Lenin as its head. They issued immediate decrees on
peace, land, and workers’ control. These actions were highly popular among the masses. The
Bolsheviks were no longer just agitators; they were now the rulers of Russia.

However, the takeover was not universally accepted. In some regions, resistance formed
quickly. Other socialist parties, particularly the Mensheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries,
rejected Bolshevik rule. The Constituent Assembly, elected in November, was dissolved by the
Bolsheviks after it failed to give them a majority. Russia entered a new phase—civil war.

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