The Ocotber Revolution 1917 Flashcards
Who gained a majority in the Petrograd soviet after the election
Bolsheviks
When were elections for the Petrograd soviet
September
How many members did the Bolsheviks have in September
200,000
How many were in the Bolshevik’s red guard in September
10,000
What issues was the provincial government facing
Army deserting
Food shortages
Peasant unrest
Law and order breaking down
What was rampant
Inflation
When did Lenin get back into Petrograd
7th October
Who voted against Lenin
Gregory Zinoviev
Lev Kamenev
How did Kerensky try and stop the Bolshevik revolution? What was the Bolshevik response
Ordered some of the more radical army units out of Petrograd
Bolshevik’s said he was leaving the city undefended for Germans, or to a counter revolutionary general
What did the Bolshevik’s persuade the Soviet to establish
The Military Revolutionary Committee
Who lead and dominated the Military Revolutionary Committee
Led by Trotsky
Dominated by the Bolshevik’s and their red guards
What did the Military Revolutionary Committee give the Bolsheviks greater access to
Weapons and ammunition
What did Kerensky try and close down and destroy
Close down Bolshevik newspapers, restrict the power of the MRC and raise bridges linking working class areas to the centre of Petrograd
What was formed after the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks
The Council of People’s Commissars
The Cheka
Who stormed out after the Bolsheviks seized power? What did Trotsky say?
Mensheviks
‘In the dustbin of history’
