The Bolsheviks Seizure Of Power Oct 1917

Question 1

What happened on the 7th to the 9th of October 1917?

Answer 1

Lennon secretly return to the Petrograd to try to persuade the Central committee to take power. Krinsky sent some of the more radical army units out of petrol card. The Soviet set up a military Revolutionary committee to defend the city.

Question 2

What happen on the 10th of October 1917

Answer 2

Lenin persuaded the Central committee to vote for an armed arising

Question 3

What happened on the 24th of October 1917

Answer 3

Kerensky tried to close to Bolshevik newspapers and raise the bridges link in the working-class areas to the centre of Petrograd

Question 4

What happened on the 25th of October 1917?

Answer 4

Kerensky left Petrograd for the front, hoping to gain some support from loyal troops the remaining members of the provisional government met in the winter palace. They were still there when the arms Bolshevik supporters coordinated by Trotsky enter the palace.