The Return Of Lenin

Question 1

At the time of Feb/March revolution how large were the Bolsheviks

Answer 1

•Only had 23,000 members

Question 2

Where the first bolsheviks to reach Petrograd?

Answer 2

•Lev Kamanev and Joesph Stalin

Question 3

What did Kamenev and Stalin take control of mid March?

Answer 3

•The party newspaper

Question 4

What was the Bolshevik parties news letter called and what policies did it enforce?

Answer 4

•It was called Pravda- the truth
•They accepted the policy adopted by other left wing socialists
•That meant support for the PG, the continuation of the war and Soviet leadership

Question 5

When did the Bolsheviks begin to abandon common socialist left wing ideas and forge their own path?

Answer 5

•When Lenin returned from Switzerland on 3 April 1917

Question 6

How was Lenin greeted when he returned from a 17year exile?

Answer 6

•He was greeted by cheering crowds at the Finland station in Petrograd where he gave a rousing speech