October Revolution 1917

Causes
1. Provisional government
  1. Failed to address discontent over food shortages
  2. Poor support from peasantry
  3. Put forward elections for new assembly
    1. encouraging Bolsheviks to takeover as they knew they would not win
  4. arrested Kornilov increasing opposition
2. Lenin gained Bolsheviks 200000 more seats in April
3. Lenin brought up morale
4. Lenin persuaded central committee to takedown PG using Trotsky
5. 20th April Petrograd demonstration against war and PG
8th September Bolshevik's take control of Petrograd soviet
7th October Lenin returns to Petrograd
10th October Bolshevik's decide to plan a revolution
24th October Petrograd soviet military revolutionary committee begins seizure of power
26th October Provisional government arrested
30th October Kerensky's forces defeated at Pulkovo
2nd November Bolshevik's in control of Moscow
Success
1. Spring 1917 Bolshevik's seem unlikely to overthrow government - low threat
2. Lenin's return increased support for Bolshevik's
3. Kornilov affair allowed them to be seen as defenders of the PG and strong
4. Korniolv affair gave the Bolshevik's weapons useful to launch uprising
5. Bolshevik's organised takeover efficently with Trotsky at head of military
6. PG had reduced authority by October 1917
Problems coming to power
1. War
2. Peasant seizure of land
3. Inflation
4. Poor support
5. State bank not funding new government

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