Oct/Nov Revolution 1917
Notes:
-Second Revolution
-The Kronstadt Mutiny- had to get support from the army but a lot of them were fighting the war
-20,000 armed sailors took control of Petrograd and demanded the Soviet take power
-Kornilov affair- the Bolsheviks are seen as defenders of Petrograd
-Kornilov threatened to attack the city
-Bolsheviks led by Trotsky (military side)
-Lenin led by the Petrograd uprising and it was bloodless
-Cruiser Aurora fired one blank shot at Winter palace
-Winter palace defended by Cossacks, women's Battalion of death and cadets.
Outcomes:
-power now belonged to the Soviets
-Mensheviks and the centre-right believed the Bolsheviks had gained power illegally
-They walked out of the second congress of soviets doe ant have anyone opposing him
-Decree on land allowed peasants to seize private land and redistribute it
-Decree on Peace proposed a withdrawal from WW1 (treaty of Brest-Litovosk)
-came through on all 3of his promises people liked that
-The Kronstadt Mutiny- had to get support from the army but a lot of them were fighting the war
-20,000 armed sailors took control of Petrograd and demanded the Soviet take power
-Kornilov affair- the Bolsheviks are seen as defenders of Petrograd
-Kornilov threatened to attack the city
-Bolsheviks led by Trotsky (military side)
-Lenin led by the Petrograd uprising and it was bloodless
-Cruiser Aurora fired one blank shot at Winter palace
-Winter palace defended by Cossacks, women's Battalion of death and cadets.
Outcomes:
-power now belonged to the Soviets
-Mensheviks and the centre-right believed the Bolsheviks had gained power illegally
-They walked out of the second congress of soviets doe ant have anyone opposing him
-Decree on land allowed peasants to seize private land and redistribute it
-Decree on Peace proposed a withdrawal from WW1 (treaty of Brest-Litovosk)
-came through on all 3of his promises people liked that
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Summary
The Bolsheviks had support from 20,000 military men, making the people believe that they had support. The transition of power was 'Bloodless'.
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"Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to bend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement." -Leon Trotsky
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This is the train of thought that allowed Trotsky to be successful.
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Subjunctive Question
What would've happened if Lenin didn't have support form the military?