October/November Revolution 1917
- The Communist Revolution
- The Kronstadt Mutiny
- 20 000 armed sailors took control of Petrograd and demanded the Soviet to take power
- Kornilov Affair- The Bolsheviks are seen as defenders of Petrograd
- Kornilov threatened to attack the city
- Lenin led the Petrograd uprising and it was bloodless
- Cruiser Aurora fired a blank shot at Winter Palace
- Winter Palace defended by Cossacks, Women's Battalion of Death and cadets
"Go where you belong from now on... into the dustbin of history!"
- 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
- Decree on land allowed peasants to seize private land and redistribute it
- Decree on Peace proposed a withdrawl from WWI (Treaty of Brest-Litovsk- forced to give up territory)
Interesting Fact
One of the results of the Revolution was that Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declared their independence.
Quote
"Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever."
-Vladimir Lenin
-Vladimir Lenin
Subjunctive Question
What would have happened if the Winter Palace had been more difficult to shoot at?
Summary
The Oct./ Nov Revolution was known as the Communist Revolution. The Kronstadt Mutiny- 20 000 armed sailors took control of Petrograd and demanded the Soviet to take power. The Bolsheviks defended the city while Kornilov threatened to attack it. Lenin led the bloodless uprising of Petrograd. Cruiser Aurora fired a blank shot at Winter Palace and the Soviets gained power of Russia.