Reasons for failure of the provisional government/success of Bolsheviks
Provisional government became more unpopular
continuation fo war
food shortages,desertions
postponed reforms
peasants/nationalities frustrated
soviets
order No1 undermined provisional government
Bolsheviks
Lenin returned and overthrew the PG with the April Theses
Slogans such as Peace, Bread, Land and Power to Soviets
Trotsky became a bolshevik in August and led the Red Guard
Bolsheviks were organised
Kornilov Revolt
discredited Kerensky
armed the Bolsheviks and made them seem like hereos
Bolsheviks dominated Petrograd Soviet
set up MRC
October Revolution
Lenin persuaded other Bolsheviks to take power before congress of soviets met
Trotsky organised military takeover
no one supported provisional government