THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION
THE FEBRUARY REVOLUTION (1917)
period characterised by economic hardship
general demoralisation
war marked by defeats,
government introduced ration cards
allowed families to acquire a small quantity of provisions
able to subsist in times of scarcity.
February 1917
striking workers and women led to popular demonstrations
resulted in a general revolutionary strike
forces of order and Duma
aligned with the revolutionaries
February Revolution had triumphed.
two poles of power would emerge
liberal, the Duma
revolutionary the Soviet.
agreed to form a Provisional Government
form a constituent assembly
grant political amnesty.
establish democratic freedoms
Lenin, leader of the Bolsheviks
return from his exile in Switzerland.
presented the April Theses
refused to cooperate with the Provisional Government
THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION (1917)
Alexander Kerenski give the supreme command of the army
to General Kornilov,
tried to overthrow the government
install a military dictatorship
Lenin felt the time had come
take decision to move to an armed uprising
revolutionary troops occupied the strategic points of the city
Bolsheviks organised the October Revolution.
dismissed the Provisional Government
spread idea of communist revolution
