Early Russia Part 2 

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  • Key Topic 1
    • Soviet order No1
      • gave soviet control of all armed forces, weapons
    • Petrograd soviet-elected workers
      • wanted NO superior titles
      • more power to lower class
    • Provisional Government- temporary
      • Provisional government had no real power
        • needed soviet permission to make decissions
      • kept fighting WW1
      • didn't give peasants land
    • Kerensky
      • PM and minister of war 1917
      • bridge between PG and PS
    • April Thesis
      • 'bread, Peace, land'
      • land to peasants
      • government own bank, factories etc
      • end WW1
    • Kerensky proves Lenin with Germans
      • Lenin fled to Finland
      • Weakens Blosheviks
    • October 1917-
      • Lenin returns
      • Bolshevik revolution ends provisional Government
    • PG's Weaknesses
      • Soviet order NO1 made them weak
      • losing WAR
        • July Days- protest against war
        • July offense- massive failed military attack
      • Kornilov revolt
        • Head of army and wanted Military Dictatorship
        • Kerensky panicked and gave weapons to Bolsheviks (red guard)
    • Bolshevik strengths
      • Had rifles given by Kerensky
      • seen as anti-war party
        • increased support
      • prepared to protect Petrograd
    • Trotsky- Lenin's right hand man, military revolutionary committee
      • his role in revolution
        • Secret plan, controlled soldiers
        • organisation
        • good speeches and political Theory
    • The plan
      • control bridges, telegraphs, railways and power stations
      • early morning seize major places
      • Storming of Winter Palace
        • main turning point of revolution and when Bolsheviks took charge
    • Lenin's Role
      • gained support
      • started revolution
      • ideas/slogan

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