Bolshevik Seizure of Power 2

Timing and seizure of power

• 9th August, PG proposed timetable for national elections to a Constituent Assembly (for new constitution)
• 12th November, elections, 8th November, oppening session of Constituent Assembly
• Lenin knew Social Revolutionaries would win the most votes and elections
• Bolsheviks realised they would have to seize power before the elections
• Lenin suggested all power be…