The October The October RevolutionRevolution

Bolshevik VictoryBolshevik Victory

Discontent under the Discontent under the Provisional Government Provisional Government

SoldiersSoldiers wanted the wanted the war to endwar to end

PeasantsPeasants were not were not given land given land promisedpromised

Workers Workers were hungry were hungry and underpaidand underpaid

Lenin and the BolsheviksLenin and the Bolsheviks

Lenin’s message Lenin’s message of “peace, of “peace, bread and land bread and land “ had gained “ had gained much support much support for the for the Bolshevik Bolshevik Party.Party.

Lenin demands an uprisingLenin demands an uprising

Fearful that the Fearful that the chance would be chance would be lost Lenin lost Lenin persuaded the persuaded the Bolsheviks to Bolsheviks to attack the attack the Provisional Provisional Government. Government.

Trotsky and the Red guardsTrotsky and the Red guards

Leon Trotsky was Leon Trotsky was given the task of given the task of organising the organising the Bolshevik soldiers – Bolshevik soldiers – the Red Guardsthe Red Guards

Red Guards capture key Red Guards capture key buildingsbuildings

The important The important buildings like the buildings like the post office, post office, railways, telephone railways, telephone centres and centres and bridges were all bridges were all captured by the captured by the Red Guards.Red Guards.

Signal to AttackSignal to Attack

The battleship The battleship “aurora” sailed up “aurora” sailed up the river Neva and the river Neva and fired some shots fired some shots towards the Winter towards the Winter Palace where the Palace where the Provisional Provisional Government were Government were based.based.

Winter PalaceWinter Palace

This was surrounded This was surrounded by the Red Guards by the Red Guards who stormed the who stormed the building looking for building looking for the Provisional the Provisional Government.Government.

Provisional Government Provisional Government arrestedarrested

With little or no With little or no resistance the resistance the government were government were found and found and captured.captured.

Bolshevik VictoryBolshevik Victory

For the moment at For the moment at least the least the Bolsheviks were in Bolsheviks were in control of the control of the government in government in Petrograd. By the Petrograd. By the end of November end of November the rest of Russia’s the rest of Russia’s cities had been cities had been brought under brought under control. control.