The Bolsheviks came to power during the Russian Revolution of 1917's October Revolution phase and founded the Soviet Union.
The Revolution Of 1917 overthrew the regime of the Russian monarchy. The power vacuum allowed for the Bolsheviks to take power.
The Revolution Of 1917 overthrew the regime of the Russian monarchy. The power vacuum allowed for the Bolsheviks to take power.
The Revolution Of 1917 overthrew the regime of the Russian monarchy. The power vacuum allowed for the Bolsheviks to take power.
After seizing power, the Bolsheviks became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
The Bolsheviks came to power, by shutting down an election by force when the socialist revolutionaries won the election. The leader of the Bolsheviks, were just as bad as Tsar Nicholas II.
Organization of Russia into republics helped the Bolsheviks gain and hold political control because it led to the October Revolution phase of the Russian Revolution.
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The Bolsheviks did not seize power during the Russian Civil War. They had already seized governmental power from the Provisional Government in 1917. The civil war is generally figured to have started in 1918. The Bolsheviks managed to retain their power, not seize it, by winning the civil war.
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The Bolsheviks overthrew Alexander Kerensky, the leader of the Russian provisional Government. The Bolsheviks never overthrew the Tsar himself since he had already been forced to abdicate before the Bolsheviks took power. The Bolsheviks did murder the Tsar and all his family.
The goals of the Bolsheviks in starting their revolution were to maintain hold on power, and to improve the lifestyle of the poor.
The Communists was the Bolsheviks new name after seizing power in 1917. In March 1918 the officially changed the name.