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The Bolsheviks, who were students of Marx, believed that the Russian power structure should be overthrown and power should be given to the architects of the revolution (i.e. themselves). The other half of the revolutionary faction, the Mensheviks favored interaction from the workers and farmers. After Russia's humiliation in World War I, food and work shortages, and the promise of the redistribution of land, the Bolsheviks were able to gain the support of the people.
because they had the support of public.
Kerensky, who led Provsional Government. Lenin was able to gain support to overthrow that government because he promised to withdraw from the war if he and his Bolsheviks gained power. Lenin made good on that promise with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
The Bolshevik Party led the October Revolution of 1917. There was another revolution in 1917 called the February Revolution, the the October Revolution is commonly referred to as the Russian Revolution, because it resulted in the establishment of the Communist government and the Soviet Union.
He wasn't assassinated immediately after losing the support of the army and people. He abdicated in March 1917 once he realized that he did not have that support. He was murdered in July 1918, well after his abdication, during the Russian Civil War. This was done so that the pro-monarchist/anti Bolshevik forces could not rescue him and either restore him to the throne or use him to rally the rest of the country against the Bolsheviks.
"Peace, Bread, and Land"
In (and even before) 1917 in Imperial Russia, the Bolsheviks gained mass-support for numerous reasons. Most of the reasons, however, centered on the corruption, inefficiency, and failures of the Russian royal dynasty and its administration as the governing power in Russian.
The people should support the provisional governments efforts to reform Russian politics.
Not only did Germany fun the Bolsheviks propaganda, but they continued to support them when they came into power in order to push forward their own agenda. This served the German purpose since the Bolsheviks were against the war and could be used as a demoralizing weapon against the Russian Army. .
The Bolsheviks, who were students of Marx, believed that the Russian power structure should be overthrown and power should be given to the architects of the revolution (i.e. themselves). The other half of the revolutionary faction, the Mensheviks favored interaction from the workers and farmers. After Russia's humiliation in World War I, food and work shortages, and the promise of the redistribution of land, the Bolsheviks were able to gain the support of the people.
The Whites were the conservatives, the royalists, and the original democratic elements. It was a very lose coalition. The Reds were the Bolsheviks, meaning majority, even though they started out in the minority, who became the Communist Party.
The army supported Lenin and the Bolsheviks, because they were tired of the war against Germany (WW1). Lenin had a small group of intellectuals and revolutionaries who spearheaded the revolution. The peasantry was split in its support between Lenin and the old regime, so there was a Russian Civil War from 1917 to 1923. The communists won.
Lenin's promise to the people of Russia was "Peace! Land! Bread!" "Peace, Land, Bread" meant three basic desires of the Russian people. Peace meant ending Russian involvement in World War I. Land meant the abolition of private property and a redistribution of land to the peasants who worked the land. Bread meant an end to widespread food shortages. The Tsarist rule in Russia had already been overthrown in the February Revolution of 1917, but the problems that had led to that revolution persisted even with the new government. In three words, Lenin captured the needs of the Russian people and convinced them that he and his Bolsheviks would satisfy their demands to the extent that many but not all were willing to support him in setting up another government. Lenin's promise to the people of Russia was "Peace! Land! Bread!" "Peace, Land, Bread" meant three basic desires of the Russian people. Peace meant ending Russian involvement in World War I. Land meant the abolition of private property and a redistribution of land to the peasants who worked the land. Bread meant an end to widespread food shortages. The Tsarist rule in Russia had already been overthrown in the February Revolution of 1917, but the problems that had led to that revolution persisted even with the new government. In three words, Lenin captured the needs of the Russian people and convinced them that he and his Bolsheviks would satisfy their demands to the extent that many but not all were willing to support him in setting up another government. Lenin's promise to the Russian people was summed up in his slogan "Peace! Bread! Land!" This meant an end to Russia's involvement in World War I, an end to food shortages and an end to the unequal distribution and ownership of land.
because they had the support of public.
They didn't worry about support. If you were against them you disappeared, was sent to a work camp, or killed. Very simple.
Kerensky, who led Provsional Government. Lenin was able to gain support to overthrow that government because he promised to withdraw from the war if he and his Bolsheviks gained power. Lenin made good on that promise with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
The Bolshevik Party led the October Revolution of 1917. There was another revolution in 1917 called the February Revolution, the the October Revolution is commonly referred to as the Russian Revolution, because it resulted in the establishment of the Communist government and the Soviet Union.