Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party supporters overthrew the Russian Provisional Government in November 1917. This revolution was nothing more than a military coup engineered by Lenin and the Bolsheviks, which was tolerated by most workers, peasants and soldiers because the existing Provisional Government just wasn't working properly.
The Bolshevik Revolution was not one in which the general populace rose up and took over the government. The existing Provisional Government was weak and unpopular among the workers, peasants and soldiers, but it was more unpopular with the Bolshevik Party who wanted power, so they stepped in and took it practically without firing a shot.
The Russian working class overthrew the existing government to establish a communist state.
The communist Bolsheviks took over during the November Revolution.
1917. The Russian Provisional Government was established in March 1917 within a few days of the abdication of the Tsar. It was supposed to be temporary and it was but not for the reason it had anticipated. The Communist government was established in October 1917.
Lenin was famous for being the leader of the Marxist revolutionary party known as the Bolsheviks and then orchestrating the October Revolution which overthrew the existing Provisional Government and set up a government controlled by him and the Bolshevik Party, which later renamed itself the Communist Party.
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No Russian communist overthrew the Russian monarchy. The Tsar abdicated in March 1917 after the February Revolution. A non-communist Provisional Government was then set up. In October 1917, the Russian Communist leader overthrew the Provisional Government. The Russian monarchy had already been overthrown.
The Russian working class overthrew the existing government to establish a communist state.
The communist Bolsheviks took over during the November Revolution.
Russia experienced a Marxist takeover in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the provisional government and established a communist government.
1917. The Russian Provisional Government was established in March 1917 within a few days of the abdication of the Tsar. It was supposed to be temporary and it was but not for the reason it had anticipated. The Communist government was established in October 1917.
There were two Revolutions in Russia. In the March Revolution, anti-czarists forced teh czar to abdicate and set up a democratic government. In the November or Bolshevik Revolution, the Bolsheviks (communist party) overthrew that government and turned Russia communist.
Lenin was famous for being the leader of the Marxist revolutionary party known as the Bolsheviks and then orchestrating the October Revolution which overthrew the existing Provisional Government and set up a government controlled by him and the Bolshevik Party, which later renamed itself the Communist Party.
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The Russian working class overthrew the existing government to establish a communist state.
The revolution had a huge impact on Russia. It overthrew the century old system of tsars and instilled a Communist government ruled by dictators. Even today, Russia's government has not recovered from the effects of the Russian Revolution.
In the Russian revolution the Bolsheviks (communists) overthrew the provisional government.