Russian Revolution
Between February and October in 1917, two revolutions occurred due to the Governments failing to fulfill the needs of the Russian people. With the Tsar in power during Bloody Sunday that formed riots and Government unrest and also the Russo-Japanese War and World War One that left the Russian people humiliated and in disarray. The reign of the Provisional Government was short due to failures to provide land and food to the peasants and also the failure to pull Russia out of World War One caused chaos throughout Russia once more. The rise …show more content…
With a revolution looming, a brand new government was needed to take control of Russia and put it in a better situation. In mid October with the strong support of Vladimir Lenin, the Petrograd Soviet took the crucial decision to attempt to seize power. During the night of 25th October Bolshevik Red Guards took over important Government buildings and surrounded the Winter Palace, eventually enabling Lenin to overthrow the Provisional Government. With Lenin’s consolidating his authority, his next goal was to fix the problems Tsar Nicholas II and the Provisional Government had left. “Peace, land and bread” was a popular slogan of Lenin’s, and was used to let Russia know he was for the