Without a Tsar to lead Russia a new form of government needed to be created, and two groups emerged to claim control over Russia. One of the groups was made up of former Duma members (the national legislative body) who had been advisors to the Tsar, and the other was the Petrograd. The Petrograd represented the workers and soldiers, and it became the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers'. The upper class was represented by the former Duma, who eventually came up with a provisional government to lead the country.
With the new provisional government in place former exiles were allowed to return. One very important person who came home was Vladimir Lenin. He returned to Petrograd via train and was greeted by thousands of soldiers and workers. Lenin was proud that Russia was able to successfully undertake a revolution, but within hours of his arrival back in Petrograd Lenin shocked everyone, making a speech denouncing the Provisional Government and demanding another revolution. Lenin had little support at first but worked ceaselessly for months and eventually gained lots of support.
By the time of September Lenin felt that he had gained enough support that he was ready to attempt another revolution. However some of the other Bolsheviks were still unsure. In October there was a secret meeting of Bolshevik leaders in which Lenin made his best efforts to persuade the others that it was time to revolt. The meeting carried on for a very long time and eventually ended in favor of the armed revolution. Thus began the October Revolution.
Early on October 25th the supporters loyal to the Bolsheviks had begun the second revolution. The Bolshevik revolutionaries took control of all the governmental buildings and strategic points of Petrograd except the Winter Palace, which was where the members of the provisional government stayed. By the following day the Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace taking control. After the coup the Bolsheviks were the new rulers of Russia and immediately Lenin put a new regime in place that would end war, get rid of private land ownership, and give the workers' control of the factories.
With the new provisional government in place former exiles were allowed to return. One very important person who came home was Vladimir Lenin. He returned to Petrograd via train and was greeted by thousands of soldiers and workers. Lenin was proud that Russia was able to successfully undertake a revolution, but within hours of his arrival back in Petrograd Lenin shocked everyone, making a speech denouncing the Provisional Government and demanding another revolution. Lenin had little support at first but worked ceaselessly for months and eventually gained lots of support.
By the time of September Lenin felt that he had gained enough support that he was ready to attempt another revolution. However some of the other Bolsheviks were still unsure. In October there was a secret meeting of Bolshevik leaders in which Lenin made his best efforts to persuade the others that it was time to revolt. The meeting carried on for a very long time and eventually ended in favor of the armed revolution. Thus began the October Revolution.
Early on October 25th the supporters loyal to the Bolsheviks had begun the second revolution. The Bolshevik revolutionaries took control of all the governmental buildings and strategic points of Petrograd except the Winter Palace, which was where the members of the provisional government stayed. By the following day the Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace taking control. After the coup the Bolsheviks were the new rulers of Russia and immediately Lenin put a new regime in place that would end war, get rid of private land ownership, and give the workers' control of the factories.
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History.com Staff. “Russian Revolution.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/russian-revolution.