Created from Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO6Vsueb5WEvideoConcepts covered:October Revolution, Bolsheviks, provisional government, Lenin, Trotsky
The video discusses the events following the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia, focusing on the Bolsheviks' consolidation of power by capturing the provisional government and establishing a new socialist state. Lenin and Trotsky gained support, passed radical decrees like the decree of peace and land, leading to the transition into a socialist state and the formation of the Soviet Union.
Consolidation of Bolshevik Power in October 1917
Concepts covered:October Revolution, Bolsheviks, Provisional Government, Red Guards, Kerensky
The chapter discusses the events following the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia, focusing on the Bolsheviks' consolidation of power by attacking and deposing the provisional government with little resistance. The Red Guards arrested most of the government, leading to the announcement of the provisional government's deposition and Kerensky fleeing to Petrograd for safety.
Question 1
What happened to the majority of the provisional government?
Question 2
What does the lack of resistance by the provisional government indicate?
Question 3
What was the MRC's initial target on October 24th?
Question 4
Why did the MRC occupy post offices?
Consolidation of Bolshevik Power in Post-Provisional Government Era
Concepts covered:Bolsheviks, Lenin, Trotsky, Socialist state, Decrees
After the capture of the provisional government, Lenin and Trotsky, with Bolshevik support, transitioned into a socialist state by gaining majority in the Second Russian Congress and establishing the Council of People's Commissars. Decrees like the Decree of Peace and Decree of Land further solidified Bolshevik authority despite facing weak control initially.
Question 5
What threatened Bolshevik authority after consolidation?
Question 6
Who was the leader of the new government?
Question 7
Why was Bolshevik control initially weak?
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