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  1. 20 hours ago · After the February Revolution of 1917 ousted the tsar and established a Provisional Government, Lenin returned to Russia, issued his "April Theses", and led the October Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks overthrew the regime.

  2. 1 day ago · A tense summer culminated in the October Revolution, where the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government of the new Russian Republic. Bolshevik seizure of power was not universally accepted, and the country descended into civil war.

  3. May 15, 2024 · The Russian Revolution, also called the Russian Revolution of 1917, comprised of two revolutions in 1917; the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power. By 1917 the bond between the tsar and most of the Russian people had been ...

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  5. 2 days ago · The Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917 was a watershed moment in modern history. In the midst of World War I, a small, disciplined group of revolutionaries led by Vladimir Lenin seized control of the Russian state and began an experiment in building the world‘s first socialist society. The Bolsheviks‘ improbable rise to power and the far ...

  6. May 6, 2024 · In March, growing civil unrest, coupled with chronic food shortages, erupted into open revolt, forcing the abdication of Nicholas II (1868-1918), the last Russian czar. Just months later, the newly installed provisional government was itself overthrown by the more radical Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924).

  7. May 21, 2024 · The October Revolution, or Bolshevik Revolution, was a takeover of the Russian government in 1917 by a group of radical socialists led by Vladimir Lenin, and was the second part of the Russian Revolution. This video examines all the groups and elements working against the Bolsheviks, and how they overcame them.

  8. 4 days ago · On 2 August 1918, anti-Bolshevik forces, led by Tsarist Captain Georgi Chaplin, staged a coup against the local Soviet government at Archangelsk. General Poole had coordinated the coup with Chaplin. [56]