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Was The Bolshevik Party Successful During The October Revolution?

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On November 7, 1917, an insurrection against the Russian government known as the October Revolution transpired. The Bolshevik Party in control of overturning the provisional government seized power, which allowed them to make Russia terminate the Triple Entente military alliance with France and Britain. It allowed the Bolshevik party to gain more power and enjoy its authority within Russia by transforming the Russian state into a Soviet republic and establishing the Soviet Union. The following investigation will answer the question: in what ways was the Bolshevik Party successful during the October Revolution? The investigation will provide evidence of what the Bolshevik Party did during the October Revolution to become successful and accomplish …show more content…

Russian citizens began to go on strikes and protests because no changes were being made in their government, and they lost faith in the Tsarist regime. Then the February Revolution happened in hopes of making a successful life for its citizens by ending the Russian Empire and forming a provisional government that, unfortunately, represented the interests of the privileged and wealthy individuals. The February Revolution failed to address one of the main causes of the February Revolution, which was to take Russia out of the First World War, leading the Bolshevik Party to begin a second revolution in October 1917, called the October Revolution. The Bolsheviks overturned the provisional government and were able to establish the Soviet Union. Their group was able to gain significant power through the support of Russian citizens and their ability to address the majority of the Russian population's concerns (“What Was the February …show more content…

They also transferred the largest laboring class in Russia, the peasant class, from the path of individual farming, which breeds capitalism, to the path of cooperative, collective, socialist farming. Finally, they provided the Soviet regime with a socialist base in agriculture. These factors allowed the Bolshevik Party to narrow the gap Russia had with Western states (Mohan). Additionally, since their socialist reforms included farmlands being distributed among farmers, factories being given to workers, and banks being nationalized, Russian citizens who complained about the food shortage were able to feed themselves, and their families since economic exploitation was abolished. Therefore, the Bolsheviks' establishment of socialism was the starting point for Russia's economic advancement (BBC

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