The Bolshevik Revolution

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    The Bolsheviks were a political party in Russia. They were formed from the people. Their leader and creator of the group was Vladimir Lenin. Joseph Stalin was also apart of this group. Bolshevik translates into "Singular Majority", meaning they were 1 solid majority. The Bolshevik party is classified as apart of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP).
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  • The Febuary Revolution
    During 1917, there were two revolutions. There was the Febuary revolution and the October Revolution. The Bolshevik revolution was the October revolution, but occured because of the Febuary Revolution. Czar Nicholas II was proved unfit to rule Russia, so the Russian people made an uprising against him and removed him from power. Also at this time, the Bolsheviks had little support from the Russian people.
  • Bolsheviks Gain Popularity
    By the beginning of October, the Bolsheviks began to get recognized by the Russian people. They began to gain popularity. October was the start of their popularity, as earlier months such as April they had little support from the Russian people and were hardly known. The leader and creator of the Bolsheviks, Vladimir Lenin, helped the group gain popularity through speeches.
  • Bolsheviks Decide October of 1917, the Bolsheviks made an important vote. The Bolshevik Central Committe voted 10-2 that it was time to uprise. The voters who were for over throwing the goverment made the statement "an armed uprising is inevitable, and that time for is fully ripe", meaning an armed force among the people against the government could not be avoided and that it, at the time, was the perfect time to rebel against the government.
  • The Overthrown Russian Government
    In the fall of 1917, the Russian Government was overthrown by Lenin and the Bolshevik's because it was not working properly. The Provisional Government was unpopular and weak among the workers, peasants, and soldiers, but it was more unpopular with the Bolshevik's who wanted power therefore they stepped in and took rein.
  • Vladimir Lenin

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    When the Bolsheviks toppled the Russian government, they appointed Vladimir Lenin as the leader of the newly re-born govenment. He was the leader of the Bolshevik Russian Communist Party, he was also the founder of the Bolshevik party and helped to form it peacefully . Lenin was born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov on April 22, 1870 in Russia.
  • Declared Dictators
    In January of 1918, the Bolshevik's declared themselves the representatives of a dictatorship proletariat and abandoned the democratic process. The over 250,000 members at this time were now in charge of the lowest and poorest class of Russia, or the working class. They rallied and got their support with the slogans "Peace, Bread, Land" and "All power to the Soviets."
  • Estonia Declares Independance Febuary 1918, Estonia declared independance from Russia. The declration was drafted by the Salvation Committee (who was elected by the elders of the Estonian Provincial Assembly). Bolshevist Russia signed a treaty with the Republic of Estonia Febuary 2, 1918. This is significant to the Bolshivik revolution because it shows Bolshevist Russia in action in government affairs, large affairs such as signing a treaty with a republic who wants to declare independance.
  • Stalin takes control
    After Lenin's death, the replacement, Joseph Stalin, took control. During Lenin's control over the Bolsheviks and Russia, Stalin served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee. After Lenin died, Stalin sought out more power. He used his power to gradually berid of all other communist groups in the communist party.
  • Lenin Death
    The strain of leading a revolution, governing, and fighting a civil war physically aggravated the wounds on Lenin from previous attempted assassinations. He continuously had strokes that he never truly healed from, and by his third one he found himself landed in a wheel chair and unable to speak. At age 53 Vladimir Lenin died of his fourth stroke.