Notes
- (Communist Revolution)
- The Kronstadt Mutiny
- 20,000 armed sailors took control of petrograd and demanded the soviet take
- Kornilov affair= The bolsheviks are seen as defending Petrograd from their on government.
- Cruiser Aurora fired one blank shot at winter palace as a warning.
- Outcomes
- power now belonged to the soviets
- Two groups (Mensheviks + Bolsheviks)
- Mensheviks think there should be no dictator
- They walked out of the second Congress of Soviets
- Decree on land Allows peasants to seize private land
- Decree on peace Proposed a withdrawal from WWI (treaty of Brest-Litocsk)
Summary
this revolution revolved around the Bolsheviks. They defended the winter palace and the revolt was bloodless. Only one warning shot was fired.
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quotes
One man with a gun can control 100 without one.-Vladimir Lenin
subjunctive question
Was it smart to attack the Bolsheviks even though they had the chance of gaining power?