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Explain why the Bolsheviks were successful in October 1917.
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History Explain why the Bolsheviks were successful in October 1917. Introduction On 2nd March 1917, Nicholas II, the Tsar of Russia, abdicated. His family had ruled Russia for nearly three hundred years, but their demise occurred in a matter of days. Russia and its people were tired, run down and life was hard because of war. Prices of food and goods had vastly increased. People were getting angry at the way the country was being run. The Provisional Government was set up in march 1917, and was overthrown in October 1917 by the Bolsheviks 1917.There are two main reasons for the Bolsheviks success. Firstly, there was the unpopularity, and failure of the Provisional government and secondly there was the way the Bolsheviks handled the situation. The Provisional government was only supposed to be temporary, and had great expectations by the people of Russia. It consisted of lawyers, bankers, industrialists, and capitalists; generally middle class...
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