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October revolution
As the conflict between the provincial government and the bolsheviks grew Lenin feared the provincial government would set up a dictatorship. Bolshevik supporters in the army, Soviets and the Factories were brought together. On 16 October 1917,lenin persuaded the petrograd soviet and the bolshevik party to agree to a socialist seizure of power. A Military Revolutionary Committee was appointed by the soviet under Leon Trotskiito organize the seizure. The uprising began on 24 October. Prime minister Kerenskii had left the city to summon troops. At dawn the men loyal to the government seized two buildings belonging to the bolsheviks. Supporters of government were sent to take over the telegraph office and protect the winter Palace. In a response, the ship aurora took over the winter Palace. Other vessels sailed down the river Neva and took over various military points. By the night, the city was under the committees control and the ministers had surrendered. At a meeting of the All Russian Congress of Soviets in Petrograd, the majority approved to the Bolshevik action. Uprisings took place in other cities. There was heavy fighting especially in Moscow but by December, the bolsheviks controlled the Moscow-petrograd area.