Question

Russian revolution : Connection between February revolution and October revolution

Answer 1

events leading to the February revolution in Petrograd are:

1. 22nd February 1917 = lockout of a factory on the right bank of the Neva river.
The next day, the workers of 50 factories went on the strike in sympathy.

2. 24th  February 1917 = demonstrators came back on the streets and were disposed of by imposing the curfew.


events leading to the October revolution in Petrograd are:

1. 24th October  1917 = uprising began

2. 16th October  1917 = Lenin persuaded the Petrograd Soviet and the Bolshevik party to agree to a socialist seizure of power

Answer 2

Weakness of the Provisional Government, economic and social problems and continuation of the war led to growing unrest and support for the Soviets. Led by Lenin, the Bolsheviks seized power.