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International Womens day
description:
On 23rd February 1917 the International Women's Day Festival in St. Petersburg turned into a city-wide demonstration, as exasperated women workers left factories to protest against food shortages.
Explaination:
This is an important event because they weren't getting what they wanted and needed. they had a shortage of food for their familes and were starving to death. -
Lenin Returns
description:
Lenin's return in April of 1917 was greeted by the Russian populace, as well as by many leading political figures, with great rapture and applause. He immediately condemned the policies and ideologies of both the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet. He advocated non-co-operation with the liberals and an immediate end to the war.
explaination:
this is important because the people started to favor Lenin and state "peace, Land and bread" -
summer of 1917
description:
Lenin made several attempts to invoke another revolution the likes of which had taken place in February, with the aim of overthrowing the Provisional Government.
explaination;
this is an important event because Lenin kept ploting and scheming and many were arrested while Lenin escaped to Finland. -
October Revolution
description:
On Oct. 24th, troops loyal to the Bolsheviks took up crucial positions in the city, such as the main telephone and telegraph offices, banks, railroad stations, post offices, and major bridges. Guards commissioned by the Provisional Government, who had got wind of the plot, fled or surrendered without a fight. By the 25th October every key building in St. Petersburg was under Bolshevik control.
explaination:
this wsa an important date because Lenin came back and achieved his revolut
