Notes
The Kronstadt Mutiny
20,000 armed sailors took control of Petrograd and demanded the Soviet take power
Kornilov affair - The Bolsheviks are seen as defenders of Petrograd
Kornilov threatened to attack the city
Bolsheviks led by Trotsky (military side)
Lenin led the Petrograd uprising and it was bloodless
Cruiser Aurora fired one blank shot at Winter palace
Winter Palace defended by Cossacks, Women’s Battalion of Death and cadets
20,000 armed sailors took control of Petrograd and demanded the Soviet take power
Kornilov affair - The Bolsheviks are seen as defenders of Petrograd
Kornilov threatened to attack the city
Bolsheviks led by Trotsky (military side)
Lenin led the Petrograd uprising and it was bloodless
Cruiser Aurora fired one blank shot at Winter palace
Winter Palace defended by Cossacks, Women’s Battalion of Death and cadets
Summary
This revolution was lead by the Bolsheviks and was a bloodless uprising. After war cruiser Aurora fired a blank shot at the winter palace the Bolsheviks were put into power.
Subjunctive question
Would the Bolsheviks have actually shot the Winter Palace to the ground if the Tsar didn't respond to the blank?
Quotes
Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky