Developments between the revolutions including: the return of Lenin; Lenin's ideology and the April Theses; the July Days; the Kornilov coup and the roles of both the Provisional Government and Trotsky; Lenin and the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party
Between February and October 1917, Lenin returned to Russia and pushed the Bolsheviks toward seizing power. A series of crises steadily destroyed the Provisional Government's authority and gave the Bolsheviks their opportunity.
Real World
After General Kornilov marched troops toward Petrograd in August 1917, the Provisional Government was forced to arm the Bolsheviks to defend the capital — handing Lenin's party weapons and legitimacy that it would use against the government itself just weeks later.
Exam Focus
Identify turning points precisely: the Kornilov affair is the clearest moment where Bolshevik fortunes reversed — examiners credit specific chronological judgement.
Essay Framework
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