Describe the problems that the Bolsheviks faced on their on their seizure of power in October 1917.

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Describe the problems that the Bolsheviks faced on their on their seizure of power in October 1917.

In Russia 1917 the war was going on and the people of Russia were not happy with the way the country was being ran. After the failure of Tsarism and the provisional government could not give the people what they wanted. The February Revolution put the Bolsheviks in a highly advantageous position in a relatively short time. They promised the people of Russia ‘peace, beard and land’. The Bolsheviks faced many problems as they seized power. Some of the problems that they faced were opposition, hyperinflation, the war and fulfilling the needs of the peasants. These were only a few of the problems faced.

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One of the problems the Bolsheviks faced was opposition. This was a major problem as Lenin wanted the Bolsheviks to govern outright, but they were faced by wide opposition, even in the soviet. Support for the Bolsheviks was not wide spread and elections were coming up, Bolsheviks members either wanted or did not want to govern Russia with other socialist parties. Lenin had to allow elections as if he did not then he would be a hypocrite. Lenin used terror and denounced and outlawed parties to get rid of opposition. Opposition parties were also put into prison.

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