b. The collapse of the Provisional government and Bolshevik Revolution
The Provisional Government had taken control in March 1917. However, this regime failed to stabilise the situation in Russia and its authority was undermined by having to share power with the Petrograd Soviet. By October/November 1917 Lenin, believed that the time had come for the Bolsheviks to seize control. The specified content for this section is: What challenges did the Provisional Government face? Why did...