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Explain Why The Bolsheviks Were Successful In October...

Explain why the Bolsheviks were successful in October/ November 1917:

There were a number of reasons why the Bolsheviks were successful in October/ November 1917. The main reasons were: the effects of World War One on the people and the monarchy of Russia; the weaknesses and failures of the Provisional Government and the strengths of the Bolsheviks. All of these factors contributed to the rise of the Bolsheviks, even if some were significantly more important than others.

Firstly, the effects of the First World War on Russia meant inflation and hunger, and this got worse because the war continued for so long, so the people of Russia stayed without a great deal...

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