Which political group achieved victory in Russia in 1917?

Which political group achieved victory in Russia in 1917?

• A. The Kadets
• B. The Mensheviks
• C. The Bolsheviks
• D. The Octobrists

Answer: (C)

Power shifted in Russia in 1917 when one group seized control and set up a new government. The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, argued for immediate peace, land for the peasantry, and power for the workers through the Soviets. They built influence inside the workers’ councils and the army, then organized an armed seizure in Petrograd (the October Revolution) and toppled the Provisional Government. This act established Soviet power and marked the start of a new socialist state, despite the challenges of civil war that followed. The other groups didn’t achieve power in 1917. The Kadets and Octobrists were tied to liberal reforms and the old order, and they failed to mobilize the decisive change the moment demanded. The Mensheviks, while influential in earlier stages, were outmaneuvered by the Bolsheviks and didn’t secure control during the revolutionary moment.

Power shifted in Russia in 1917 when one group seized control and set up a new government. The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, argued for immediate peace, land for the peasantry, and power for the workers through the Soviets. They built influence inside the workers’ councils and the army, then organized an armed seizure in Petrograd (the October Revolution) and toppled the Provisional Government. This act established Soviet power and marked the start of a new socialist state, despite the challenges of civil war that followed.

The other groups didn’t achieve power in 1917. The Kadets and Octobrists were tied to liberal reforms and the old order, and they failed to mobilize the decisive change the moment demanded. The Mensheviks, while influential in earlier stages, were outmaneuvered by the Bolsheviks and didn’t secure control during the revolutionary moment.