Which revolution brought the Bolsheviks to power and established a communist government?

Which revolution brought the Bolsheviks to power and established a communist government?

• A. February 1917
• B. 1905 Revolution
• C. 1922
• D. October 1917

Answer: (D)

The key moment is the October Revolution of 1917—the Bolsheviks’ seizure of power in Petrograd that established a communist government in Russia. After the February 1917 upheaval toppled the Tsar and created a Provisional Government, that government struggled to end Russia’s involvement in World War I and to satisfy the people’s demands. The Bolsheviks capitalized on that instability, led an organized insurrection, and gained control of the state, moving from opposition to ruling power and implementing a communist framework. The 1905 Revolution was an earlier, unsuccessful uprising; the year 1922 marks the formal creation of the Soviet Union, not a revolution; and February 1917 did not place the Bolsheviks in power. So the October 1917 revolution is the event that brought them to power and established a communist government.

The key moment is the October Revolution of 1917—the Bolsheviks’ seizure of power in Petrograd that established a communist government in Russia. After the February 1917 upheaval toppled the Tsar and created a Provisional Government, that government struggled to end Russia’s involvement in World War I and to satisfy the people’s demands. The Bolsheviks capitalized on that instability, led an organized insurrection, and gained control of the state, moving from opposition to ruling power and implementing a communist framework. The 1905 Revolution was an earlier, unsuccessful uprising; the year 1922 marks the formal creation of the Soviet Union, not a revolution; and February 1917 did not place the Bolsheviks in power. So the October 1917 revolution is the event that brought them to power and established a communist government.