Historical milestones of the October Revolution in Russia

(Baonghean.vn) - The October Revolution in Russia in 1917 entered human history as a great event with far-reaching resonance and influence, shaking and upsetting the world order.

March 11, 1917,In Russia, a "February Revolution" broke out, overthrowing the Tsar's autocratic rule, but two governments coexisted. One was the Provisional Government of the bourgeoisie and landlords, the other was the Soviet of workers' and soldiers' representatives of the masses.

Workers in Petrograd took to the streets in protest during the February Revolution.

April 16, 1917, Lenin returned from abroad to Petrograd (the capital of Russia at that time). Here, he presented the April Theses, a programmatic document that set out the path to victory for the socialist revolution with the slogan "All power to the Soviets!".

July 16, 1917, thousands of workers and soldiers held a massive demonstration. The provisional government violently suppressed the demonstration in an attempt to end the coexistence of two governments.

Faced with that situation, Lenin retreated into secret activities in a region in Finland, 34 km from Petrograd to avoid the pursuit of the Provisional Government. From his secret place of operation, Lenin regularly directed the Russian revolutionary movement. He pointed out that the period of peaceful struggle had ended, and revolutionary forces in Russia had to actively prepare to carry out an armed uprising to seize power.

Leader VI Lenin secretly returned from Finland to directly lead the successful October Revolution in Russia.

October 7, 1917Lenin secretly returned to Petrograd to directly lead the uprising.

October 10, 1917Under the direction of Lenin, the Central Committee Conference of the Bolshevik Party met and approved the plan for armed uprising.

October 24, 1917The Provisional Government arrested members of the Military Revolutionary Committee, searched and closed down Bolshevik Party newspapers, ordered the occupation of the Winter Palace (Smolny Palace)... Prime Minister of the Provisional Government Kerenski declared that he would take all measures to destroy the uprising in Petrograd.

Evening of October 24, 1917Lenin went to the Winter Palace to directly command the armed uprising to overthrow the bourgeois Provisional Government and establish Soviet power.

Night of October 24, 1917, armed uprising broke out in the capital Petrograd.

Morning of October 25, 1917.Except for the Winter Palace and a few other places, the insurgent forces controlled the situation in Petrograd. At 10 a.m., the Military Revolutionary Center of the Petrograd Soviet announced the appeal "To the Citizens of Russia" drafted by Lenin, in which it was announced that the Provisional Government had been overthrown and power had passed into the hands of the Soviets.

At dawn on November 7, 1917, the insurgents attacked the Winter Palace inPetrograd(now Saint Petersburg), opening the great October Revolution in Russia. Photo: VNA documents.

21:40, October 25, 1917,Following the signal from the warship "Dawn", the insurgents attacked the Winter Palace - the last stronghold of the Provisional Government.

2:10 a.m. October 26, 1917The Winter Palace was captured, the ministers of the Provisional Government were arrested. Prime Minister Kerenski fled abroad.

November 15, 1917, Soviet power was established in Moscow.

March 1918The Soviet government won complete victory across the vast land of Russia. The October Revolution was a complete victory.

Early 1919,The Third International was founded, marking the victory of Marxism-Leninism over right-wing opportunism and chauvinism.

The success of the Russian October Revolution had a huge impact on world revolutions, including Vietnam. In the photo:On August 19, 1945, Hanoi people captured the Northern Government, the headquarters of the French puppet government. Photo: VNA archive

After the October Revolution, Lenin and the Russian Bolshevik Party focused special efforts on the issue of consolidating the Soviet government, building a new social regime, and bringing a good life to the masses. The Decree on Peace and the Decree on Land, issued immediately after the successful revolution, responded to the "wish" of the Russian working people for a peaceful, free, and happy life.

The success of the Russian October Revolution had a huge impact on world revolutions, including Vietnam. That impact was demonstrated through the role of leader Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh – the first Vietnamese patriot to absorb the light of Marxism-Leninism.

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