le to late, and on October 25 the Bolsheviks uprising had begun under Lenins slogan All power to the soviets through armed insurrection. The slogan showed the people of Russia full well what Lenin and the Bolsheviks intentions were, and the slogan gained them more supporters. The October Revolution was a relatively bloodless affair with only six casualties. The operation consisted of the seizure of the Winter Palace and the arrest of thirteen members of the Provincial- Government. Party historians insisted that the Bolshevik triumph was the inevitable consequence of Russian domestic conditions and at the same time, an integral segment of the international struggle of the proletariat against the bourgeoisie.(pg 87,Dziew)In conclusion the October Revolution was carried out with the support of most Russians and it was a necessary trend in Russian History. The events leading up to the October Revolution such as Bloody Sunday and the Peasant Revolts of 1905 and especially the workers strikes gave Russia and its people a sense that a revolt was necessary. The leadership of Lenin and Trotsky whose speeches helped gain support for the Bolsheviks along with their excellent use of propaganda is what gave them the support of the Russian people. Those events along with the struggling domestic conditions in Russia led to the October Revolution. According to Soviet historiography, the October Revolution was the product of a clearly discernible, irresistible trend in Russian history.(pg. 87, Dziew) ...
