October Revolution
The Bolshevik-led insurrection in Petrograd that overthrew the Russian Provisional Government. The Winter Palace was stormed on the night of 7-8 November, bringing Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks to power and starting Soviet rule.
Entities involved
Bolsheviks
- Bolsheviks — Led by Vladimir Lenin; organised by Leon Trotsky through the Petrograd Soviet's Military Revolutionary Committee
Provisional Government
- Russian Provisional Government — Government of Alexander Kerensky, overthrown in the insurrection
Related events (1 degree away • 2 degrees away)
People
Vladimir Lenin
Leader of the Bolsheviks
Bolsheviks
Leon Trotsky
Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet's Military Revolutionary Committee
Bolsheviks
Alexander Kerensky
Head of the Provisional Government, Deposed by the insurrection
Also participating
Joseph Stalin
Bolsheviks