Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin24 October 1917
The Government occupies Petrograd & closes down Bolshevik newspapers
Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Government occupies Petrograd & closes down Bolshevik newspapers
Declares the triumph of the workers & peasants revolution in Petrograd
The Soviets sieze power in Petrograd
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