25 October 1917
Provisional Government Declared Overthrown
Lenin announces that the Provisional Government has been overthrown as the Bolsheviks consolidate control of Petrograd.
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Lenin announces that the Provisional Government has been overthrown as the Bolsheviks consolidate control of Petrograd.
Lenin becomes chairman of the Council of People's Commissars created by the Second Congress of Soviets.
Lenin presents the Decree on Land abolishing private landed estates and transferring land for local redistribution.
Lenin presents the Decree on Peace calling for immediate negotiations toward a democratic peace without annexations or indemnities.
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