The Russian Revolution: The Bolsheviks Take Control
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The Bolsheviks' Secret Resolution for a Military Uprising
At the beginning of October, Lenin's Bolsheviks passed a secret resolution for a military uprising. The provisional government tried vainly to balance the forces of left and right competing for power. Troops were sent to quell the protests and there was an order for Lenin's arrest. But as summer gave way to autumn it became clear that support for the provisional government was ebbing away.
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