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Menshevik Prediction
- A Menshevik predicted the Bolsheviks could seize power but not hold it for long.
- They lacked the men to run a government, and letting them try would finish them.
Kerensky's Preemptive Strike
- Kerensky ordered loyal soldiers to seize Bolshevik newspaper presses.
- This preemptive strike aimed to stop the coup, but it gave Bolsheviks a pretense for "defense".
Bolshevik Justification
- The Bolsheviks framed their actions as defending the revolution.
- Leaders like Trotsky held multiple roles, allowing them to manipulate narratives and justifications.