How and why Did Bolsheviks Seize Power in Russia in 1917?

The Bolsheviks were a fraction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. Their leader was Vladimir Lenin. In October 1917 he lead Bolsheviks to a triumph in the Russian Revolution. From now on Russia became a single party state, which later became the Soviet Union. In this Essay the author would like to present an account of the events in which Bolsheviks took power in Russia and consider facts that made it possible.
The first signs of dissatisfaction among Russian society were seeable in the 1905. The main event was the "Bloody Sunday" - the army dispersed people who were carrying a petition to the Tsar Nicholas II.…