Days That Shook The World: Russia's Two Revolutions of 1917

Summary by Krater

This video details the events of Russia's 1917 revolutions, covering the fall of Tsar Nicholas II, the rise of the Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet, and the Bolshevik takeover led by Lenin.

From the video

Answers: What happened during Russia's two revolutions in 1917?

• Russian Revolution of 1917
• Tsar Nicholas II abdication
• Bolshevik seizure of power
• Provisional Government
• Petrograd Soviet
• Russian Civil War

What it concludes

• The February Revolution was swift and bloodless, ending three centuries of Romanov rule and leading to the creation of the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet.
• The Kornilov Affair cast the Bolsheviks as saviors of the revolution and helped them gain a majority in the Petrograd Soviet by September.
• On October 25th, the Bolsheviks seized key points in the capital and stormed the Winter Palace, leading to the overthrow of the Provisional Government.
• The Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War in 1921 established their uncompromising leadership and eventually led to the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.