Notes
- Led by Vladimir Lenin returns from exile in April (communist) (political)
- Bolsheviks led by Leon Trotsky (military side)
- Germans helped assist him by giving him a train and passage though Finland
- States April Theses ("Peace, Land and Bread") denouncing the war
Summary
Vladimir Lenin (communist and the political side of the Bolsheviks) returns from exile in April with the help of Germans assisting him by giving him a train and a free passage through Finland. Leon Trotsky led the military side of the Bolsheviks.
Quotes
“A rising of the masses requires no justification. What has happened is an insurrection, and not a conspiracy. We hardened the revolutionary energy of the Petersburg workers and soldiers. We openly forged the will of the masses for an insurrection, and not a conspiracy. The masses followed our banner and our insurrection was victorious. And now we are told: Renounce your victory, make concessions, compromise. With whom I ask?…No, here no compromise is possible. To those who have left and those who tell us to do this we must say: You are miserable bankrupts, your role is played out; go back where you ought to go: into the dustbin of history!” - Leon Trotsky
Subjunctive Questions
What would of happened to the Bolsheviks if Vladimir Lenin did not come back from exile?