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October Revolution, Congress of Soviets, 1917

Soldiers Soviet of St. Petersburg meet in the Duma Chambers 1917. The October Revolution was a seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917. The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks, who used their influence in the Petrograd Soviet to organize the armed forces. Bolshevik Red Guards forces under the Military Revolutionary Committee began the takeover of government buildings on October 24,1917 (O.S.). The October Revolution in Petrograd overthrew the provisional government and gave the power to the local soviets. The Bolshevik party was heavily supported by the soviets. After the Congress of Soviets had its second session it elected members of the Bolsheviks and other leftist groups such as the Left Socialist Revolutionaries to key positions within the new state of affairs. The Congress of Soviets was the supreme governing body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1917-36 and again from 1989-91. After the creation of the Soviet Union, the Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union functioned as its legislative branch until its dissolution in 1936. No photographer credited, dated 1917.
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October Revolution, Congress of Soviets, 1917
Soldiers Soviet of St. Petersburg meet in the Duma Chambers 1917. The October Revolution was a seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917. The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks, who used their influence in the Petrograd Soviet to organize the armed forces. Bolshevik Red Guards forces under the Military Revolutionary Committee began the takeover of government buildings on October 24,1917 (O.S.). The October Revolution in Petrograd overthrew the provisional government and gave the power to the local soviets. The Bolshevik party was heavily supported by the soviets. After the Congress of Soviets had its second session it elected members of the Bolsheviks and other leftist groups such as the Left Socialist Revolutionaries to key positions within the new state of affairs. The Congress of Soviets was the supreme governing body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1917-36 and again from 1989-91. After the creation of the Soviet Union, the Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union functioned as its legislative branch until its dissolution in 1936. No photographer credited, dated 1917.
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3629 x 3900 px | 40.5 MB
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30.7 x 33.0 cm | 12.1 x 13.0 in (300 dpi)
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