In this episode of Fexingo's Russian Revolution series, Lucas and Luna focus on the October Revolution itself—the coup that brought Lenin and the Bolsheviks to power in Petrograd. It's November 7, 1917, and the Winter Palace is about to fall. They trace the path from the July Days to the Kornilov Affair, how the Bolsheviks gained majorities in the Petrograd and Moscow Soviets, and the secret meetings of the Central Committee where the decision to seize power was made. They discuss the role of Trotsky as chairman of the Petrograd Soviet, the Military Revolutionary Committee, the Aurora's blank shot, and the capture of the palace. They also explore the controversies: was it a coup or a mass uprising? Why did so many soldiers defect? And what happened to the Provisional Government's leaders? The episode ends with a reflection on the irony that the revolution was almost bloodless, yet led to years of civil war and repression.
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