Describes how the Bolsheviks gained control of Russia from 1922 to 1924

Did external factors pose a greater threat to the Bolshevik revolution, between 1918-1924 than internal factors?

Reasons why Lenin and the Bolsheviks were successful in maintaining power in Russia following the October revolution of 1917.

The various reasons as to why the Bolsheviks were successfull in the Russian civil war 1918-20

The Bolsheviks took advantage of the political and social situation in 1917 to seize power during the Russian Revolution. They did so through the precise leadership of Lenin and Trotsky, oppositional weakness, and such decisions as disbanding the army and winning the peasant majority through promises of land, food, equality, and peace.

An overview of the Russian Revolution and the success of the Bolsheviks in establishing a socialist government.