Why did the Bolsheviks rise to power? Because of their determination for power?

Question

‘More than anything, it was Lenin & the Bolsheviks’ determination to seize power which resulted in the October Revolution.’ How far do you agree with this view? Illustrate your answer with reference to events and issues between February (March) 1917 and October (November) 1917.

Answer 1

The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a series of political and social upheavals in Russia, involving first the overthrow of the tsarist autocracy, and then the overthrow of the liberal and moderate-socialist Provisional Government, resulting in the establishment of Soviet power under the control of the Bolshevik party. This eventually led to the establishment of the Soviet Union, which lasted until its dissolution in 1991.

The Revolution occurred in phases:

The February Revolution of 1917 (March 1917 in the Western Calendar), which led directly to the fall of the autocracy of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar of Russia, and sought to establish in its place a democratic republic.
A period of dual power, in which the Provisional Government held state power and the national network of Soviets, led by socialists, had the allegiance of the lower-classes and the political Left.
The October Revolution (November in the Western Calendar), in which the Bolshevik party, led by Vladimir Lenin, and the workers' Soviets, overthrew the Provisional Government and brought about a quite dramatic change in the social structure of Russia, as well as paving the way for the USSR. While many notable historical events occurred in Moscow and St. Petersburg, there was also a broadly based movement in cities throughout the country, among national minorities throughout the empire, in the rural areas, where peasants seized and redistributed land