Petrograd Armed Uprising (October Revolution)
1917165438+10.6 (65438+10.24) The provisional government closed the workers' road and the soldiers' daily newspaper in an attempt to occupy the Smolny College, the central seat of the Bolshevik Party. The situation is extremely critical. That night, Lenin pointed out in his letter to the Central Committee: "The situation is extremely urgent. Obviously, delaying the uprising now is really tantamount to death. ..... In any case, kerensky and his party cannot be allowed to take power until the 25th, and the problem must be solved tonight. " According to Lenin's instructions, the CPC Central Committee decided to advance the uprising. Lenin crossed the enemy blockade in the middle of the night and secretly came to the Smolny Institute to personally lead the armed uprising.
On the morning of the 7th 1, the uprising troops occupied the general post office. At 0200 hours, the Baltic Railway Station and Nikolovsky Railway Station were captured. Then the lighting circuit of the government building was turned off, and the telephone office cut off most of the telephones of the interim government and the headquarters. Around 6 o'clock, the Red Guards, soldiers and sailors have occupied Gongqiao. With the exception of the Palace Square and the Scarborough Square in Isakiyev, almost all other areas are in the hands of insurgents. Kerensky, Prime Minister of the interim government, got into the car of the American Embassy and fled in panic. 10, the Revolutionary Military Commission distributed the letter drafted by Lenin to Russian citizens, announcing that the interim government was overthrown and the regime was handed over to the Soviet Union. However, the interim government remained intransigent, and more than 2,000 officers and cadets continued to occupy the Winter Palace. From 5 pm to 6 pm, more than 20,000 revolutionary soldiers, red guards and 9 military vehicles surrounded the Winter Palace. The Revolutionary Military Commission issued an ultimatum to the interim government, ordering it to surrender at 6: 20. After 8 o'clock, the Revolutionary Military Commission issued an ultimatum of unconditional surrender to the interim government, which was rejected. At 9: 40 in the evening, the cruiser Aphrodite fired a blank bomb and sent a signal to attack the Winter Palace. Red Guards soldiers rushed to the Winter Palace with the thunderous sound of "Hula". 1 17-level marble stairs and melee with the enemy. Then hand-to-hand combat will be held in room 1 005. On the 8th, at 1:50, all members of the interim government (except kerensky) were captured. The Petrograd armed uprising won.