The document provides a timeline of key events during the Russian Revolution of 1917, which led to the Bolshevik seizure of power in October. It describes growing unrest in Russia due to food shortages, strikes by workers, and Czar Nicholas II's refusal to share power. In February, widespread protests erupted and the Czar abdicated. The Bolsheviks increased in strength and called for all power to the soviets. On the night of October 24-25, the Bolsheviks launched an armed insurrection and captured the Winter Palace, establishing the world's first socialist state.

1. “ Power to the Soviets” The Bolshevik Revolution 1917 By: Mary Katherine Lake

9. Defending the Palace