The Junker mutiny ( ) was a counterrevolutionary mutiny of military school cadets in Petrograd against the Bolsheviks in October 1917 .

The newly formed Coming_to_be Russian Republic continued to fight Hostile_encounter the war alongside Romania and the rest of the Entente until it was overthrown Change_of_leadership by the Bolsheviks in October 1917 .

The Bolsheviks were fighting Hostile_encounter the forces from the pro-Romanov monarchists , reformist Social Democrats , former Imperial Army officers and soldiers in the anti-communist White Armies along with several foreign nations sending Sending in interventionist forces , aid Assistance and supplies Supply for the White Armies .

The authority the Bolsheviks commanded Control , such as the Cheka and other exertions of control Control and supremacy were primarily used Using against left-wing oppositionists rather than the counter-revolution Change_of_leadership .

The war Military_operation involved Cause_to_be_included Latvia ( its provisional government supported Supporting by Estonia , Poland and the Western Allies—particularly the navy of United Kingdom ) against the Russian SFSR and the Bolsheviks ' short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic .

This West Russian Volunteer Army included Cause_to_be_included Germans and former Russian prisoners of war Military_operation nominally allied Collaboration with the White Army in the Russian Civil War Military_operation , but both Bermondt-Avalov and von der Goltz were more interested Change_sentiment in eliminating Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the nationalists than fighting Hostile_encounter the Bolsheviks .

The Kerensky–Krasnov uprising was an attempt by Alexander Kerensky to regain power after the Bolsheviks overthrew Change_of_leadership his Provisional Government in Petrograd .

Many socialist political organizations were engaged Participation in daily struggle and vied Competition for influence within the Duma and the Soviets , central among which were the Bolsheviks ( `` Ones of the Majority '' ) led by Vladimir Lenin who campaigned Military_operation for an immediate end Process_end to the war Hostile_encounter , land to the peasants , and bread to the workers .

When the Provisional Government chose Choosing to continue fighting Hostile_encounter the war with Germany , the Bolsheviks and other socialist factions were able to exploit virtually universal disdain towards the war effort as justification to advance the revolution Change_of_leadership further .

The Bolsheviks turned Becoming workers ' militias under their control Control into the Red Guards ( later the Red Army ) over which they exerted substantial control Control .

The Bolsheviks had secured a strong base of support Supporting within the Soviets and , as the now supreme governing Control party Social_event , established Creating a federal government dedicated to reorganizing Reforming_a_system the former empire into the world 's first socialist state Statement , practicing Practice Soviet democracy on a national and international scale .

Soon after , civil war Hostile_encounter erupted Process_start among the `` Reds '' ( Bolsheviks ) , the `` Whites '' ( counter-revolutionaries ) , the independence movements and other socialist factions opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the Bolsheviks .

Soon after , civil war Hostile_encounter erupted Process_start among the `` Reds '' ( Bolsheviks ) , the `` Whites '' ( counter-revolutionaries ) , the independence movements and other socialist factions opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the Bolsheviks .

After the Congress of Soviets , the newly governing body , had its second session it elected Choosing members of the Bolsheviks and other left-wing groups such as the Left Socialist Revolutionaries to important positions within the new state of affairs .

The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks , who used Using their influence in the Petrograd Soviet to organize Arranging the armed forces .

In the Russian part of Ukraine Symon Petliura tried to defend Defending and strengthen Cause_change_of_strength the Ukrainian People 's Republic but as the Bolsheviks began Process_start to win the Russian Civil War , they started Process_start to advance Cause_to_make_progress westward towards the disputed Ukrainian territories , causing Causation Petliura 's forces to retreat Escaping to Podolia .