Second Congress of All-Russian Soviets : Should the Soviets take power ?
René Berthier

Excerpt from :
Octobre 1917, le Thermidor de la Révolution russe
Éditions du Monde libertaire, 2e édition 2017
(Première édition : Éditions CNT Région parisienne, 2003)

Article mis en ligne le 28 novembre 2021

par Eric Vilain

Why did Lenin frantically push the Bolsheviks to take power just before the meeting of the 2nd Congress of Soviets, accusing those of his comrades who did not share his view of treason ?

When it was obvious to all that the Congress of Soviets was precisely about to assume power ?