With Trotsky at the head of the Petrograd Soviet, and with the Bolshevik Party in control of a growing majority of other soviets, the Bolsheviks are now the most powerful party in the Russian Revolution. However, significant differences have emerged within the party’s leadership regarding what course to take. Petrograd: Lenin urges seizure of power … Continue reading October 9 – 15: Lenin steps up campaign for insurrection