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What is the significance of the victory of the October Revolution?
The October Revolution of 65438 was the first successful socialist revolution in human history, which established the first socialist country led by the proletariat, opened a new era for human beings to explore the socialist road, spread Marxism–Leninism to the whole world, and greatly shocked the capitalist world.

The October Revolution declared to the whole world that a brand-new social system has changed from ideal to reality. This is the first time in human history to eliminate the unequal society of exploitation and oppression, and to try to build a fair, just and prosperous society for the first time.

3. The October Revolution dealt a heavy blow to imperialist rule and greatly inspired the international proletarian revolutionary movement and the liberation movement of the oppressed nations in the colonies and semi-colonies.

4. It changed the development direction of Russian history, transformed the road of Russia in a socialist way, and had a great impact on the development of the whole human society.

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The Historical Background of the October Revolution

After the outbreak of World War I, the Russian revolutionary situation quickly matured. 19 17 In February, the second bourgeois democratic revolution broke out in Russia, which overthrew the tsarist system, but there was a situation in which the bourgeois provisional government and soldiers represented the Soviet Union.

In April, Lenin came back from abroad and published the Outline of April, which put forward the task of transition from bourgeois democratic revolution to socialist revolution. According to Lenin's instructions, the Bolshevik Party actively carried out propaganda among the masses and led workers and soldiers to hold demonstrations many times.

9.5438 June+10, the revolutionary situation was completely mature, and the liberation movement was unprecedentedly high. The interim government tried to stop the Bolshevik Party from launching an armed uprising. 165438+12, the interim government sent cadets to occupy the most important stronghold in Petrograd.

The provisional government searched for Bolshevik leaders everywhere, cut off the telephone contact between Petrograd Soviet and the work area, and ordered the commander of Petrograd Military Region to send troops to attack the Smolny Institute, where the Revolutionary Military Commission is located.

165438+1October 6, Lenin wrote to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, demanding that the provisional government personnel be arrested that night and the trainees be disarmed. According to Lenin's instructions, the Bolshevik Party decided to hold an armed uprising on 165438+ 10/October 6 (65438+1October 24).

At this time, the soldiers of Petrograd garrison and the Red Guards of Kranstadt sailors and workers have been transferred to the leadership of Bolshevik Party. Late at night, Lenin came to the Smolny Institute and personally led the armed uprising.

Uprising workers and soldiers surrounded the Winter Palace. The Revolutionary Military Commission ordered the interim government to surrender unconditionally before 6: 20, but the interim government responded in anticipation that reinforcements would be sent back from the front.

At 9: 45, the cruiser "Aphrodite" moored on the Neva River fired an empty cannon to signal the start of the general attack on the Winter Palace; Then, the Red Guards and revolutionary fighters launched a general attack on the Winter Palace.

Hand-to-hand combat with the enemy on 1 17 marble steps in front of the Winter Palace and 1005 rooms in the Winter Palace. By 2: 00 am on the 8th, all the Winter Palace was captured, and all the ministers of the interim government 16 were arrested.

165438+1On the night of October 7th, the second congress of all-Russian engineering Soviet was held in Smolny College. 165438+1October 8th, the meeting adopted and published the Letter to Workers, Peasants and Soldiers, the Peace Decree and the Land Decree drafted by Lenin.

165438+1October 7-16, the Soviet regime was established in Moscow, and the Russian October Revolution won a brilliant victory.

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