Lenin Returns to Petrograd: Revolution Ignites
Vladimir Lenin bursts back into Petrograd from Swiss exile, immediately seizing the moment to demand an end to World War I and transfer power to the Soviets. His arrival galvanizes the Bolshevik movement, setting the stage for the October Revolution that dismantles the Provisional Government and births the world's first communist state.
April 16, 1917
109 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Finland
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Switzerland
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Saint Petersburg
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Vladimir Lenin
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Petrograd
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Russia
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Russian Revolution
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Vladimir Lenin
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Saint Petersburg
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Russian Provisional Government
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Russia
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February Revolution
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Reise Lenins im plombierten Wagen
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Supreme Army Command
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Nicholas II
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