THE OCTOBER UPRISING

On 24 October 1917, Lenin’s Red Guard stormed the streets of Petrograd, taking over several strategic points

Aurora Anchored on Saint Petersburg’s Bolshaya Neva River, the cruiser Aurora was the ship from which the revolutionary troops fired blank shots at the Winter Palace, terrorising the people inside. Bridges As a city on a river, Saint Petersburg’s bridges were more key strategic points for the Red Guard, limiting access and exit. Central Telegraph Like the post office, control of the Telegraph was of significant use to the Bolsheviks and the Red Guard, cutting off the opposition from any means of summoning help or reinforcement. Main post office A key point for controlling communications, the post office was one of several similar sites seized by the Red Guard during the night of 23 October. Winter Palace The final site to fall in the October revolution. The storming of the…

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