How did Lenin and the Bolsheviks come to power in Russia in 1917? a. Through the inevitable triumph of Marxism, as discussed in Das Kapital. b. Through the provisional elections of October 1917. c. They gained the support of the workers and soviets before they overran the provisional government. d. They had significant foreign support e. They confronted an unpopular regime, then they were bold in seizing power, ruthless in holding it, and they skillfully enrolled the people in their world- historical project.

How did Lenin and the Bolsheviks come to power in Russia in 1917? a. Through the inevitable triumph of Marxism, as discussed in Das Kapital. b. Through the provisional elections of October 1917. c. They gained the support of the workers and soviets before they overran the provisional government. d. They had significant foreign support e. They confronted an unpopular regime, then they were bold in seizing power, ruthless in holding it, and they skillfully enrolled the people in their world- historical project.