The October Revolution was the second part of the Russian Revolution and the result was a communist state. This revolution, the first Marxist communist revolution of the twentieth century, was led by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik party. The Bolshevik Revolution was caused by the initial weaknesses of the Provisional Government and the sudden rise of Bolshevik power. Therefore, the Bolshevik Revolution was both Lenin's success and Kerensky's failure. Although the Provisional Government was welcomed …showed first 75 words of 936 total…

…showed last 75 words of 936 total…exchange and other means of transportation. The next day, the Red Guards took over banks, various government buildings and railway stations. The cruiser "Aurora" began bombing the Winter Palace and the Provisional Government gave up what little power they possessed. Lenin announced on October 26th that a communist state was now in power. The Bolshevik Revolution was made possible because the Provisional Government was weak and Lenin took this as an opportunity to take over.