Niklas Albin Svensson of the International Marxist Tendency discusses the events of the 1917 Russian Revolution: from its opening scenes in February; through the return of Lenin in April; to the suppression in July.

Alan Woods, author of “Bolshevism – the Road to Revolution”, discusses the “July Days” of the 1917 Russian Revolution. These events marked a turning point in the revolution. From this moment on, dual power had ended. Only two options remained: either the forces of reaction would crush the revolution, or the Bolsheviks would lead the masses to take power.

The “July Days” of 1917 (3-7th July, or 16-20th July in the new calendar) marked a turning point in the Russian Revolution. A series of spontaneous armed demonstrations alarmed the Provisional Government leaders, who acted to repress the Bolsheviks and drive Lenin into hiding. After this point, it was a question of revolution or counter-revolution.