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.

Alan Woods, author of “Bolshevism: the Road to Revolution”, discusses the “June Days” of the 1917 Russian Revolution, when tensions in Petrograd began to rise and the masses turned towards the Bolsheviks and their slogan of “All Power to the Soviets!”