APRIL THESES


Meaning of APRIL THESES in English

Program developed by Vladimir Ilich Lenin during the Russian Revolution of 1917 , calling for Soviet control of state power.

In the theses, published in April 1917, Lenin advocated seizing power from the Provisional Government, withdrawing from World War I, and distributing land among the peasantry. The theses contributed to the July Days uprising and the Bolshevik coup d'état in October.

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