Trotsky contributed To the Bolsheviks Success in Many Ways. One Of These Ways Was The Great October/November Socialist Revolution. The Revolution Took Place In October According to the old calendar. Although Lenin was in charge it was Trotsky who had done most of the planning. They planned to strike when the all-Russian congress was meeting. Armed red guards seized the bridges and important buildings. The Red Guards took control of the capital. When the …showed first 75 words of 449 total…

…showed last 75 words of 449 total…throwing the Kronstadt Rebellion. It began in 1921. It took place not far from Petrograd on a small island in a naval base. Thousands of sailors were protesting about what had been going on in Russia and their living conditions. They demanded a 'free socialist democracy'. Trotsky sent the red army across the frozen sea to attack the base. Many of the rebellion sailors were killed and soon after that thousands were in prison or executed.