The Bolshevik Party was a radical socialist group led by Vladimir Lenin that seized power in Russia during the October Revolution of 1917 following Tsar Nicholas II's abdication.
Imagine you're at a school where everyone is unhappy with the principal's rules. Then one day, a group of students led by an influential leader (Bolshevik Party led by Lenin) decides they've had enough. They rally others to their cause and take over control from the principal.
Communism: A political theory derived from Karl Marx advocating class war leading to a society where all property is publicly owned.
October Revolution: The revolution in Russia in 1917 that resulted in overthrowing provisional government by Bolsheviks.
Red Army: The military organization constructed under leadership of Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik follower of Lenin.
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