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After February In April 1917, the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia from his exile. He and the Bolsheviks had opposed the war since 1914. Now he felt it was time for Soviets to take over power. He declared that the war be brought to a close, land be transferred to the peasants and banks be nationalised. These three demands were Lenin's 'April Theses'. He also argued that the Bolshevik Party rename itself the Communist Party to indicate its new radical aims. Most others in the Bolshevik Party were initially surprised by the April Theses. They thought that the time was not yet ripe for a socialist revolution and the Provisional Government needed to be supported. But the developments of the subsequent months changed their attitude.
Question 1.1
Who returned to Russia from exile and when?
Answer
The Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia from exile in April 1917.
Question 1.2
How many demands were there in Lenin’s April thesis?
Answer
Lenin’s April Thesis had three demands .
Question 1.3
Lenin argued that Bolshevik Party should rename itself to?
Answer
From the paragraph
He also argued that the Bolshevik Party rename itself the Communist Party to indicate its new radical aims.
Lenin argued that Bolshevik Party should rename itself to the Communist Party.
