Russia underwent two revolutions in 1917, the first which led to the dissolution of the Tsarist monarchy and the second which replaced the incumbent Provisional Government with Lenin's Bolshevik party. Lenin had been instrumental in the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia. In his April thesis, he gave his sacramental promise of "Peace, Land and Bread" to the people, and this policy was a major factor in helping the Bolsheviks come to power.

The primary way in which this policy helped the Bolsheviks come to power would be the support it evoked from the people. The people had lost their faith in the Provisional Government for a variety of reasons. One main reason was continued Russian involvement in the war. Ongoing military defeats, loss of lives, news of desertion at the front, as well as the food shortages and soaring food prices caused by the war led to people...