Final answer:
Leaders did not peacefully give in to the people's demands during the Bolshevik Revolution; it involved a violent struggle for power, unlike later peaceful transitions during the end of the Cold War in Eastern Europe.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Bolshevik Revolution did not see a peaceful transfer of power in response to the people’s demands. Initially, in the face of the 1905 Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II conceded to create a national legislature called the Duma. However, his concessions were limited, maintaining significant power. The failure of the war effort and continued dissatisfaction led to his abdication in 1917. The October Revolution that followed, led by the Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin, promised peace, land, and bread and leveraged the support of the workers and peasants, but it was not a peaceful transition. It included a standoff between the provisional government and the soviets, widespread unrest, and ultimately a violent seizure of power by the Bolsheviks. Unlike the bloodless coups witnessed in Eastern Europe at the end of the Cold War, where figures like Mikhail Gorbachev allowed for democratic transitions, the Bolshevik Revolution involved a more brutal struggle for power, clashing with the existing regime.