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How did the Bolsheviks overthrow the provisional government?

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6 and 7, Bolshevik forces began occupying government offices in Petrograd in preparation for seizing the government. On the night of Nov. 7, the Bolsheviks seized the lightly guarded Winter Palace and arrested the government officials who remained. The provisional government collapsed and the Bolsheviks claimed power.

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