Vladimir Lenin used his April Theses in April 1917 to introduce his strategy for a socialist revolution in Russia. As these ideas took hold among supporters, they developed into the Bolshevik Coup d'etat that occurred later that year in October.
One of the key strategy points located in the April Theses included the call for the Bolsheviks to withdraw their support for the provisional government. Lenin felt like the two institutional bodies in the government represented a class struggle that would lead to one body crushing the rival institution.
Lenin also called for the nationalization of banks and for the government to control the production of manufactured goods—as well as the distribution of these goods. Though there was initial hesitancy to move forward with this plan, as the working class began to show support, those hesitant Bolsheviks agreed to support the plan as well.
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