The Russian Revolution Of 1917 Was Led By. The february revolution 1917 in october 1917, lenin led an armed uprising against the provisional gov't his aim was to take control of russia and turn it in to a communist country The prime minister ordered the arrest of bolshevik leaders in.

It was a result of a long period of economic hardships,. The uprising began on 24. It is also known as the bolshevik revolution.