Vladimir Lenin, the enigmatic leader of the Bolshevik Party, seized the moment when Russia was in chaos. On the eve of the 7th All-Russian Congress of Soviets, Lenin made a call to arms, urging his followers to overthrow the provisional government and establish a socialist state. This radical move would change the course of Russian history, as the Bolsheviks, backed by the Petrograd Soviet, stormed key government buildings and eventually took control of the city.