The Russian Revolution's second phase ignited as Vladimir Lenin, leader of the Bolshevik Party, orchestrated a masterful coup, leveraging widespread discontent among the Russian populace against the provisional government. On the night of October 25, 1917, Bolshevik forces, comprised of armed workers, soldiers, and sailors, stormed key government buildings, telegraph offices, and other strategic locations in Petrograd, facing little resistance. The Bolsheviks' swift and well-coordinated takeover enabled them to overthrow the provisional government, marking the first time in history a socialist state was established.