sep 20, 1917 - Trotsky elected president
of Petrograd Soviet
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Soon the Bolsheviks had control of the Petrograd Soviet. On 25th September, Trotsky was elected president of the soviet.
At the start of 1917, the Bolshevik Party had 24,000 members. By October 1917, they had 340,000 members including 60,000 in Petrograd.
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