Lenin helped overthrow Tsar Nicholas II during the March Revolution and took charge in the new government.
Lenin was able to strengthen the Bolsheviks’ position and overthrow the provisional government by late 1917.
Lenin used the Red Terror to fight the provisional government throughout 1917 to take power.
Lenin convinced the Russian people to give the tsar back his power so the country could stop fighting.
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The statement that best summarizes Vladimir Lenin’s role in the Russian Revolution is:
"Lenin was able to strengthen the Bolsheviks’ position and overthrow the provisional government by late 1917."
This accurately reflects Lenin's role in capitalizing on the discontent with the provisional government and leading the Bolsheviks to seize power during the October Revolution in 1917.
