Under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks established the Soviet state on 7 November [O.S. 25 October] 1917, immediately after the Russian Provisional Government, which governed the Russian Republic, was overthrown during the October Revolution. Initially, the state did not have an official name and wasn't recognized by neighboring countries for five months. Meanwhile, anti-Bolsheviks coined the mocking label "Sovdepia" for the nascent state of the "Soviets of Workers' and Peasants' Deputies". COUNT 9
QSN1 Which group originally created the Soviet state? ANS1 the Bolsheviks QSN2 Who led the group which created the Soviet state? ANS2 Vladimir Lenin QSN3 Which government was overthrown during the October Revolution? ANS3 the Russian Provisional Government QSN4 How long did the new Russian Soviet state go unrecognized by other countries? ANS4 five months QSN5 What name did people opposed to the Bolsheviks use for the Soviet state? ANS5 Sovdepia QSN6 Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in 1917? ANS6 Vladimir Lenin QSN7 What body was overthrown by the October Revolution? ANS7 Russian Provisional Government QSN8 For how long did the Soviet Union go unrecognized? ANS8 five months QSN9 What derisive label was given to the USSR by the enemies of the Bolsheviks? ANS9 Sovdepia