The October Revolution of 1917 was made by people who could not win honest elections The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, came to the idea of the revolution precisely when they realized: they will not be able to take power in Russia in an honest way. A lesson in centuries -old events lies in how a public minority can, which has crossed not only laws, but also blood, become power, destroying power. After the overthrow of the monarchy, the Bolsheviks felt that they had a chance for power.