He Russian Revolution
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committees. the trade unions. the party military organisation along with the Red Guard. In this way the Guards were to play a key rolein the seizure of state power.
Their forces had grown rapidly. By the eve of the Revolution there were- more than 10,000 in Petrograd and some in Moscow.
But nationally there were an estimated 100,000, indicating many areas of strength where the Red Guard's weight would be decisive on the side of revolution.
The structure of the Guard was also distinctively proletarian. Every position of command was elected and not appointed. The armed workers knew each other well from common neighbourhoods and factories - and they were all volunteers.
At the same time the working women mobilised to provide Red Cross divisions for first aid.
HOSPITALS
Hospital bases were established in the factories and vehicles were seized to use as ambulances.
The movement grew so strong that even Mensheviks were drawn into enrolling and playing an active role in the Red Guard.
Backbone of this in Petrograd was the solidly Bolshevik working class Vyborg district.
From the dwellings, the factory, lunch-rooms, the clubs, the barracks, all the threads lead to the house numbered 33 Samsonersky Prospect, where • are located the district committee of the