The Soviet regime first came to power on November 7, 1917, immediately after the Russian Provisional Government, which governed the Russian Republic, was overthrown in the October Revolution. The state it governed, which did not have an official name, would be unrecognized by neighboring countries for another five months.
When did the Soviet regime first become powerful? Which government was in power before the Soviet regime? Which revolution led to the Soviet regime's rise to power? How long was the state of the Soviet regime unrecognized by other countries? What was the name of the republic the Russian Provisional Goverment ruled? When did the Soviet government assume power? What event led to the assumption of power by the Soviet government? What body governed Russia prior to the Soviet government? In months, for how long was the new Soviet state unrecognized?