al discrimination and the death penalty."
             While all these events were taking place in Russia, Lenin was in Switzerland and wasn't able to get back as he would have to cross Germany, which he couldn't do as the Russians were fighting there. However, the Germans were delighted to help Lenin and they sent him to Russia in a special sealed train hoping that he would create trouble in Russia. Lenin arrived in Petrograd in the beginning of April and as soon as he arrived, he made a speech demanding that:
             • There should be no co-operation with the Provisional Government.
             • The war should be ended immediately.
             • The Land should be given to the peasants.
             • The Soviets should take power.
             These were the high lights of Lenin's speech and were written up as the April Theses. His speech was then transformed into the slogan, "Bread, Peace, Land," and "All power to the Soviets." This really made the Bolsheviks popular with the people, especially the peasants. This made the Bolsheviks quite popular and Lenin had promised these things to be carried out if he was made leader. Y. Kukushkin gives a statement about Lenin's speeches:
             "Lenin's speeches noted for their profound content and brilliant delivery inspired the workers and soldiers to a determined struggle."
             One of the points that Lenin had demanded was that 'All the land to be given to the peasants,' and this was the dream of many peasants, to own their own land on which they could grow food only for themselves. But the Provisional Government did not want to hand over the land to the peasants as they were scared that if they started handing out land, the army would start to collapse mainly because most of the soldiers were peasants and they would desert the army to get a share of the land. The peasants were very fed up and could not wait any longer, so half way through 1917, peasants started to...