Some of the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution are:

• Bolsheviks were against private property so in 1917 they nationalised most of the banks and industries.
• Private properties of nobility and clergy were declared state property. In cities, huge houses were partitioned to accommodate other families.
• The use of aristocratic titles was banned. To declare the social change, new uniforms were introduced for the army and the officials.
• The name of the Bolshevik party changed its name to the Russian Communist Party. Russia became a one-party state.
• Trade unions were kept under party control. Those who criticised Bolsheviks were punished by the police.