The October Revolution started in the old capital city of St. Petrograd, now St. Petersburg, and wide spread over the country. Led by Vladimir Lenin (Old Major) of the Bolshevik party, the October Revolution was the first communist uprising since the 20th century thus established under the ideas of Karl Marx.[13] The October Revolution was caused by many factors, however the Bolshevik's slogan/battle cry "Peace, Land, Bread" pretty much sums up the three main factors that caused the event to occur.