As a result of a breakdown in the national government by the Bolsheviks, what action did Russian peasants take?
A)They took control of local governments.
B)They seized land from the nobles and the church, and redistributed it themselves.
C)They had served their term in the Marxist army, so they returned to their farms.
D)They sent monetary help to the resistance in St. Petersburg.
E)They fought off the royal army and thus retained their sovereignty.

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Russian peasants seized land from the nobles and the church, redistributing it among themselves, as a direct response to the breakdown in national government following the Bolshevik revolution. This action was part of a broader movement of peasant unrest and land redistribution that occurred during this period of Russian history.

As a Result of a Breakdown in the National Government