Question

The above picture is of pro-Bolshevik demonstration on 17th July which get fired upon by the army.
Why and by whom was the popular demonstration by the Bolsheviks in July 1917 harshly repressed?

Answer 1

The popular demonstration by the Bolsheviks was harshly repressed by the Provisional Government because Bolshevik influence was growing fast and the government was afraid that it might give rise to another revolution.