Why is trade union control important even though power came in the name of workers after October?

Correct answer: Because workers' organisations came under party control

The direct answer is A: trade-union control shows that workers’ organisations came under party control. The important concept is the difference between an idea and its practical implementation. The revolution was carried out in the name of workers, but the new state increasingly centralised decision-making. If trade unions could not act independently and had to follow party or state direction, workers’ organisations lost institutional freedom even while the government claimed to represent workers. A is correct because it identifies this tension between worker-based political language and controlled political practice. B is wrong because the Tsar did not give workers full power; Tsarism had been overthrown. C is wrong because trade unions were not organisations belonging to foreign banks. D is too absolute and therefore wrong: workers did have a role in the revolutionary movement, factories and political change, even though their organisations were controlled. The fact is important because it prevents a student from assuming that a government speaking for workers automatically gives workers independent power. Exam cue: compare stated ideals with actual institutions and control.