Complex sentence: In 1919, Communists, initially led by moderate Kurt Eisner, briefly attained power then was seized by radical Eugen Leviné by force to establish the Bavarian Socialist Republic.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1919, Communists, initially led by moderate Kurt Eisner, briefly attained power in Bavaria. The revolt was seized by radical Eugen Leviné by force to establish the Bavarian Socialist Republic.